Product Design Scientist Senior

Bayer; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a Product Design Scientist Senior to lead development of germplasm and data-driven seed products. The role requires coordinating across genomics, quantitative genetics, and functional genomics to accelerate breeding and deliver insights to Product Development.

The candidate will collaborate with multiple regions (NA, LATAM, EMEA, APAC) and contribute to a design-centric culture while ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Environment, and Human Rights policies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Genetics, Plant/Animal/Bioinformatics, or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.
• Experience analyzing large biological data sets and applying quantitative genetics methods.

Responsibilities

• Design improved cohorts of germplasm from crossing to handoff to Product Development.
• Leverage model outputs for quantitative trait improvement under selection.
• Collaborate across field testing, data science, engineering, planning, and commercial teams to deliver a robust product pipeline.
• Ensure knowledge and data transfer at transition points per crop cycle timelines.
• Identify opportunities for new technology and process improvements through collaboration.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership influence

Project management

Biostatistics

Education

Master’s degree in Genetics or related

Ph.D. in Genetics (preferred)

Job description

Product Design Scientist Senior

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Hot Pepper Product Design Scientist Senior is a member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for leveraging genomic, phenomic, and environmental data to design improved germplasm. They are expected to lead the delivery of enhanced seed products, data insights, and prescriptions to the Product Development pipeline through utilization of accelerated breeding schemes and innovations in genomics, quantitative genetics, computational biology, and functional genomics.

The primary responsibilities of this role, Product Design Scientist Senior, are to:

• Execute the technical strategy to design improved cohorts of germplasm that are aligned with Product Concept targets from initial crossing through the handoff to Product Development;
• Leverage model outputs to achieve measurable improvement of quantitative traits under selection;
• Foster strong collaborative relationships with field testing, data science, engineering, molecular breeding, planning, trait integration, Product Development, Market Development, and Commercial organizations to deliver a robust product pipeline;
• Ensure meaningful knowledge and data transfer during transition points per crop cycle timelines;
• Identify key areas of opportunity for new technology implementation and/or process improvement, while positively contributing to a collaborative, innovative, and design-centric culture;
• Collaborate on projects/initiatives with partner teams and across world regions (NA, LATAM, EMEA, APAC) to guide development and implementation of Precision Breeding;
• Supports the Health Safety & Environment, Compliance, Business Conduct and Human Rights policies and culture.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science, or another relevant scientific field;
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to achieve common goals;
• Demonstrated experience leading and influencing activities of cross-functional teams without direct reporting relationships;
• Ability to lead and influence key stakeholders through challenges and opportunities; facilitates solutions;
• Results orientation with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously;
• Experience in analysis of large biological data sets, quantitative genetics, biostatistics, and functional genomics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science, or other relevant scientific field with minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; OR
• Master’s degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science, or other relevant scientific field with minimum of 8+ years of experience in breeding programs, genetics, or applied data science projects.

This posting will be available for application until at least 10/22/26.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $114,640.00 to $171,960.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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Location: United States : Missouri : Chesterfield || United States : California : Woodland

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 891359