Hybrid Senior Manager of Product Development, Breeding

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About the role

  • Senior Manager of Product Development Breeding optimizing berry varieties and leading research initiatives. Collaborating with teams across regions to drive product advancements and commercial success.

Responsibilities

  • leads the optimization of breeding and testing of precommercial pipelines
  • monitors performance in a regional and local context
  • represents R&D in regional networks and at customer-facing forums
  • partners with product leaders, regional teams, and growers to deliver varieties
  • design pre-commercial breeding and testing strategies aligned with regional needs
  • integrate environmental and growers’ insights into product advancements
  • oversee testing optimizations
  • analyze multi‑location and multi‑year trials
  • provide day-to-day management and leadership to the variety development managers
  • establish rigorous experimental protocols and collaborate with breeding teams
  • produce executive reports on pipeline health
  • communicate priorities and progress to product leaders, growers, and regional operations

Requirements

  • MSc in plant breeding, genetics, horticulture, agronomy, or related field
  • minimum of 10 years in agricultural research
  • Proven experience in commercial breeding or product management
  • data analysis
  • phenotyping
  • environmental modeling
  • Ability to lead without direct line authority
  • Successful track record of adopting predictive analytics methods
  • Experience in effective change management
  • Capability to manage a large and highly complex R&D program structure within a global operational setting
  • Must be a self-starter
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • life insurance
  • disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • profit-sharing participation
  • paid sick time
  • paid vacation
  • paid personal and family care leave
  • free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job title

Senior Manager of Product Development, Breeding

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$128,650 - $176,900 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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