Planning Data Scientist - Bayer Corporation

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Planning Data Scientist  

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Planning Data Scientist, are to:    

• Conceptualize, build, organize and support data structure to capture planning and financial demand for long range plans currently focused on 1-3 year outlook
• Represent planning on system connectivity across crop science related to LRP forecast accuracy, data standardization and data connectivity
• Transform data collection processes into valuable information enabling critical strategic decisions on the operational and financial future of crop science, influencing complex business challenge outcomes
• Execute data mining, extraction and connection from various data source into a standard, simplified form across multiple Crop Science data platforms, including Velocity, Crop Science Warehouse, FTS, LUMOS, Data One, along with additional analytical models and systems
• Developing sustainable, consumable, accurate, and impactful reporting on model inputs and outputs, business impact, and key performance indicators.
• Present information in a clear,concise and consistent manner to a broad spectrum of organizational leaders using multiple automated systems such as Spotfire, PowerBI
• Collaborate across Business, IT and Analytic partners to create a roadmap of data congruency and consistency Data Wrangling – proficiency in handling imperfections in data and establishing processes to improve reliability
• Enhance data collection procedures to include all relevant information from multiple sources and technologies 
   

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, in any of the following functional areas, Plant Breeding, Manufacturing, Planning, Seed Production
• Programming Skills – knowledge of statistical programming languages like R, Python, and database query languages like SQL, Hive, or Pig.
• Experience with Data Visualization tools such as Spotfire, Power BI, or Smartsheets
• Demonstrated advanced problem-solving abilities;
• Combine strong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to motivate senior managers and cross organizational teams to collaborate;
• Ability to influence, persuade and collaboratively build relationships with internal and external customers as well as the ability to drive corrective action when necessary;
• Ability to lead projects of high complexity with limited direction; Strong attention to detail; Proficient with Microsoft Office tools; Fluency in English. Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in Breeding methodologies, Trait Integration or Genotyping
• Working knowledge of machine learning methods and algorithms
• Have a broad understanding of various disciplines and issues impacting manufacturing and supply chain operations around the world (e.g. regulatory and environmental issues, quality control, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Ph.D.  in Plant Breeding, Manufacturing, Planning, Seed Production with
• 1 -5 years of experience