Global Sample Services Specialist

Join Vylor—Powering the Future of Agriculture At Vylor, we’re advancing agriculture through breakthrough science—combining elite germplasm, cutting-edge biotech, and next-generation expertise in gene editing and molecular breeding. Our portfolio includes trusted industry brands like Pioneer®, Brevant®, and Hoegemeyer®, delivering performance farmers rely on. Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what’s next in crop science. We are seeking a Global Sample Services Specialist . The Global Sample Services Specialist supports the intake, tracking, quality control, compliance readiness, and global distribution of chemistries and related materials for use in R&D trials/experiments. This role is expected to execute independently within established processes, resolve routine logistics and documentation issues, escalate non-routine or high-risk issues appropriately, and coordinate across global R&D, stewardship, regulatory, legal/contracts, EHS, and operations stakeholders. The role helps ensure accurate and timely chemistry flow across global R&D trials, including coordination of permits, stewardship requirements, location-specific shipping/testing requests, and business-process support for Vylor tracking and management system updates. What You'll Do: Chemistry Logistics Management Manage end-to-end logistics for chemistries used in R&D trials within the Vylor platform, including procurement, receipt, labeling, chain-of-custody documentation, storage, and shipment. Ensure chemistries are handled, labeled, and documented in accordance with trial protocols, safety data requirements, stewardship expectations, permits, and applicable regulatory guidance. Coordinate requests and maintain location-specific understanding of testing and shipping requirements across global trial sites. Coordinate with regional trial teams, breeding stations, treatment facilities, and labs to align chemistry/material demand, request intake, and shipment schedules with trial calendars. Independently manage routine logistics questions, documentation gaps, and shipment-readiness issues while escalating non-routine compliance, permit, stewardship, EHS, or legal/contract questions to the appropriate accountable function. Handle packaged chemistries/materials in accordance with site procedures, EHS requirements, SDS guidance, labeling standards, storage requirements, PPE expectations, and approved shipment processes. Management of contract employees to assist with the above responsibilities during peak seasons. Data & Process Integrity Maintain data accuracy within Vylor chemistry logistics and material tracking systems, reconciling discrepancies between coded identifiers, compliance requirements, and shipment status. Generate status reports and metrics on chemistry request intake, shipment readiness, permit/stewardship status, and shipment accuracy for stakeholders. Identify and support continuous improvement opportunities in chemistry logistics, request intake, compliance handoffs, and global shipment execution. Support Vylor software updates and/or transfer of existing systems by providing business-process input, user acceptance testing, data/process documentation, training materials, and adoption support. This role does not own software development or technical system architecture. What Skills You Need: Bachelor's degree in agronomy, plant science, biology, chemistry, supply chain, or related field, or equivalent experience. Experience with chemistry/material logistics, trial logistics, material tracking systems, or laboratory information management systems. Demonstrated ability to execute independently within established processes, resolve routine operational issues, and escalate non-routine compliance, stewardship, EHS, regulatory, or legal/contract questions appropriately. Understanding of confidentiality, compliance, stewardship, EHS, SDS, labeling, storage, PPE, and shipment requirements related to proprietar…

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