Vegetable Breeding Testing Research Associate

Bayer CropScience Limited; Tifton (GA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement plan

PTO

Job summary

Bayer CropScience Limited in Georgia, USA is seeking a Testing Research Associate to advance our vegetable pipelines through field and greenhouse trials. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of breeders, horticultural scientists, data scientists, and engineers to develop innovative testing plans and generate high‑quality data.

The role requires a BSc in Horticulture or Agronomy with at least 5 years of crop management experience; MSc or PhD are preferred.

Qualifications

• BSc in Horticulture, Agronomy, or related field with minimum 5 years crop management experience.
• Knowledge and experience with agricultural equipment and vegetable crops production practices.
• History of leveraging technology for crop management and data collection.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute experimental protocols and performance trials in protected culture and open field environments.
• Operate research equipment, take notes, enter data management with internal IT systems, and comply with seed stewardship standards.
• Develop, execute, and continuously improve strategic testing plans aligned with business objectives to deliver results within the crops.
• Execute protocols and trials to generate quality data enabling breeding partners to advance new products based on performance and market needs.
• Capture data in Windows and iOS environments and conduct data quality checks and assurance.
• Leverage metrics applications and quality control processes to improve protocols.”
• Manage relationships with growers and third‑party cooperators to ensure timely completion and integrity of data collected.
• Create and use tools from collected data to develop performance stories and transfer agronomic knowledge.
• Explore new technologies to increase capacity and speed up data collection and crop management.

Skills

Crop management

Agricultural equipment

Data collection

Technology in agriculture

Education

BSc in Horticulture/Agronomy

MSc preferred

PhD preferred

Job description

Bayer CropScience Limited in Georgia, USA is seeking a Testing Research Associate to advance our vegetable pipelines through field and greenhouse trials. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of breeders, horticultural scientists, data scientists, and engineers to develop innovative testing plans and generate high‑quality data.

The role requires a BSc in Horticulture or Agronomy with at least 5 years of crop management experience; MSc or PhD are preferred.