Data Scientist - Agriculture

Syngenta; Moss End; A distancia; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Private medical & life insurance

Flexible working

Descripción de la vacante

Syngenta Crop Protection is seeking a Data Scientist - Agriculture to drive analytics for field trials and product performance across Europe. The role involves applying postgraduate data science in biology and environmental sciences, building ML models, and collaborating with R&D and IT to deploy data-driven solutions.

You will work with international teams, explore innovative modelling approaches, and contribute to digital transformation projects that accelerate predictive field trialing and

Formación

• Strong foundations in data science at postgraduate level with applications in natural sciences (e.g. biology, ecology, environmental sciences).
• Proven experience in the use of the main data-science, -analytics, modelling and visualization Python libraries, including machine learning and deep learning ones.
• Scientific domain knowledge in related fields such as environmental sciences or biology.
• Prior experience in developing machine-learning models relevant to biological or crop protection outcomes.
• Hands-on experience leveraging generative AI (genAI) approaches for data exploration, model development, or research acceleration is a plus.
• Knowledge of data analysis and extracting data insights and new understanding, while communicating scientific and data concepts to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Adaptability to different business challenges and data types / sources and to learn and utilize a range of different analytical tools and methodologies.
• Ability to visualize and story-telling with data to communicate results to shareholders with different levels of technical proficiency.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with innovative thinking, while effectively collaborating across diverse teams and managing multiple priorities in a multicultural scientific environment.

Responsabilidades

• Drive historical data analysis of biological field trials and assess factors influencing performance.
• Support domain experts in understanding product performance and analytics opportunities.
• Interpret data to support decision making across R&D trials.
• Guide managers in designing field trials validating hypotheses and model predictions.
• Collaborate with IT and developers to improve data-model integrations and deployed apps.
• Explore new modelling approaches and analytics tools.
• Contribute to digital transformation projects accelerating data science impact.
• Collaborate with colleagues and external partners to integrate capabilities.

Conocimientos

Python data science

ML & DL

Data visualization

Storytelling with data

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Educación

Postgraduate data science

Herramientas

Python libraries

Machine learning

Deep learning

Visualization tools

Descripción del empleo

Key responsibilities

• Driving historical data analysis of biological field trials by identifying patterns and analyzing the impact of key factors including product formulations, rates, mixtures, agricultural practices, and environmental conditions on product performance.
• Supporting domain experts in understanding product performance and identifying analytics opportunities to drive business value.
• Contributing to strategic business initiatives across Crop Protection R&D by interpreting physical chemistry, biokinetic, formulation, marketing and environmental data to support decision taking and design laboratory, glasshouse and field trials.
• Guiding technical managers in designing field trials aimed at validating scientific hypotheses and model predictions.
• Working with R&D IT and software developers to improve data-models integrations and to deploy applications tailored on shareholders' needs.
• Monitoring and exploring new modelling approaches, analytical tools and methodologies.
• Engaging with high-priority digital transformation projects to understand opportunities to accelerate the impact of data science for predictive field trialing.
• Working with colleagues and external collaborators understanding their complementary capabilities and integrating them into projects and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in data science at postgraduate level with applications in natural sciences (e.g. biology, ecology, environmental sciences).
• Proven experience in the use of the main data-science, -analytics, modelling and visualization Python libraries, including machine learning and deep learning ones.
• Scientific domain knowledge in related fields such as environmental sciences or biology.
• Prior experience in developing machine-learning models relevant to biological or crop protection outcomes.
• Hands-on experience leveraging generative AI (genAI) approaches for data exploration, model development, or research acceleration is a plus.
• Knowledge of data analysis and extracting data insights and new understanding, while communicating scientific and data concepts to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Adaptability to different business challenges and data types / sources and to learn and utilize a range of different analytical tools and methodologies.
• Ability to visualize and story-telling with data to communicate results to shareholders with different levels of technical proficiency.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with innovative thinking, while effectively collaborating across diverse teams and managing multiple priorities in a multicultural scientific environment.

Additional Information

LocationWe could consider candidates based at additional locations within Europe. You may be required to travel to international R&D locations and to work with collaborators globally.

Job Description

Position: Data Scientist - Agriculture

Location: We could consider candidates based at additional locations within Europe

Company Description

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

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!

What we offer

• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance (depends on the contracting country).
• Flexible working.
• A position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment. Learning culture and a wide range of training options.
• Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Magazine for the 8th consecutive year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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