Trait Integration Strategy Lead

Description

The Trait Integration (TI) Strategy Lead is critical to Corteva Agrisciences’ mission to bring innovative seed products to our customers’ farm operations.

This position is accountable for driving products through the TI organization to deliver products to the seed product development pipeline aligned with Product Development and Seeds Business strategies.

The selected candidate will participate and contribute to product concept, trait transition, and product delivery teams.

He or she will work closely with partners in Breeding, Biotech, Production and Commercial teams to enable product development, communicate relevant TI information, and design TI execution strategy.

The TI Lead will collaborate with operations leaders at global research centers to ensure operations are aligned with commercial plans

Responsibilities What You will Do

• Be an active team member of trait concept, development and commercialization teams.
• Communicate and collaborate with Breeding, Biotech, Production, and Product delivery teams sharing delivery, quality, and timeline information.
• Effectively work together with operations leaders across a global network to enable the TI strategy.
• Collaborate with breeding technologies, molecular breeding, and genotyping laboratory experts to design and implement a trait integration backcrossing strategy that will deliver high quality conversions to the pipeline.
• Lead teams to implement and execute global plans.
• Constant monitoring of the Trait Introgression Pipeline ensuring delivery of required products at the right time and quality as a key partner in our product delivery Pipeline.

Communicate issues proactively to site leaders to identify potential solutions.

• Identify specific solutions for each site to address individual challenges and issues.
• Identify potential problems in operations and implement mitigation plans that ensure delivery.
• Determine best practices and protocols that each site / crop / process and train execution teams appropriately.
• Reallocate resources when needed based on product development strategy changes.
• Implement and manage change

Qualifications

Requirements :

• PhD University degree or MS University degree and highly technical related experience on plant breeding, plant sciences is required.
• Minimum of 10 years research experience.
• Deep understanding of trait integration techniques and backcrossing.
• Strong leadership, ability to lead via influence and / or people management skills. Proven ability to work well with a wide range of people and different levels of workload.

Demonstrated success many large, complex sites.

• Strong creative and analytical skills and ability to translate data, analysis and results into meaningful and easy to understand plans for execution teams.
• Require excellent organizational, communication skills and attention to detail.

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Benefits How We’ll Support You :

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
30+ days ago