Regional Production Research Agronomist

Syngenta; Haveri District; Presencial; INR 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Syngenta in Karnataka, India seeks an experienced agronomist to develop scalable knowledge and practices for vegetable seed production. You will use hypothesis-driven methods to generate information that supports data-driven decisions and deliver advanced seed production technologies for a more profitable and sustainable business.

You will provide technical support to field teams, independently design and run experiments, manage projects, and lead collaborations across functions while aligning

Formación

• Hands-on knowledge in Agronomy, Plant breeding, Plant Protection and Applied Biology.
• Statistical Design, data analysis and storage.
• Proficient in English language - spoken and written.
• Basic skill on digital technology to bring value through data.

Responsabilidades

• To provide technical and scientific assistance to Field Production (FP) teams to trouble shoot seed production challenges.
• To independently carry out research studies including experimental design, trial/experiments execution, data collection, data storage and processing and concluding recommendations.
• To perform a thorough management of owned projects from planning to implementation. This includes accurate project planning, activities tracking, timely updates to stakeholders and sponsors, and budgets setting and maintenance.
• To proactively look for improvements in seed productions operations to improve quality, reliability, profitability, stability and sustainability.
• To support the regional Field Production Research (FPR) lead with project portfolio building process. This include ideas collection, proposal definition and sponsor approval.
• To act as technological gatekeeper in charge of scouting, diffusing and piloting the latest technology from external and internal sources into the vegetables FP organization.
• To independently arrange and lead formal and informal meetings with pertinent internal partners to discuss matters within the FPR area.
• To be aware and comply in daily activities and projects with the Syngenta code of conduct and HSE and Sustainability policies and standards.
• To be able to present the agronomic information generated from his/her area of responsibility to key stakeholders. This information could be presented through diverse ways, formal and informal and might include non-technical people.

Conocimientos

Agronomy knowledge

Plant breeding

Plant Protection

Data analysis

English proficiency

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Role purpose :

• To develop the knowledge, the best scalable agronomical practices and solutions for vegetable seed production which enables a more profitable, stable and sustainable seed business.
• To follow a scientific method approach (hypothesis testing) to generate information that assists data-driven decision in vegetable seed production.
• To deliver innovative and advanced seed production technologies that help overcoming existing challenges and or that bring improving opportunities along with future ready approach.
• To be the dependable member in the regional vegetable field production organization providing agronomical (practical and scientific) advise to local production teams.
• Building collaborative and constructive interactions with other business functions outside own organization.

Accountabilities :

• To provide technical and scientific assistance to Field Production (FP) teams to trouble shoot seed production challenges.
• To independently carry out research studies including experimental design, trial/experiments execution, data collection, data storage and processing and concluding recommendations.
• To perform a thorough management of owned projects from planning to implementation. This includes accurate project planning, activities tracking, timely updates to stakeholders and sponsors, and budgets setting and maintenance.
• To proactively look for improvements in seed productions operations to improve quality, reliability, profitability, stability and sustainability.
• To support the regional Field Production Research (FPR) lead with project portfolio building process. This include ideas collection, proposal definition and sponsor approval.
• To act as technological gatekeeper in charge of scouting, diffusing and piloting the latest technology from external and internal sources into the vegetables FP organization.
• To independently arrange and lead formal and informal meetings with pertinent internal partners to discuss matters within the FPR area.
• To be aware and comply in daily activities and projects with the Syngenta code of conduct and HSE and Sustainability policies and standards.
• To be able to present the agronomic information generated from his/her area of responsibility to key stakeholders. This information could be presented through diverse ways, formal and informal and might include non-technical people.

Critical success factors & key challenges :

• Ability to translate complex production challenges into realistic research projects that can yield implementable and impactful solutions.
• Freedom for taking decisions and conceptual innovative thinking, evaluating complex situations using multiple information sources, and making judgments based on the received information.
• Able to work and collaborate across functional areas such as Supply Chain (SC) and Research and Development (R&D).
• Good influencing, negotiating and engaging skills.
• Sharing the knowledge generated through periodic meetings / reporting with stakeholders. Qualifications

Knowledge, experience & capabilities :

• Hands-on knowledge in Agronomy, Plant breeding, Plant Protection and Applied Biology .
• Statistical Design, data analysis and storage.
• Proficient in English language - spoken and written.
• Basic skill on digital technology to bring value through data.

Critical experience :

• 3 to 8 years of experience in Agricultural Research, Agricultural Development, Hybrid Seed Production, Parental Seed Production, or Hybrid Seed Production Research.
• Project creation and project management.
• Four wheeler Driving

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities :

• Assertive and influencing communication when dealing with technically challenging situations.
• Project planning and execution.