Bayer East Africa Field Agronomist (Petit) Jobs in South Africa

Bayer East Africa Field Agronomist (Petit) Jobs in South Africa

Role Purpose

The Field Solutions team of Bayer is currently seeking a highly motivated Field Agronomist & Site lead to drive innovation by delivering high quality & usable data.

The successful Field Agronomist & Site lead will primarily be responsible for conducting and or oversee of field trials in a safe and efficient manner, providing quality data for use in bio dossiers, project decision making and transfer of knowledge to Market Development, Customer Marketing, Breeding, and the Commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

To carry out allocated trials, safely, efficiently and to a high standard in order to provide useable data for the process of registration of new and existing active substances/products and determine the validity of proof-of-concept projects.

Actively provide knowledge and observations from field trials on project developments to Agronomic Solutions Managers (ASM) by updating Scientific Outlook (SCOUT) program continuously throughout the season.

Manage, develop, and implement strategies and procedures at Petit Field Station in order to drive innovation.

To be responsible for the maintenance of site equipment to ensure accurate and safe application of chemicals to trial sites and maintain storage facility in a professional manner.

Explore and optimize usage of the Easy Data Collector (EDC) application and other digital tools to increase trial data capacity, accuracy & improve timelines of data available into SCOUT.

Contribute to the Development of the crop strategy by supporting the ASM’s with relevant in-field knowledge sharing.

Propose and motivate product development projects to ASM’s for proposals at relevant Crop Teams.

Support Market Development on knowledge transfer for a smooth transition from registration trials to demonstration trials.

Contribute to new product and Business Excellence initiative launch plans by ensuring transfer of product expertise to maximize market penetration and profitability in the shortest possible time.

Actively take

part in stretch projects to ensure drive toward more efficient and automized ways of the business.

Responsible for leading the efforts to fulfil compliance responsibilities in accordance with legal requirements, company Health Safety and Environment policies and ISO45001 requirements in order to maintain safe working conditions for employees and safe facilities for the general public by adhering to the company’s safety standards and procedures.

Working closely with the Strategy and Sites team towards continual improvement of HSE management system and programs at site level.

Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

University Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Agriculture, Horticulture or Biological/Data Sciences; with focus on crop protection

Minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar role.

Knowledge of crops and practical cropping systems as well as experience with field trials and field-testing methodology, including digital tools.

Excellent human relationship and social competence (teamwork skills) required.

Good networking and communications skills.

Good organization and planning skills to manage complexity.

Flexible and reliable person.

Embraces change.

Experience in data science in addition to high competence with IT applications including Microsoft Office and database systems.

Proficient in English language - written and spoken

Relevant competence certificates - AVCASA

Good networking and communications skills

Valid driver’s license

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Bayer East Africa Field Agronomist (Petit) Jobs in South Africa

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