Senior Oilseed Breeding Scientist

Vylor Inc.; East London; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Vylor, Inc. is seeking an Oilseeds Breeding Senior Scientist to lead breeding activities for Sunflower and evaluate Brassicas and Soybean in Africa. This role operates within a global cross-functional team across R&D, Supply and Commercial to deliver new products.

The candidate will oversee breeding programs, coordinate genomic selection, analyze phenotypic/genotypic data, and manage resources for Sunflower, Brassicas and Soybean projects in Africa. Location options include Delmas or Hoogekraal.

Qualifications

• PhD / Masters in Plant Breeding or Genetics.
• 15+ years’ experience in field-based breeding and molecular breeding in sunflower or other hybrid crops, experimental design, and statistics.
• Familiarity with predictive breeding and statistical analysis software.
• Proven ability to make timely decisions, solve problems and build consensus.
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills for teamwork and cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to supervise/handle multiple tasks.
• Driver’s license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Sunflower: Manage breeding program to develop products aligned to business and customer requirements.
• Sunflower: Develop, maintain and evaluate inbred lines and new hybrids.
• Sunflower: Plan hybrid seed production for testing and manage breeding experiment planning, data collection and analysis.
• Coordinate genomic selection strategy for the Sunflower Breeding program.
• Sunflower/Brassicas/Soybean: Collect, analyze and summarize phenotypic and genotypic data to support product development.
• Plan and track resource allocations and work in cross-functional projects.

Skills

Plant Breeding

Molecular Breeding

Experimental Design

Statistics

Leadership

Communication

Education

PhD / Masters in Plant Breeding or Genetics

Job description

Vylor, Inc. is seeking an Oilseeds Breeding Senior Scientist to lead breeding activities for Sunflower and evaluate Brassicas and Soybean in Africa. This role operates within a global cross-functional team across R&D, Supply and Commercial to deliver new products.

The candidate will oversee breeding programs, coordinate genomic selection, analyze phenotypic/genotypic data, and manage resources for Sunflower, Brassicas and Soybean projects in Africa. Location options include Delmas or Hoogekraal.