BioScience, one of the three business groups of Bayer
CropScience AG, is a leading international player in research, development, and marketing of seeds.
BioScience provides sustainable, plant-based solutions for the agricultural, health, nutrition and
industrial sectors mainly through modern plant breeding and plant biotechnology innovations.
Innovation is focused on three market areas: vegetable seeds, agricultural crops (canola, cotton
and rice) and novel plant-based products for health, nutrition and biomaterial applications.
BioScience has more than 2100 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Lyon, France.
Bayer BioScience N.V. located in Gent, Belgium is one of the main global plant biotechnology
innovation centers of Bayer. This center of excellence integrates plant biotechnology research and
BioScience business support functions to optimize the innovation process in a responsible and
sustainable approach. To strengthen our R&D Operations we are currently looking for
BioInformatics System Administrator (m/f)
Job Description
You will join the Architecture & Services team that implements, administrates and maintains the
IT infrastructure to ensure a reliable and performing IT environment. In addition to the IT
environment for “standard users”, the IT infrastructure contains bioinformatics servers with highly
specific needs in terms of administration and customization. The main purpose of this position is
to focus on the design, implementation, and maintenance of these bioinformatics components.
Profile
- You have a master in IT or equivalent through experience.
- You have 5-8 years of successful experience in system administration (UNIX, LINUX, SOLARIS)
and
relational database administration. Programming skills will be an asset.
- You have knowledge of BioInformatics IT environment, web server administration (Tomcat,
Apache),
RDBMS database knowledge (Oracle, MySQL, …)
- You have multicultural and good communication and reporting skills.
- You are service and customer oriented and a team player.
- English is required.
Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and an innovative and international environment.
Our teams are amongst the best in the industry. Teamwork, entrepreneurship, drive, a passion to
learn and to share knowledge, respect for sustainable development and integrity are our most
precious values. Our international and interdisciplinary work environment offers a range of
possibilities to motivated, qualified people with excellent interpersonal and organizational
skills.
If you have the right qualifications and wish to be part of this innovative R&D setting,
please apply online via the below placed button or send your resume to: Pascale Philips, Bayer
BioScience N.V., Technologiepark 38, 9052 Gent, Belgium (pascale.philips@bayercropscience.com).