NA Canola Biofuels Product Lead

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NA Canola Biofuels Product Lead

As part of the North America Breeding Capability Center, the North America Canola and Biofuels Unit lead will play a pivotal role in steering and guiding a cohesive unit focused on orchestrating collaboration across diverse teams specializing in product development, field testing, and seed production with the ultimate goal to lead the unit towards the delivery of innovative and high-quality solutions that meet and exceed the expectations of our customers in the region. The unit will consist of employees from Product Design, Field Testing, Seed Production, Product Supply, Market Development, etc. Areas of focus within the unit will be germplasm utilization, customer needs, phenotypic selection, advanced analytics, advanced breeding methods, plant pathology, etc.

This is a permanent position based out of either Chesterfield, Missouri; Iowa or anywhere in Canada, preferably close to a Bayer CS office site. Both locations will require travel to their country’s field sites to review trials, plus periodic travel for meetings to the neighboring country.

What you will do:

• Lead and engage with scientific leaders, research agronomist, and commercial partners to launch approximately 10 new products per year. New products need to deliver improvement in genetic gain, the next generation of biotech traits, end-use qualities suitable for downstream needs such as biofuel processing, and digital prescription to create optimal experience for our customers.

• Strategically support unit coordination, architecting resource allocations to meet commercial needs within target markets. Maintain focus on operational excellence, aligning with overarching goals.

• Ensure the unit strategically delivers on the pipeline, meeting key KPIs in resource utilization, pipeline delivery, PCM3+ product performance, and navigating the registration process. Act as a catalyst for continuous improvement, strategically advancing breeding, field, and operations innovations

• Create a pull and process to implement next generation of breeding, field, and operations innovations that continue to accelerate enhancements in the breeding pipeline.

• Architect alignment of breeding targets, product concepts, testing strategies, and data-driven design for all phases of the Canola and Biofuel Product Development pipeline and establishment of Camelina and Winter canola pipelines. Drive strategic coherence for next-generation innovations across the breeding pipeline.

• Facilitate collaboration with expertise communities to articulate talent needs. Request talent resources strategically, providing input and feedback on specific employees aligned with unit's strategic objectives.

• Demonstrate and embrace VACC leadership attributes with the unit and with peers and colleagues across Bayer Crop Science.

• Key contributor to North America Region on technical strategies for canola, camelina, cover cress and across crops. Also key contributor to expansion of spring canola business to AUS.

• Strategically drive a focus on SHE, Compliance, Business Conduct, and Human Rights across the Unit in the region, acting as a catalyst for cultivating a strategic culture emphasizing ethical practices, compliance, and environmental responsibility.

• Collaborate strategically with peers across Bayer Crop Science to enhance technical strategies for canola, camelina, cover cress, and other crops, specifically working with EMEA to source OSR germplasm for winter canola pipeline.

• Ensure all activities/events are conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, in accordance with Bayer Safety, compliance and Sustainability Policies.

Who you are:

• PhD degree in Plant or Animal Breeding, Quantitative or Statistical Genetics, Data Science or related fields with 8+ years of technology leadership, or MS degree with 10+ years of technology leadership experience;

• 5+ years of experience in leading teams with demonstrated leadership effectiveness in driving technical strategy, innovation and developing people

• 3+ years of experience in Breeding and understanding of Canadian and US market segments

• Strong knowledge of advanced breeding technologies, advanced analytics and information technologies, genomics and/or quantitative genetics with a proven track record of driving innovation

• Strong ability in collaborating and building cross-functional partnerships to solve business or technical problems

• Demonstrate and embrace VACC leadership attributes, strategically fostering a collaborative culture within the unit.

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.

In Canada, employees can expect to be paid a base salary range between CAN$164,800 and $247,200. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation. Additional benefits may include insured benefits such as health care, vision, dental, disability, and contributory retirement savings plans, etc.

This salary range is an estimate and may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, market data and the applicant’s skills, prior relevant experience, job-related knowledge, specific degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This role is posted for a vacant position.

This posting will be available for application until at least June 12, 2026.

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Division:

Crop Science

Reference Code:

862429