Job Description

Plant Health Risk Assessment Scientist / Uberlândia - MG

At Bayer, our mission “Health for all, Hunger for none” guides everything we do. Through Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO), we foster an agile, collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone has a voice, takes ownership and contributes with their unique skills. Join us to innovate, grow and make an impact. Be yourself. We are Bayer.

GET TO KNOW OUR AREA

The Plant Health team works directly with Breeding and Row Crop across row crops and vegetables to anticipate disease and pest threats and enable a more proactive response. This role strengthens a specialized capability currently held by only two team members and connects stakeholders in Brazil with global teams, including India and France.

YOUR MISSION WILL BE

• Develop and deploy global disease and pest risk models to anticipate emerging threats and support timely decisions across the crop portfolio.
• Assess plant health risks for row crops and vegetables to enable proactive disease and pest management.
• Develop innovative approaches to understand disease and pest dynamics and quantify potential impacts on crop yield and performance.
• Provide technical and analytical insights to Plant Health, early- and late-pipeline teams to advance Breeding and broader R&D objectives.
• Build cross-functional partnerships connecting germplasm, native traits, agronomic practices and crop protection to develop integrated solutions.
• Develop and deploy forecasting tools and interactive decision-support interfaces to expand access to actionable plant health insights.
• Contribute to the Global Plant Health Community on risk assessment, yield-loss modelling, climate-related risks and product concept projects.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU

Must have

• PhD in Plant Health, Plant Pathology or a related field.
• Solid technical knowledge of plant pests and diseases, with the ability to assess and anticipate risks for row crops and vegetables.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.
• Strong collaboration and impactful communication skills, with the ability to work with multicultural stakeholders in Brazil, India and France.
• Unlock the passion and energy of teams to deliver greater value efficiently.
• Empower teams and promote collaboration across the network.
• Availability to work on-site in Uberlândia.

Nice to have

• Experience working at the interface of Plant Health, Breeding and Row Crop and in projects with global scope.
• Demonstrated experience in plant disease epidemiology, predictive risk modelling and simulations, meta-analysis, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• Knowledge of pest, disease and/or nematode management, vector biology and ecology, including Breeding and Crop Protection approaches.
• Experience applying new technologies and analytical tools to generate insights from large-scale datasets.
• Working knowledge of field phenotyping, disease diagnostics, advanced breeding methodologies, and disease surveillance and monitoring.
• Não atende a todos os requisitos desejáveis? Candidate-se mesmo assim: valorizamos diferentes trajetórias e experiências.

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK HERE

• Employment type: Permanent contract.
• Work model: 100% on-site.
• Work location: Uberlândia, MG.
• Working hours: Standard business hours at the Uberlândia site.

Período de Candidatura: 13/11/2026 Código de Referência: 894615 Divisão: Crop Science Localização: Brasil : Minas Gerais : Uberlândia Área Funcional: Tecnologia da Informação Tipo de Emprego: Regular Horário de Trabalho: Standard business hours at the Uberlândia site.