Now Hiring! BTO Data Management Lead

Research Triangle Park, NC (hybrid)

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Where the chemistry happens…

The Data Management Lead at BASF, located in RTP, NC will provide strategic and operational data management leadership to the Breeding, Trait Development and Operations (BTO) organization. Ensuring alignment with global business and BTO strategy, primary stakeholders within Seeds & Traits (S&T) R&D, data stewardship requirements, data systems optimal use, and to incorporate and implement critical data management practices that enhances R&D pipeline efficiency and decision-making.

You will be fostering a culture of innovation, implementation of new tools, software/hardware evaluation, continuous improvement in current processes, engaging with external innovation communities, and maintaining strong cross-functional networks inside and outside BTO. Work drives the development and execution of strategies for the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and optimization of data management.

As a BTO Data Management Lead, You Create Chemistry By...

• Strategically planning and optimizing process and assess and adapting novel tools and technologies to improve data management. Drive the adoption of new software, technology, equipment, and method advancements to support field trial execution, data quality, accelerated selection, and advancement. Following data stewardship requirements.
• Building and maintaining, relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maximize innovation and technology contribution.
• Ensuring effective communication and alignment with the S&T Strategy and R&D stakeholders.
• Strategically and routinely identifying novel tools, software/hardware, procedures, to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Building and maintaining trust, inspire, motivate, and influence. Ensuring alignment with the BTO Breeding crop systems, BTO Trait Development, BTO Seed Science Operations and R&D stakeholders, promoting collaboration across key functions.

If you...

• Possess a MS degree in Agronomy, Informatics, Biology, or related scientific field with minimum 5 years’ experience.
• Have demonstrated 5 years’ experience in managing activities with strong data management skills and leading people, directly and/or by influence.
• Have mobility and flexibility to successfully oversee interactions with whole BTO team and external stakeholders.
• Have problem solving skills, must include organization and scheduling of multiple tasks, performance metric reporting, and data management among personnel involved in research, development, operations, and quality control.
• Have a cross functional and collaborative mindset; stakeholder alignment & management.
• Are able to travel up to 20% - domestic and international.

Then...

Create Your Own Chemistry With you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

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Equal Employment Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.