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Senior Scientist I Team Leader

Durham, North Carolina, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Leading a team of scientists to develop transgenic event generation and innovative crop genetic engineering capabilities for major field crops.

Role type

Senior Scientist I Team Leader (Plant Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering)

Builds

Novel approaches for GM and genome-edited (GE) crop development

Domain

Agriculture / Plant Biotechnology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Plant molecular biology, genetic engineering, team leadership, study design, protocol development, genomics, molecular biology, gene editing technologies, recombinant DNA technology, cellular biology, microbiology, plant transformation

Preferred skills

Plant development, plant physiology, plant breeding, genetics, applied genomics, biochemistry, agricultural biotechnology, NGS analysis, DNA manipulation software

Technologies

Excel, PowerPoint, applied genomics tools, bioinformatics tools, NGS analysis tools, DNA manipulation software

Responsibilities

Lead a team of scientists in transgenic event generation; design and deliver studies defined by a group, project, or supervisor; develop new methods and protocols; initiate, evaluate, and implement changes to established protocols or systems; deliver results in fast-changing business and regulatory environments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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