R&D Analytics - AI Developer

Syngenta Seeds; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds is seeking an R&D Analytics - AI Developer to build scalable software for analyzing experimental and operational data in Vegetable R&D. The role blends software engineering with applied AI and domain science to deliver decision-support tools.

You will work with R&D scientists and analytics teams to translate needs into production-ready solutions using AI platforms while ensuring governance and deployment reliability.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in Data Science, AI, CS, Quantitative Genetics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years building/maintaining production Python systems.
• Familiarity with AI and ML frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Agentic AI and large language models.
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end software solutions.
• Strong Python programming and software engineering skills.
• Experience with big data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks).
• Experience deploying ML models in production and cloud-native apps (AWS).
• Experience with API technologies (REST/GraphQL).
• Experience developing software for scientific/R&D/agricultural domains.
• Familiarity with responsible AI practices and governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data pipelines for ML models and analytics.
• Create analytic software and AI solutions integrating R&D data/models.
• Containerization/orchestration in a cloud environment.
• Manage deployment/config in non-prod and prod.
• Collaborate with scientists and data teams to convert needs into software.
• Leverage AI coding assistants to improve productivity and quality.
• Explore emerging AI capabilities to enhance analytics and decision support.
• Ensure solutions are explainable, reliable in production, and compliant.

Skills

Python

Production systems

AI frameworks

Agentic AI

Cloud AWS

REST/GraphQL

Data pipelines

Code quality

Education

Master's degree in Data Science

PhD in related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

REST/GraphQL APIs

Job description

At Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, we're passionate about helping people in the vegetable industry succeed and putting growers at the heart of all that we do. Our energies are focused on creating solutions that help them get more out of their crops, now and in the future. A commitment in every seed. We do this by protecting seed, bulbs, or small plant quality from the start to enable growers to achieve the highest yield potentials in their operations; continually investing in R&D to bring cutting-edge innovations to the market; and striving to make a real-world difference through more sustainable practices on farms, in shipping, and at the grocery store.

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta's Analytics & Data Sciences Team is seeking an R&D Analytics - AI Developer.

This role will build software solutions that enable R&D teams to analyze experimental, phenotypic, genotypic, environmental, operational, and pipeline data at scale. The successful candidate will combine strong software engineering, applied AI, and scientific data understanding to deliver tools that improve decision-making across Vegetable R&D.

The role requires fluency in modern AI-assisted development tools, including internal AI platforms, while also being able to design solutions that go beyond generic AI by embedding R&D-specific models, datasets, workflows, and domain logic.

We are looking for someone who does not simply use AI tools, but knows how to build beyond them. The ideal candidate will use AI platforms and modern AI development assistants to accelerate delivery, while also creating differentiated R&D solutions that depend on Syngenta's scientific data, models, experimental context, and domain expertise.

Accountabilities:

• Design and build data pipelines to support the development and deployment of machine learning models and advanced analytics.
• Build analytical software and AI solutions that integrate R&D-specific data, models, and decision frameworks into intuitive user workflows.
• Build application containerization and orchestration within a cloud environment.
• Managing software deployment and configuration in non-production and production environments.
• Partner with R&D scientists, data scientists, and analytics teams to translate scientific and operational needs into scalable software solutions.
• Use AI-assisted software development tools to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, while maintaining strong engineering judgment and accountability for final outputs.
• Evaluate emerging AI, agentic AI, and automation capabilities and identify where they can responsibly improve R&D analytics, experimentation, and decision support.
• Ensure solutions are scientifically valid, explainable where needed, reliable in production, and aligned with data governance, model governance, security, and compliance expectations.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Quantitative Genetics, or a related field
• A minimum of 5years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years building and maintaining production systems in Python.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning frameworks.
• Strong knowledge and experience of Agentic AI and large language models.
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end software solutions.
• Strong Python programming and software engineering skills.
• Experience with big data platforms and technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks).
• Experience packaging, deploying, and monitoring ML models in production.
• Proficiency in developing cloud-native applications and deploying to cloud environments, especially AWS.
• Experience with API technologies (e.g. RESTful APIs or GraphQL)
• Experience developing software products or analytical applications for scientific, R&D, agricultural, biological, or similarly complex data domains.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI coding assistants, enterprise AI platforms, or agentic AI tools to accelerate software delivery while applying independent technical review, testing, and validation.
• Familiarity with responsible AI practices, including model evaluation, bias/error assessment, traceability, prompt/version management, and human-in-the-loop workflows.

Additional Information

Location:

You may work from any site in Netherlands following the local guidances of the hybrid model.