Trait Evaluation Ops Team Lead

Company Description

Syngenta is a global leader in agriculture; rooted in science and dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 30,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

About Us

Through leading innovations, we help farmers around the world meet the challenge of feeding a growing population and taking care of our planet. We are currently seeking a Trait Evaluation Ops Team Lead for the Trait Evaluation team in Clinton, Illinois (Champaign/Bloomington IL area)    

Job Description

TE Operations lead role to execute the regulated field trialing in NA and seed production for LATAM and NA studies for both corn and soybean crops.

• Deliver high quality data to support next generation biotech traits by planning and implementing an excellent field trialing experiments for transgene constructs and events selection.
• Collaborate with TE study directors and support project milestones and deliverables by ensuring timely and fit for purpose data delivery.
• Develop a long-term regulated seed production strategy to ensure a consistent quality and reliable seed supply.
• Main contact for trialing and operations to enable optimal planting and harvest of trialing and nurseries activities.
• Lead a small team of researchers/scientists within TE to help organize and implement field trials and seed production activities.

Accountabilities

• Outlining the process of capturing the regulated corn and soybean nursery and field trialing demand and activities in NA.
• Coordinate with TE study directors to develop resource demands and communicate to proper areas during planning cycles and budgeting processes.
• Writes all NA agronomic performance, expression and efficacy trials to generate data to access whether events meet technical criteria, under global standards GM trialing requirements.
• Main point of contact for trialing and operations to execute on all trials for seed production and agronomic evaluation.
• Working with trialing and operations- ensure data capture and storage requirements are met for all trials.
• Responsible for timely delivery of data to TE study directors for project advancement.
• Implement and manage regulated seed production activities for corn and soybean in continuous nurseries and NA.
• Lead TE activities for PS seed production activities.
• Collaborate with TE/TA team members to deliver detailed experimental protocols for trialing and operations.
• Manage CRO TE network for corn and soybean.
• Ensure adherence to SyngentaCode of Conduct, QMS, Stewardship, regulatory and legal requirements are met
• Develop clear performance metrics for trailing and seed productions.
• Lead session for protocol delivery to trailing before the beginning of the season; followed with feedback session on location quality in the end of the season.
• Maintain a network for internal stakeholders, locally and globally, that can support the trait evaluation needs.
• Travel up to 20-25% particularly during peak periods of trialing.
• Capability to self-motivate, solve problems, and make decisions regarding time, prioritization, and experiment management.

Qualifications

Requirements

• PhD degree or Master’s degree with minimum of 5 year’s experience or Bachelor’s with minimum 10 year’s experience in plant breeding, Agronomy or related field.
• Experience in design and management of high-quality agricultural research trials, seed production and field-based techniques.
• Demonstrated knowledge and management of field experience working with regulated transgenic trials in varietal crops and/or hybrid is highly desired.
• Demonstrated exceptional proficiency in data management and organizational skill.

Critical Capabilities

• Demonstrated knowledge and management of field experience working with regulated transgenic trials
• Exceptional organizational skill
• Ability to travel for field observations
• Ability to thrive in a team-based work environment
• Working with local, regional, and global SD organization.
• Successful handling of conflicting pressures from different stakeholders.
• Excell