Research Associate (Molecular Breeding)

Advanta is a global seed business adapting to rapidly increasing food insecurity and climate change by providing farmers with innovation and new technologies. As part of UPL Group, Advanta aims to deliver high quality seeds with excellent agronomic practices and crop protection solutions. Advanta operates in over 80 countries under global brands of Advanta, Alta and Pacific Seeds. Advanta holds a leadership position in tropical and sub-tropical geographies in corn, grain and forage sorghum, sunflower, canola, rice, and a variety of vegetables. With over 60 years' experience in plant genetics, Advanta provides seeds technology that ensures crop performance and farmers prosperity.

Responsibilites:

• Coordinate and keep track of molecular breeding projects including marker-assisted selection, marker-assisted backcrossing, and fingerprints with the lab and crop breeding teams across geographies.
• Analyze and organize genotypic data generated by the molecular lab.
• Discuss the results with lead molecular breeding scientists, lab managers, and research associates to solve issues in a timely manner.
• Generate reports from the genotypic data and ensure timely delivery of marker-assisted selection and backcrossing results to breeding teams worldwide.
• Curate and store genotypic data in appropriate databases for use in molecular breeding projects.
• Maintain high level of confidentiality about the company procedures and datasets.

Required and Desired Skills:

• B.S. Degree with experience in crop science or M.S. degree in plant breeding, genetics, plant science, crop science, biotechnology, or other related fields.
• Experience in molecular breeding applied to plant breeding pipeline.
• Knowledge of molecular markers and experience in genetic data interpretation and analysis.
• Experience with the programming languages R and/or python would be desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills are required for this position. Successful person should demonstrate ability to track, prioritize and manage multiple tasks to meet the timelines.
• Proactive, self-driven, and self-motivated person with high accountability.
• Team player with exceptional interpersonal skills who can effectively communicate with an international team of scientists.

We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We all play for the team and no one plays against the team. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them.

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