Hazera Genetics is a leading global player in breeding, production and marketing of innovative hybrid seeds of vegetables and field crop seeds. The company has14 subsidiaries around the world, saling to more then 120 countries. Hazera Genetics is a member of the Limagrain Group, one of the world’s largest seed companies. This membership opens doors to a range of business opportunities by enabling R&D cooperation, enhancing our product portfolio and extending our global market reach.

For the Company’s activities in vegetables we seek a Breeding Director Fruited Vegetables (full time)

The objective of this position is to direct several international breeding teams aiming at delivering value-added innovative hybrids within the Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae families. You are based at the R&D site of Hazera Genetics in Israel and you report to the Head of R&D of the Business Unit Hazera Genetics – Nickerson-Zwaan. Functional relationships extend into the Vegetable Seed Division of the Limagrain Group to which the Business Unit belongs.

Your tasks & responsibilities:

• Provide direct and functional leadership to breeding managers and breeders, and strengthen the knowledge base of the breeding teams.
• Develop and keep up-to-date future vision-based crop strategies with business objectives in line with the Business Unit strategy, Crop Business Plans and technological developments
• Direct the translation of business objectives into goal-oriented mid-term and annual breeding plans (content and budget), deploy resources optimally, monitor progress and steer on achieving objectives
• Secure smooth interfacing with other functions such as Marketing, Production and Breeding Technology
• Optimize breeding processes, exploit and strengthen our genetics base and expand our freedom-to-operate position
• Maintain, build and leverage internal and external networks to support timely delivery of business goals

Your profile:

• PhD in Plant Breeding and/or Genetics or in related domains within the Life Sciences
• Proven people leadership skills, future-vision based with business objective orientation
• Proven experience in plant breeding, prepared to visit the breeding trials abroad
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent command of the English language

Information:

For more information on our company visit our website: www.hazera.com.  
For information about the vacancy please contact Recruitment Manager Michal Frey. tel.: 972-8-8608020 or mail: MichalF@hazera.com.

Your application:

We would like to receive your application letter, including resume, by e-mail MichalF@hazera.com.