NA R&D Project Manager — Flexible Work Options

Syngenta; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Full benefits package

401k with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Syngenta seeks a North American R&D Project Manager in Greensboro, NC to lead end-to-end delivery for NA Crop Protection Development projects. You will coordinate regional teams, manage resources and timelines, and ensure governance and documentation for stage promotions.

The role requires deep R&D knowledge, extensive experience in agribusiness development, and strong stakeholder collaboration with Marketing and other functions to align with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's or higher, or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced English (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Advanced project management training, such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent qualification is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in project management.
• Minimum 8 years work experience in Agribusiness Research and Development or related industry, including a technical role and with cross-cultural/international experience, preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of R&D functions and processes necessary for new product development
• Candidates must be already located in the United States and not require visa sponsorship now or in the future (Includes OPT).

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative and effective regional multi-functional project teams to bring together complete, consistent, and reliable information on projects.
• Proactively identify, document, and manage project resources, timelines, risks, issues, and opportunities to ensure rigorous control of the development process.
• Lead projects through established stage gate promotion process at Regional and Global Levels.
• Ensure that all proper documentation for stage promotions is well prepared and archived.
• Ensure projects obtain the necessary Technical and Commercial review in advance of governance body review.
• Ensure transparency at project and portfolio level; responsible for promoting and facilitating decision-making that is fact-based.
• Management of resource deployment, risk profile and clarity on project progress and delivery to milestones and budget.
• Work closely with Marketing teams to ensure project pipeline aligns with our commercial strategy.
• Serve as the primary project contact for multiple key functional leaders and be accountable for stakeholder management.
• Tightly manage project data in IT tools; promote global standards, methodology, and ways of working aimed at managing and reducing complexity and increasing effectiveness and efficiency in operations.

Skills

Advanced English

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's or higher

Job description

Syngenta seeks a North American R&D Project Manager in Greensboro, NC to lead end-to-end delivery for NA Crop Protection Development projects. You will coordinate regional teams, manage resources and timelines, and ensure governance and documentation for stage promotions.

The role requires deep R&D knowledge, extensive experience in agribusiness development, and strong stakeholder collaboration with Marketing and other functions to align with strategic goals.