Seeds R&D Digital Product Owner (m/f/d)

WELCOME TO BASF

We are seeking a professional to join our team as a Seeds R&D Digital Product Owner. In this role, you operate within an international team to enable BASF scientists and breeders to make quicker and more accurate data-driven decisions. The digital PO will provide cross-functional and integrated informatics solutions to accelerate product development and strengthen BASF’s competitive advantage in the seeds business. Your work will contribute to BASF’s innovative Seeds and Traits to help farmers sustainably feed and clothe the world, the biggest job on earth. Your place of employment will be Gent, Belgium.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• You will be the Product Owner for multiple R&D applications used by different business functions.
• You will be in regular dialogue with the product family manager, who brings in the vision of our overall Seeds Digital Roadmap.
• You will collaborate in a digital product team with business representatives that gather requirements and perform functional analysis, as well as change management with the user community.
• You will utilize the combination of your science education and your digital expertise to drive forward innovative solutions for R&D. This could include your involvement or leadership of cross-functional projects, for instance for solution design.
• You will define the product vision together with the product manager and project team and ensure that the product is continually improved according to prioritized business requirements.
• You will ensure the product maintenance and lifecycle management.
• You will lead an agile/scrum development team proceeding from technical analysis and design to implementation, user test, and rollout.
• You will provide the development team with user stories based upon the gathered requirements.
• You will manage relationships with any external partners and vendors upon which the product depends.
• You will be part of the global product owner community, where you contribute to the overall vision of the digital landscape, and address interdependencies between products.

WHAT YOU OFFER

• You have a Master’s degree with at least 5 years of successful experience, or a PhD, in a relevant field of digital life science.
• Your knowledge and experience in fields relevant for plant biotechnology such as bioinformatics, molecular analysis, trait and gene discovery, trait testing/evaluation in greenhouse and field, and lab data management would be a plus.
• You understand business needs/demands & define business requirements at a product level.
• Your knowledge of software architecture or data modelling is a plus.
• You have hands-on experience in agile project management and the usage of scrum with DevOps teams for implementation.
• You demonstrate excellent collaboration and communication skills, and the ability to work within global and diverse teams as well as with external partners and vendors where appropriate.
• Your digital mindset and your passion for improving processes enables you to think out of the box as you design solutions in teamwork.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A permanent contract within an attractive working environment in a professional and motivated team.
• A role with challenging assignments and responsibilities.
• An attractive base salary in relation to your diploma and competencies, an annual bonus, and extra-legal benefits.
• A good work-life balance.

HOW TO REACH US

If you need more Information about the process or the vacancy, please reach out to Patrick at talent-acquisition-belgium@basf.com

ABOUT US

BASF is a multinational company dedicated to revolutionizing agricultural science. We are committed to developing innovative solutions that address global challenges in food security and sustainability.

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Become a part of our winning formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces inclusion and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.