Product Development Scientist II: Plant Breeding & Analytics

Bayer; Glyndon (MN); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer in Glyndon, MN is seeking a Product Development Scientist II to advance seed and trait products from experimental design through commercialization. The role spans plant breeding, genetics, field trials, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to support North American product pipelines and farmer success.

The position involves working across multiple Bayer locations and requires a PhD or MS with significant product development experience, plus travel.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with substantial product development experience in seed and trait domains.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to travel seasonally for meetings, field sites, and nursery locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead seed and trait product development activities aligned with customer needs and commercial strategy.
• Design, execute, and interpret experiments, field trials, and product evaluation studies.
• Apply breeding, genetics, statistics, and data analysis to improve product performance and decision-making.
• Collaborate with breeding, field testing, data science, operations, and commercial teams to hit milestones.
• Use digital tools and analytics to improve pipeline performance and ROI.
• Translate technical results into clear product insights for internal stakeholders and customers.
• Support product placement, launch planning, and knowledge transfer across programs.
• Promote safe, compliant, and collaborative R&D environments.

Skills

Data analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Travel

Driver's license

Education

PhD in plant breeding, animal breeding, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, data science, or related

MS with 5+ years of relevant product development experience

Job description

Bayer in Glyndon, MN is seeking a Product Development Scientist II to advance seed and trait products from experimental design through commercialization. The role spans plant breeding, genetics, field trials, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to support North American product pipelines and farmer success.

The position involves working across multiple Bayer locations and requires a PhD or MS with significant product development experience, plus travel.