Product Design Senior Prinicpal Scientis

Product Design Senior Prinicpal Scientist

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Design Senior Principal Scientist serves as a pivotal Visionary, Architect, Catalyst and Coach within a multi-disciplinary team responsible for leveraging genomic, phenomic, and environmental data to design improved germplasm. The role demands the individual to function as a strategic leader in the delivery of enhanced Sweet Pepper 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 position necessitates spearheading innovation, understanding, adoption and application to plant breeding of the latest scientific breakthroughs in Germplasm Improvement Science.

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

• Spearhead leadership to architect 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;

• Ensure alignment of resources, needs, and usage with partners;

• Cultivate and maintain collaborative relationships with Breeding R&D and Crop Science partner teams, including field testing, data science, engineering, molecular breeding, logistics, 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;

• Strategically unearths and catalyzes key areas of opportunity for new technology implementation and/or process improvement, while positively driving to a collaborative, innovative, and design-centric culture;

• Initiate, integrate, and lead projects/initiatives with partner teams and across world regions (NA, LATAM, EMEA, APAC), crops and technology to guide development and implementation of Precision Breeding;

• Scout, mentor and elevate cross functional talent and serves as a coach and mentor for peers or colleagues in key areas of expertise that support personal development;

• Champion 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 other relevant scientific;

• 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 and facilitate 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

• Experience coding in R, Python, or similar software;

• Strong collaboration ability demonstrated through building cross-functional partnerships and influencing others to drive results and solve business problems;

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex problems.

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 8 years of experience in breeding programs, genetics, or applied data science projects; OR

• Master’s degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science, or other relevant scientific fields with 12+ years of experience in breeding programs, genetics, or applied data science projects.

This posting will be available for application until at least October 19, 2026.

Domestic relocation may be offered for this role.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $154,320.00 to $231,480.00. 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.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.

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Location: United States : California : Woodland

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 880496

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