Description
As a Product Development Scientist II, you will join cross-functional teams spanning seed and trait product development, plant breeding, genetics, field trials, data analysis, and commercial collaboration to advance high-performing products for North America.
This role offers you the opportunity to contribute across the product pipeline , from experimental design and product evaluation to product placement, launch readiness, and commercialization , while helping farmers succeed and supporting a more resilient food system.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- Lead seed and trait product development activities to advance high-performing products aligned with customer needs, market opportunities, and commercial strategy;
- Design, execute, and interpret experiments, field trials, and product evaluation studies to support product advancement, placement, and pipeline decisions;
- Apply plant breeding, genetics, statistics, and data analysis to improve product performance, selection accuracy, and decision-making across the product pipeline;
- Collaborate across breeding, field testing, data science, operations, and commercial teams to deliver product development milestones and commercialization readiness;
- Use digital tools, analytics, and emerging technologies to improve breeding efficiency, pipeline performance, and return on investment;
- Translate technical results into clear product insights and recommendations for internal stakeholders, growers, and customer-facing teams;
- Support product placement, launch planning, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement across seed and trait development programs;
- Promote a safe, compliant, and collaborative environment while delivering results in agricultural research and product development.
Required qualifications:
- PhD in plant breeding, animal breeding, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, data science, or a related scientific discipline; or an MS with 5+ years of relevant product development experience;
- Valid driver's license;
- Ability to travel seasonally for meetings, field sites, and nursery locations.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in seed and trait product development, plant breeding, genetics, agricultural research, or applied data science;
- Strong background in experimental design, field trials, data analysis, and interpretation of product performance results;
- Demonstrated success working across cross-functional, cross-cultural teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority;
- Effective communication skills with the ability to translate complex scientific insights into clear business and customer recommendations;
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, solve problems, and deliver results in a dynamic agricultural product development environment.
Compensation and benefits:
- Salary between $97,100 – $145,700 per year;
- Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant);
- Health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.