Bayer · 5 hours ago
Genome Design Lead
Chesterfield, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expBayer is a company committed to solving global challenges and improving health and nutrition. They are seeking a Genome Design Lead to oversee resource planning, talent management, and project management while guiding the development of genomics and quantitative genetics technology for vegetable crops.
BiotechnologyChemicalHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Conduct resource planning and prioritization, talent management responsibility, and project/timeline management
Guide and support the development and application of foundational genomics and quantitative genetics technology and strategy for key vegetable crops
Enable genome-wide analysis for locating important trait genes and lay foundational preparedness for new technology adoption
Identify and develop molecular capabilities (e.g., SNP and sequencing technology, genome editing) and quantitative genetics methods for genome-wide data acquisition and use within trait discovery and breeding pipelines
Deploy molecular breeding capabilities in prioritized pipelines to enable tagging or tracking of alleles from traits and genetic prediction models
Partner in the development and testing of new technology capabilities and co-design their strategic deployment into enterprise data analytics pipelines (predictive analytics, trait indexing, AI)
Coach, mentor, and influence technical teams to align on strategic vision, create and maintain key connections across teams, and adopt DSO ways of working
Identify and develop external research partnerships and collaborations with service providers and academic research groups
Communicate with and educate stakeholders on the use of new genetics/genomics breeding technology
Influence organizational and operational vision and architecture as a member of the Design & Development Exchange Team and the Vegetables R&D Leadership
Qualification
Required
University degree in Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, or other relevant field
People management experience in complex research organizations, including prioritization, budget management, and talent management
Technical and conceptual know-how of experimental design, statistics and data analysis workflows, and data-driven breeding methodologies in multiple crops
Skilled in project management, strategic thinking, and change management
Innovative and strategic mindset with the ability to identify and drive implementation of leading-edge technology to enhance pipeline profitability
Social competencies to understand, influence, and motivate across professional backgrounds, nationalities, cultures, and languages, and resilience to lead through change
Excellent communication and coordination skills
Preferred
Bachelor + 12 years experience or Master + 10 years or PhD, or PhD + 6 years
Benefits
Health care
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Retirement
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Company
Bayer
Bayer is a life science company that specializes in the areas of health care and agriculture.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.34BKey Investors
Bank of AmericaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationTemasek Holdings
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $331.5M
2024-12-06Post Ipo Debt· $5.29B
2022-11-08Grant· $12M
Leadership Team
Wolfgang Nickl
Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and CFO
Abi Abitorabi
VP, CGT Platform Implementation Lead
Recent News
2026-01-13
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