NA Row Crop Production Research Associate

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NA Row Crop Production Research Associate

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of this role, NA Row Crop Production Research Associate, are to:

• Expertise in agronomy, entomology, weed science and/or related agricultural biological discipline.
• Supports Safety and Health initiatives with site operation teams.
• Execute day to day coordination of lab/field tasks.
• Ability to plan, support and allocate routine workflow to other team members and contract employees.
• Responsible for achieving operational excellence by executing high quality field research through collaboration with site operation teams to include alerting Lead of issues arising of seed inventory discrepancies, safety concerns, and plot quality data capture errors.
• Responsible for specialized maintenance of Production Research field trials site level to include all research equipment.
• Assist with the Cross Crop and outside area research protocols supporting cotton, canola, soy as well as wheat geography selection.
• Ability to perform Site Responsible Researcher (SRR) duties ensuring adherence to regulated and stewardship processes and protocols that are completed accurately and timely. This includes field monitoring, communication, and documentation of activities
• Trains and participates in the development of people resources and talent at the site. Includes Interns/Coops, New Research Associates and contract employees.
• Ability to learn and apply scientific methods and non-routine techniques for analysis as directed by Cross Crop Lead, protocols and work instructions to deliver quality results based on data collection matrix.
• Records metrics such as key process indicators (KPIs) to help drive continuous process improvements and provide feedback to Leads on suggestions to achieve improved benchmarks from growing season to growing season.
• Create, edit, and perform document review ensuring all protocols are accurate and in compliance with the Quality Management System.
• Coordinates training and competency checks to new associates and other personnel.
• Under direction of Cross Crop Lead, assist in stakeholder interactions to address questions, concerns, and research needs (Seed Production, Market Development, Breeding and R&D).
• Provide support on IT tools/apps/equipment to the Scientist to ensure that data is tracked and recorded properly and that applications are meeting requirements of the Production Research teams. Develop networking opportunities with other teams at site level ( to include St. Louis) to foster collaboration relationships that will allow implementation of new technologies that can drive operational efficiencies.
  
  

Who You Are

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• MS with minimal years relevant experience. BS with minimum of 3 years relevant experience. Non degreed with 10 years relevant experience
• Excellent people, managerial and organizational skills Excellent communication – oral, written, under diverse circumstances and audiences.
• Results driven and capacity to influence within a matrixed organization and across functions
• Dynamic leadership and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success in managing agronomic research programs
• Demonstrated attention to detail, results orientation
• Adept at utilizing productivity software (MS Office, JMP)
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of time
  
  

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $ 68,811.20 - $103,216.80 Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (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.

This posting will be available for application until at least November 20, 2025.

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 Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.

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Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

Bayer is an E-Verify Employer.

Location: United States : Idaho : Nampa

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 856266

Contact Us

Email: hrop_usa@bayer.com