Role Purpose

• Support and implement regulatory activities of Crop Protection and Seed portfolios in East Africa Country Group by effectively following the local regulation.
• Carry out activities related to registration, maintenance, defense, and re-registration of Bayer Crop Science portfolio in relevant countries.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Generate and submit regulatory dossiers and information ensuring that all legally prescribed quality and content requirements are met (respecting the deadlines in order to obtain and maintain the desired products portfolio) with moderate foresight from regulatory manager(s).
• Support country regulatory manager(s) in their communication internally providing updates on key product milestones and answering registration-related or legislation-related questions.
• Maintain repository of all required information including specific portfolio databases and follow workflow systems and processes. Responsible for the timely completeness and accuracy of the information across relevant databases.
• Follow up of payment processes for registration fees in East Africa Countries (where appropriate) to secure timely registration and allow entry and maintenance on the market of BCS portfolio according to business plans.
• Ensure regulatory compliance throughout the life cycle of Bayer’s products by taking role in stewardship activities on a project/need basis

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

• A life Sciences degree in plant science, food science, environmental science, agronomy, biotechnology, toxicology or other, related field
• 2-3 years’ experience in the Agricultural industry is an advantage  
• Basic level of knowledge and understanding in agronomic industry business and competitive landscape is an asset.
• Being able to operate with moderate direction from management
• Well-organized, able to work to deadlines
• Eye for detail
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong IT (data management) skills
• Fluent in English

Role purpose

• Responsible for all seed physiology quality tests in the laboratory and ensure availability of results within required TAT.
• Ensure compliance for certification of the laboratory.
• Responsible of sample shipment coordination and follow up on external tests ensuring all results to be captured in SAP for seed availability.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Responsible for Sample intake, Germination and Vigour Laboratories.
• Responsible for all physiological quality testing in the lab including new or as specified by business needs.
• Transfer recorded results into SAP system and track all samples and results progress.
• Testing according to ISTA rules and follow QMS system for the laboratory.
• Participate in quality testing activities related to sampling-fresh, returns and carryovers seeds, seed testing, results analysis, inspection plans, & product placement for seed businesses LTO
• Participate in seed sampling, sample shipment and testing processes for external lab testing including to South Africa and government testing and communicate results to the stakeholders within required TAT
• Conform to GLP principals and other prescribed quality systems and relevant regulations
• To ensure all relevant information is supplied timeously and accurately.
• To assist the country QT lead to ensure total quality according to customer needs.
• Participates in maintaining all external government certifications and secure lab authorization by the government.
• Adherence to the Lab Safety at all times.
• Collaborating with the planning, production, manufacturing, customer care and quality systems, Quality Assurance and Quality SystemsExcellence teams
• Works with quality assurance in complaint handling and investigation for timely and accurate resolution and reporting ensuring best customer experience

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in Agriculture, Seed Technology, Science Laboratory Technology or relevant field.
• Reasonable knowledge and practical experience with ISO and GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)
• Knowledge of SAP
• A qualified Seed Analyst is advantageous with 3 to 5 years’ experience in a seed laboratory
• Knowledge of both Seed Physiology and Seed Genetics.
• Related Job experience qualification
• Results orientated
• Relationships and networking
• Organizational (Planning skills) and Technical and Analytical skills
• Reliability Disciplined
• Manage challenges and handle work pressure well