Biostatistician / Data Scientist (m/f), La Dargoire

Bayer est un groupe international dont les cœurs de métier se situent dans les secteurs de la santéet de l’agriculture. A la confluence de la chimie et de la biologie, Bayer contribue à améliorer la qualité de vie en proposant des produits et services en santé humaine, animale et végétale. La division Crop Science propose des semences de haute qualité, des solutions innovantes de protection des cultures à base de produits de synthèse ou biologiques, et des outils et services pour l’accompagnement d’une agriculture moderne et durable. Dans le domaine non agricole, CropScience développe des produits et services destinés à la lutte antiparasitaires. Chez Bayer, vous avez l’opportunité d’intégrer une entreprise dont la culture valorise la passion des salariés à innover et leur donne le pouvoir de changer.

Your mission

• Drive incorporation of data science into the daily R&D practice at Bayer Crop Science making it a core scientific discipline next to chemistry, biology, biochemistry and agronomy.
• Gather, analyze, and model data and key performance indicators to develop quantitative and qualitative insights via statistical, machine learning, and other analytical models to enable better decision making.
• Be the expert responsible for experimental design, statistic guidance and statistical analysis of the biological screening processes to ensure optimal exploitation of experimental data.
• Analyze screening data from multiple test levels in lab and greenhouse with the final goal to predict performance in the field.
• Utilize and further develop biostatistics tools, image processing tools, workflows and databases to turn data into information to provide a sound basis for decision making
• Work with data engineers to integrate the analytical models and tools into the software ecosystem to deliver a seamless experience to the end user
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and trends in data science and provide guidance and consulting for possible technical investments.

Your profile

• PhD or Master degree with minimum 3 years experiences in computational or natural sciences, mathematics, physics or an equivalent qualification
• Experience in data science and (hybrid-) modeling of Life Science applications with knowledge in machine learning, image analysis, statistics, mechanistic modeling
• IT & programming or scripting skills, experienced with using high performance computing
• Open to learn experimental set-ups and challenges.
• Capability to present complex issues clearly and convincingly to cross-functional project teams
• Very good level of English communication skills, both verbal and written, French is a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills