Corteva

Global Precision Phenotyping Lead (Iowa)

Des Moines, Iowa, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago

PythonMachine LearningData ScienceStatisticsBioinformaticsResearchLeadershipCollaborationAgronomyRemote Sensing

About the role

Our Breeding & Trait Development organization advances high-performing germplasm and native traits that help farmers meet tomorrow's challenges.
This position sets the strategic direction for end‑to‑end phenotyping systems, from data acquisition through modeling and insight generation, ensuring outputs are scientifically robust, scalable, and directly tied to business value.
It prioritizes investments and initiatives based on expected impact, ensuring resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities.

The incumbent leads and defines Seed Product Development strategy for applying advanced phenotyping to maximize plant breeding value, translating scientific and technological capabilities into clear, prioritized actions that accelerate product development.
This senior role focuses on delivering the greatest impact phenotyping solutions by supervising and partnering with teams that discover, validate and deploy novel phenotyping approaches.
Rather than directly executing all components, this role orchestrates delivery with 3rd parties, business partners and a team of technical innovation developers, ensuring concepts are translated into practical, field-ready solutions.
The role drives alignment of phenotyping priorities across the seed product development organization, balancing long-term innovation with near-term needs.
The incumbent guides experimental strategies to optimize data quality, relevance, and usability at scale, with a clear line of sight to the needs of the stakeholders.
In addition, the position leads the evaluation and integration of emerging technologies within a strategic framework, ensuring innovation efforts are targeted, actionable, and compatible with operational realities.
Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

10+ years of progressive R&D experience in plant breeding, phenotyping, or applied agricultural science, including 5+ years in a strategic and/or people-leadership capacity.
Demonstrated track record of translating scientific and technological capabilities into deployed, value-generating solutions.
Technical & Scientific Expertise
Deep expertise in plant phenotyping across the full pipeline - from data acquisition through platform development, trait deployment, modeling, analytics, and insight generation.
Proven experience defining and executing R&D strategy, including prioritizing investments and initiatives based on expected business impact.
Experience driving cross-functional alignment within a complex R&D organization, balancing long-term innovation with near-term delivery.
Exceptional ability to translate complex technical outputs into clear, decision-ready guidance and actionable deployment plans for diverse stakeholders.

Global or multi-region R&D leadership experience across diverse crops, environments, or geographies.
Knowledge of genomics, genomic prediction, and the integration of phenotypic and genomic data in breeding programs.
Experience managing budgets, capital investments, and external research partnerships or contracts.
Familiarity with data architecture, pipelines, and infrastructure required to scale phenotyping data systems enterprise-wide.
Demonstrated success bringing novel R&D concepts from proof-of-concept through to operational, field-ready deployment.
Track record of publications, patents, or recognized scientific/industry contributions in phenotyping or breeding.
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Are you a good match?

Corteva Agriscience is a global leader in genetics, seed technologies and digital agriculture.

Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
Learn more about our total rewards package here
Corteva Benefits
Education & Experience

We are seeking a highly driven leader who will empower our global teams with cutting-edge end-to-end phenotyping solutions.
Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

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