Senior Crop Research Associate

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Company Description

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs.
Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.
Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Job Description

Accountabilities:

• Lead a MSC team to top performance in all aspects of field operations, personnel management, and training of 3rd party labor.
• Different projects tracking.
• On-time delivery of project seed to allow planting of the next generation.
• Ensure best practice documentation and timely process compliance with established protocols, process metrics and KPIs.
• Management of company databases and online files.
• Lead different stakeholders and involved teams in the related processes, ensuring seamless track and trace and minimizing errors.
• Write and manage MSC nursery trials in corporate databases; interpret and execute on Genotyping Lab data reports. Record nursery notes as necessary and upload to databases.
• Regular and timely ad hoc communication to MXPV Crop Lead. Supervise all Corn Technicians and temporaries appropriately to ensure the KPIs.
• Active communication with Agronomy and Operations teams to ensure key issues are escalated in a timely manner.
• Identify, train and develop Research Technicians to maximize their supervision skills and team integration and attention to details when leading fields.

Qualifications

Knowledge, experience & capabilities:

• M.S. in agriculture crop science or biology related to field (desired).
• BS in Agronomy, Biotechnology, Corn, Breeding or related field or in relevant science, with 3+ years of industry-related experience.
• Knowledge of seed crop research, production, and quality assurance practices.
• Knowledge and experience in corn, soybean, and sunflower seed production.
• Knowledge of and ability to use computer software for data management.
• Quality and effectiveness of communication and collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Communication skills with experience in people management.
• Experience of partnering with multicultural teams.
• Commitment and drive results-oriented.
• Decision-making in the face of conflicting priorities and ambiguity.
• English proficient written and speaking.

Additional Information

Be part of the Syngenta Experiential Group:

Competitive salary and benefits.
Dynamic and international environment.
Modern, professional, safe and collaborative environment.
Next generation employment policies (e.g. flexible working, goal-oriented).
Individual development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Important

Syngenta and its affiliated companies will never request any remuneration for participating in the processes that we publish on our job portal, nor on social networks or job boards with which Syngenta has an agreement.

Beyond believing in the power of diversity, the Syngenta Group promotes an inclusive culture that embraces differences in all their forms. Here I believe that the feeling of belonging allows people to be the best version of themselves, building an increasingly welcoming and productive environment.

All qualified individuals will be considered for our positions, without regard to race, sex, age, national origin or disability.

This position does not have relocation support.

Be part of a leading company that brings the potential of plants to life.