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Wij doen dit met energie, nieuwsgierigheid en sterke toewijding. Hierbij leren wij constant van unieke perspectieven die anderen ons bieden, verbreden we ons denken, vergroten we onze mogelijkheden en herdefiniëren we ‘onmogelijk’. Er zijn zoveel redenen om bij ons te komen werken. Als je een gevarieerde en betekenisvolle carrière ambieert samen met briljante en veelzijdige collega’s, om echt een verschil te maken, dan is er maar één keuze.\nBinnen Bayer veranderen we de manier van werken - voor een hogere productiviteit, snellere innovatie en een beter resultaat. We noemen dit Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO). Lees meer over wat DSO zal betekenen voor jou in je nieuwe rol hier bij Bayer:https://www.bayer.com/en/strategy/strategy\nSeed Generation Research Specialist\nSeed Generation Research Specialist\nWageningen, The Netherlands | Full-time\nShape the Future of Vegetable Breeding\nAt Bayer, we are committed to advancing agriculture through innovation and science. Our Vegetable Seeds team develops innovative solutions that help growers produce high-quality crops more efficiently and sustainably. To support our breeding pipeline, we are looking for a Seed Generation Research Specialist to join our team in Wageningen.\nIn this hands-on role, you will combine responsibilities across Nursery Operations and Crop Production, ensuring the successful execution of seed generation activities that support our vegetable breeding programs. Working closely with breeders, researchers, and operational teams, you will help deliver high-quality seed, accurate data, and reliable execution across the entire production cycle.\nYour Tasks and Responsibilities\nAs a Seed Generation Research Specialist, you will contribute to both nursery operations and crop production activities, supporting the successful delivery of breeding and seed generation objectives.\nNursery Operations & Pipeline Support (50%)\nExecute daily nursery and seed inventory activities, including material preparation, sowing, transplanting, sampling, seed harvest, seed treatment, packaging, and trial package preparation.\nSupport crossing blocks, nursery activities, and trial material delivery according to crop-cycle plans, protocols, and stakeholder requirements.\nCollaborate with nursery, breeding, crop production, and testing teams to ensure seed is delivered in the required quantity, quality, location, and timing.\nMaintain accurate nursery, inventory, phenotypic, and pipeline data in designated systems and breeding databases.\nUse operational data to improve nursery workflows, tools, and execution quality through data extraction, curation, and quality checks.\nSupport planning activities, KPI tracking, stakeholder communication, and documentation.\nIdentify operational risks and process improvement opportunities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.\nCrop Production & Crop Care (50%)\nExecute greenhouse and open-field crop-cycle activities from crop establishment through pollination, seed maturation, harvest, and post-harvest processing.\nSupport controlled crossing and pollination activities while ensuring the protection of genetic identity and material integrity.\nMonitor crop development and escalate deviations that may impact timing, seed quality, yield, or material availability.\nPerform seed production and post-harvest activities including harvesting, extraction, drying, cleaning, treatment, sampling, and packaging.\nEnsure accurate labeling, tracking, and traceability of plants, crosses, fruits, seed lots, and related materials throughout the production cycle.\nCoordinate the movement of materials between nursery, greenhouse, processing, storage, and shipping functions.\nApply crop health, hygiene, phytosanitary, and quality standards throughout daily operations.\nRecord production outputs, observations, and exceptions in designated systems, and support corrective actions where required.\nProvide day-to-day technical guidance to co-workers and temporary staff as needed.\nSafety, Compliance & Continuous Improvement\nComply with all site safety, stewardship, phytosanitary, and quality requirements.\nComplete required safety and operational training programs.\nWork flexibly across tasks, teams, and operational areas to support business priorities.\nProvide on-call, technical disturbance, or extended-hours support during peak periods when required.\nContribute to projects focused on improving nursery, seed inventory, phenotyping, and crop production processes.\nWho You Are\nYou are a hands-on and detail-oriented professional with a passion for plant science, seed production, and operational excellence. You enjoy working in a dynamic environment where collaboration, accuracy, and continuous improvement are essential.\nQualifications & Experience\nBachelor’s degree with at least 1 year of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree, in Plant Breeding, Plant Sciences, Horticulture, Agriculture, Seed Technology, or a related field.\nExperience in nursery operations, breeding trials, crop production, seed production, seed processing, or a comparable agricultural R&D environment.\nKnowledge of seed production activities such as crossing, pollination, harvesting, seed extraction, post-harvest processing, inventory management, and material handling.\nExperience using digital tools, enterprise systems, or breeding databases for data collection, traceability, inventory management, and reporting.\nExperience coordinating daily activities or providing technical guidance to colleagues, contractors, or temporary staff is preferred.\nWillingness to obtain required certifications or licenses, such as crop protection or spraying certification, where applicable.\nFluent written and spoken English; Dutch language skills are an advantage.\nWhat Will Make You Successful\nHands-on, accountable, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.\nCommitted to high standards of safety, quality, data integrity, and traceability.\nAble to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.\nProactive and adaptable with a strong service-oriented mindset.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement focus.\nEffective communicator and collaborative team player.\nAble to work independently while knowing when to escalate issues and risks.\nWhat We Offer\nA competitive annual salary ranging from €47,000 to €55,000 gross, including holiday allowance, depending on your experience and qualifications.\nAn attractive annual bonus opportunity.\n25 vacation days, with the option to purchase additional leave days.\nA strong pension scheme.\nA hybrid working environment where applicable.\nExcellent training and development opportunities.\nA diverse and inclusive working environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self to work.\nThe opportunity to work with leading experts in vegetable breeding, plant science, and seed production.\nA challenging and impactful role within a global leader in agriculture and life sciences.\nBe You. Be Bayer.\nAt Bayer, we believe that innovation starts with talented people who are passionate about making a difference. If you are excited about plant breeding, seed generation, and contributing to the future of sustainable agriculture, we would love to hear from you.\nApply now and join Bayer as a Seed Generation Research Specialist in Wageningen. Together, we can help shape the next generation of vegetable crops and contribute to feeding a growing world.\n#LI-BNL\n\nYOUR APPLICATION\n\nWil jij werken op een plek waar je gewoon JEZELF mag zijn?\nJouw unieke persoonlijkheid, achtergrond en talenten dragen bij aan het bouwen van een sterk, divers en inclusief Bayer.\nJoin us! Be You. 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