Genotyping Lab Team Lead | Data, Process & People

Syngenta Group; Malta Township (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits from day one

Paid vacation and holidays

Education assistance

Job summary

Syngenta seeks a Data Generation Team Lead for the Malta Genotyping lab in the United States. You will oversee a team of lab technicians performing library preparation, PCR, and sequencing, while driving process improvements and cost reductions.

You will mentor staff, coordinate RT-PCR, high-throughput PCR, and NGS workflows, and partner with cross-regional teams to ensure data quality and timely delivery of results, applying data analytics to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Biology, Genetics or related field required.
• Solid understanding of basic laboratory procedures and equipment.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without work sponsorship.
• 5+ years in a professional laboratory, with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Learn experiments background and participate in meetings.
• Train and support lab technicians.
• Coordinate RealTime PCR, high-throughput PCR, NGS library preparation and sequencing.
• Perform people management of Data Generation team including feedback and annual reviews.
• Develop team professionally with skill development guidance.
• Lead continuous improvement to increase capacity, reduce costs.
• Collaborate across regions to analyze data quality issues.
• Support implementation of new platforms and workflows (automation).
• Drive change management for new technologies and processes.
• Use dashboards and data analytics for decision-making.
• Monitor KPIs and operational metrics for continuous improvement.
• Data-driven problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Translate operational data into actionable insights.

Skills

Laboratory leadership

PCR coordination

Data analysis

Lab teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Biology, Genetics or related field

Tools

Tecan

Biotek Multiflos

Centrifuge

Sequencers

Job description

Syngenta seeks a Data Generation Team Lead for the Malta Genotyping lab in the United States. You will oversee a team of lab technicians performing library preparation, PCR, and sequencing, while driving process improvements and cost reductions.

You will mentor staff, coordinate RT-PCR, high-throughput PCR, and NGS workflows, and partner with cross-regional teams to ensure data quality and timely delivery of results, applying data analytics to inform decisions.