Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.  

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.  

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

Job Description

Manage the North America (US and Canada) Product Biology team regarding early-stage Insect Control and Insect Resistance Management (IRM) research programs with a strategic approach to pipeline development; set team priorities and drive efforts needed to describe the biological attributes of active ingredients and resistance management for long term product sustainability. 

• Work in a collaborative partnership with global Product Biology and regional Product Marketing business partners to ensure development priorities are delivered in time to influence active ingredient promotion decisions.
• Collaborate with regional Product Marketing to ensure projects have a robust regional fit with continuous competitive benchmarking.
• Lead projects and manage a team representing Product Biology in regional multi-function development teams to advise on and implement testing programs considering regional strategies. 
• Generate and implement innovative ideas on active ingredient development to enable rapid, efficient, and value-added incorporation into Syngenta integrated solutions and initiatives. 
• Build and deliver AI profiles that are well-scoped, with clearly understood technical attributes and resistance management strategies for active ingredient handoff to regional Product Marketing. 
• Manage the development of research protocols designed to identify biological targets, use rates, appropriate formulations, phytotoxicity, and solutions/sustainability fit.
• Monitor and ensure competitive benchmarking occurs throughout product development.
• Serve as advisor on Insect Resistance Management Strategies, as related to product sustainability, product lifecycle management, and resistance risk across the competitive landscape.
• Participate in appropriate Professional Societies and/or within University Organizations to represent Syngenta as leaders in product development and sustainability.
• Manage assigned research and travel budgets.

This is a in office position located in Greensboro, NC.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates high competencies in data analysis & interpretation
• Demonstrated public speaking effectiveness
• Excellent technical skills in at least one CP discipline
• Excellent statistical and analytical skills: High competency in data analysis and interpretation
• Strong project management skills, comfortable working independently on project planning and execution, including protocol development and trial budget planning

Additional Information

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution  
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits 

Syngenta has been ranked as a?top employer?by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our?team?and our?mission here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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