Technologies & Field Operations Lead EMEA (m/f), Lyon

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At Bayer you have the opportunity to be part of a culture where we value the passion of our employees to innovate and give them the power to change.

Missions

Drive the Bayer Field Solutions digital strategy and prioritization with EMEA :

• Manage a multi-year Trial/Study Planning dashboard for Innovation initiatives, early projects and projects for registration in line with Crop strategies.
• Manage the mapping of our EMEA Field capacities & capabilities
• Support the development of digital data analytics to foster enhanced decision-making processes
• Lead regionally Field Trial Operations activities in close relation with Cluster Field Operations teams
• Ensure auditing of contractors working for Bayer on safety & compliances rules.
  
• Act as the Bayer ECPA representative for Efficacy including Digital activities.
• Ensure the coordination of bio-dossiers production for submission in EMEA.
  

Accountable for adapting & driving the digital transformation journey to the specificities of EMEA Field Solutions including:

• Lead EMEA support for the development of a new advanced platform for field activity planning, data capture, data reporting and data analysis.
• Lead EMEA in the strategy and implementation of field automation efforts for modernization of equipment, introduction & utilization of digital data capture (UAS, mobile) and alternative technologies for assessments (sensors, mobile).
• Define key capability that will transform our operations (on-equipment data collection & sensors, drones, decision to operations, in-field decision support, georeferenced field trial mgmt, automated analysis, etc.)

Profile

• University degree in agriculture or equivalent with at least 10 years of experience in different agricultural areas with high degree of digital/data fluency.
• Good knowledge and understanding of practical agriculture and horticulture (business / economics / market / biotech / chemistry) and good experience in field trials analytics and decisions (trial designs, biometrics /statistic knowledge)
• Excellent leadership skills to implement efficient development processes in a region of high diversity and under high regulatory constraints.
• Good written and oral communication skills for effective interaction with a variety of groups and cultures.
• Excellent networking with global, regional and local functions.
• Ability to create clarity and work effectively in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to think innovatively and inspire others to take action.
• Have good organizational skills and analytical thinking
• The job requires the social competencies to understand, influence and motivate through leadership (lead by example; live LIFE values), combining professional backgrounds, different countries, nationalities and cultures, and languages which calls for excellent communication and interpersonal skills both within and external to Bayer Crop Science