Testing Research Associate - Guelph, Canada - Bayer

Bayer

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Guelph, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Testing Research Associate

The Testing Research Associate will ensure execution of experimental protocols, proper agronomic practices and crop management techniques, and high throughput data collection to enable advancements of vegetable pipelines in high tech glasshouses.

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and passionate individual to join a multidisciplinary team of vegetable breeders, horticultural scientists, data scientists, and engineers who work on creative solutions to complex business problems using advanced field and greenhouse operations, equipment, analytics, and cutting-edge automation techniques.

This is a home-base role with local travel to multiple greenhouses in the Leamington, Ontario area.

What you will do:

Responsible for planning and executing experimental protocols and performance trials in protected culture environments for tomatoes in high tech glasshouses
Operates research equipment, taking notes, entering data management with internal IT systems, and complying with seed stewardship standards
Develops, executes and continuously improves a strategic testing plans in alignment with business objectives and to deliver results within the crops
Execute protocols and trials to generate quality data enabling breeding partners to advance new products based on performance of products and market needs
Captures data in Windows and iOS operating systems (desktop computing, iPhones, iPads) and conduct data quality check and assurance to enable timely advancement of vegetable products
Manages relationships with growers and thirdparty cooperators to ensure timely completion and integrity of data collected
Creates and uses tools from collected and analyzed data to develop the performance story and support the transfer of product and agronomic knowledge
Uses overall understanding of market potential, competition, key trends, research and emerging market forces to become an industry expert and develop strategies and plans that effectively grow market share
Explore new technologies to increase capacity, speed up current processes, and deploy novel technologies in data collection and crop management
Perform tasks to ensure compliance with Bayer policies and quality standard, including safeguarding of equipment daily use logs, calibration and maintenance
Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons (including nontraditional daytime hours with the potential of overnight travel)

Who you are:

Education: BSc. in Horticulture, Agronomy or related field with 5 years of experience preferably in a high tech glasshouse environment
Knowledge and experience with agricultural equipment and vegetable crops production practices and history of leveraging that knowledge in a research environment
Demonstrated abilities to develop project plans, analyze and interpret data
Ability to perform successfully in a fastpaced, dynamic, teambased environment. Manages multiple projects and priorities
Ability to work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams to effectively achieve business results
Capacity to communicate and work effectively with all management levels in a multicultural organization
Be able to work extended hours during peak operational seasons
Experience in tomato, cucumber and/or peppers would be an asset
A valid Ontario driver's license

What we offer:

This position comes with the use of a Bayer vehicle
Competitive compensation and rewards package
Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
Career development and global opportunities
Worklife flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

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.

Application Deadline:
April 29, 2024

LI-CA

Location:

Canada :
Ontario : Guelph

Division:

Crop Science

Reference Code:

811776