Case Study
Bayer Crop Sciences Cultivates Analytics for Crops, Seeds, and
TIBCO Success Story: Bayer Crop Science The End-to-end Data Pipeline Michelle Lacy, data strategy lead for R&D in the Plant Biotechnology Division finds her place between business and IT. “My team is trying to bring data, data science, and IT together.” She says that sometimes, why a data scientist or IT professional is doing something, can get lost. “They’re more focused on building that product or model. So my job is to bring that context and keep them focused. ‘You’re doing this because we’re trying to protect our soybean franchise or we are working with the climate corporation to provide digital solutions to the farmers.’” Its data-centric philosophy is relatively new to Bayer Crop Sciences, says Ms. Lacy. “Because we’re talking about tailored solutions, and a tailored soluti