Product Development Scientist II: Seed & Trait Innovation

Bayer (Schweiz) AG; Greenville (OH); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer is recruiting a Product Development Scientist II to support North America seed and trait development, field trials, and product evaluation. You will design experiments, apply quantitative genetics, and collaborate with diverse teams to drive product readiness and commercialization.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement across development programs with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with 5+ years of product development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead seed and trait product development activities to advance products aligned with customer needs and commercial strategy.
• Design, execute, and interpret experiments, field trials, and product evaluation studies to support product advancement and pipeline decisions.
• Apply breeding, genetics, statistics, and data analysis to improve product performance and decision-making across the pipeline.
• Collaborate across breeding, field testing, data science, operations, and commercial teams to deliver milestones and commercialization readiness.
• Use digital tools, analytics, and emerging technologies to improve breeding efficiency and ROI.
• Translate technical results into clear product insights for internal stakeholders and customers.
• Support product placement, launch planning, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement across programs.
• Promote a safe, compliant, and collaborative environment while delivering results.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Communication

Education

PhD in plant breeding, animal breeding, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, data science, or related discipline; MS with 5+ years of product development experience acceptable

Job description

Bayer is recruiting a Product Development Scientist II to support North America seed and trait development, field trials, and product evaluation. You will design experiments, apply quantitative genetics, and collaborate with diverse teams to drive product readiness and commercialization.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement across development programs with travel as needed.