Innovation Development Manager, Bayer

Innovation Development Manager, Bayer

Company Bayer
Job title Innovation Development Manager
Job location Patna, Bihar, India
Type Full Time

Responsibilities:

  • Create a strong foundation of new innovations by laying out multi-location large-scale field experiments by defining Value Propositions, and differentiated Positioning and ensuring its fitment to our tailor-made / segment-based solutions.
  • Quality data generation and timely transmission for better analytics for effective launch in the IBSL cluster.
  • Responsible to define the testing environments based on hotspots mapping and identify met & unmet needs of Customers as a part of idea generation to influence future innovation from Bayer
  • Ensure License to operate crop science innovations by generating data/recommendations, and working closely with the key Regulatory / SAUs / Research Organizations.
  • Execute large-scale field experimentation strategy of new Innovations in target hotspot geographies
  • Ensure quality trial implementation and real-time data generation to enable the organization to fine-tune and decide right solutions to the IBSL cluster
  • Create technical value propositions and differentiated positioning of new Innovations, technologies, products, and Agronomic system solutions
  • Act as a technical resource for the USS MD team to enable the right technical know-how on new Products, technologies, and Crop Agronomy
  • Generate recommendations based on trial findings and share them with relevant Stakeholders for commercial purpose
  • Generate data on Strategic Projects POCs to define the technical significance of new Business initiatives in the IBSL cluster
  • Provide Technical inputs (Comparative photos, Audio-visual bytes, Summary reports) to support the data and recommendations
  • Ensure proficiency in Data System tools like Velocity, and FTS for quality and real-time data capturing
  • Diagnose and guide the USS MD team for performance issues related to new innovations – CP & Seeds and guide the concerned Stakeholders in USS
  • A key resource in ensuring License to operate with key interface – Agricultural Universities, Research organizations and Regulators

Requirements & Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree or other correlated courses in Agriculture / Botany  / Plant Physiology
  • Specializations, Masters or Doctorate are desirable, but not mandatory
  • Advanced Product, Portfolio & Agronomic Knowledge (Row Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Plant protection, and Agronomic practices), and relevant working technical knowledge of min 4+ years
  • Hands-on experience with Bihar geography will be preferred
  • Adequate field research skills with advanced knowledge of Digital Tools / Analytics / Interpretation
  • Basic knowledge of Business Engagement Plans
  • Good in collaborations and networking with Scientific Research Institutes / SAUs

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