Role Purpose:
- The Germplasm Development Lead will support the LBO Germplasm Development Head by leading and developing a team of Breeders for defined crop and market segments.
- Germplasm development role will continue to lead the crop breeding program for defined segments, in this case Cauliflower segment.
- The time ratio Team Lead / Breeding position will be approx. 20-80.
Accountabilities:
- Manage, mentor, coach and develop individual members of the crop breeding team .
- Promote and inspire teamwork, developing synergy between programs and regions. Increase team interaction, germplasm exchange and share culture of knowledge, good practices, and experience.
- Drive germplasm development process optimization (drive genetic gain improvement, process optimization, document via KPI measurement) in accordance to Crop Strategy.
- Support the local crop teams and the strategy via stewardship of its execution within the Breeding Team responsibility.
- Manage Crop-Team project portfolio and maintain alignment with market segment teams, global portfolio team and business needs.
- Develop/maintain expert knowledge of crop germplasm to understand the usefulness of lines and hybrids across environments.
- Secure data-driven processes in trialing, product advancement decisions, predictive breeding implementation, and late-stage product placement across market segments globally.
- Facilitate and organize the use of technologies such as molecular markers, advanced phenotyping techniques, cell biology, produce/seed quality/physiology, fast fixation.
- Drive regular program reviews for each program to contribute data to crop pipeline reviews.
- Establish good relationships with R&D functions, Marketing and Sales, Production and Supply.
Knowledge Skills & Experience:
Critical Knowledge:
- PhD or MSc. in plant science, with emphasis on breeding and genetics
- Experience of minimum 5 years in leading a commercial breeding program
- Knowledge of phytopathology, plant physiology, quantitative genetics, statistics, crop management and new technologies.
Critical Skills:
- Leading expertise in relevant area
- Good communicator within academic as well as business environment
- Keen eye for innovations
- Good sense of economics of new processes and products
- Flexible with regard to international character of the job (e.g. traveling)
- Both an independent and team worker
- Fluent English
Critical Experience:
- Proven success with product development projects in breeding
- Proven experience in leading a team
Competencies:
- Customer-focused
- Participatory management oriented.
- Innovative
- Decisive
- Communicative
- Trusted
- Team-oriented
- Results-oriented
Critical Success factors & Key Challenges:
- Visionary, futuristic thinking with the ability to create products with particular regards to dissection and optimization of complex traits.
- Ability to work within a matrix management system.
- Ability to manage and work within dispersed and multi-cultural teams.
- Ability to mentor, coach, and develop people.
- Ability to communicate effectively in the academic and business environment.
- Ability to execute on strategic goals.
- Knowledge of Crop global and regional markets linked to the assigned Crop-Team.
- Knowledge of marker technology, plant physiology, produce and seed quality, and Crop biology/agronomy.
- Developing germplasm and varieties for crop
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