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Lead - Commercial Breeding - Field Crops
About Job
The Breeding Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for designing and advancing breeding programs across major field crops such as paddy, wheat, maize, millets, forage, and mustard. The role focuses on delivering high-performing varieties with improved yields, stronger biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, enhanced nutrition, climate resilience, and farmer-centric traits. It involves strategic planning, adoption of advanced breeding technologies, and collaboration across functions to ensure consistent product development. The position manages a dedicated annual breeding budget and leads Senior Breeders, supported by a team of Sr/Jr. Scientists. Key responsibilities include driving innovation, strengthening breeding pipelines, and building a capable, motivated R&D team.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead national breeding strategy to develop high-yielding, stress-tolerant varieties.
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Align breeding goals with farmer needs, climate resilience, and market trends.
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Integrate advanced breeding technologies and digital decision-support tools.
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Drive innovation to shorten breeding cycles and improve product success.
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Mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team of breeders and scientists.
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Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and scientific excellence.
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Manage breeding budgets, resources, infrastructure, and operational timelines.
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Ensure efficient trialing, data collection, and performance evaluation.
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Collaborate with product development, regulatory, biotech, and commercial teams.
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Develop partnerships with research institutes and represent breeding in scientific forums.
Salary - Best in Industry
Job location - West India
Job Details
- Industry
- Food, Agribusiness & Allied
- Segment
- Seeds & Agri Biotech
- Job Level
- Any
- Salary
- Experience
- 20 - 30 (in years)
- State
- Country
- India
- Reporting To
- Company Name
- India's Leading Seeds & Agri Biotech company
- Company Size
- 1000+