R&D Portfolio Analytics Lead - Flexible Work

Syngentagroup; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 106,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401k with company match

Paid vacation/holidays

Parental leave

Education assistance

Job summary

Syngenta seeks a Portfolio Intelligence & Analytics Lead to bolster analytics and decision support across Seeds R&D portfolio. You will merge portfolio strategy, financial/operational analysis, and advanced analytics to turn complex data into actionable recommendations.

You will partner with Finance, Strategy, Digital, and R&D, shaping investment prioritization, trade-offs, and portfolio governance, while building scalable, automated solutions and AI-enabled insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in portfolio analytics, strategy, finance, decision science, or related field.
• Experience developing executive-level analyses, reports, dashboards, and decision-support materials.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including scenario modelling, resource planning, and data analysis.
• Practical coding experience in Python or R; experience developing Shiny apps or interactive analytics tools is valued.
• Experience building automated reporting, data visualizations, forecasting models, or scalable analytics solutions.
• Knowledge of portfolio-management processes and tools; ability to connect data to business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of portfolio intelligence frameworks, methodologies, and decision-support tools for portfolio governance and investment decisions.
• Analyze portfolio value, performance, productivity, scenarios, trade-offs, resource allocation, risks, and opportunities.
• Build and enhance analytics, models, dashboards, and reports to help stakeholders understand portfolio performance.
• Develop predictive analytics, forecasting capabilities, and AI-enabled insights to improve planning and decision quality.
• Strengthen the portfolio intelligence platform strategy, governance, and data quality standards.
• Partner with Finance, Strategy, Digital, and R&D to translate business questions into analytical products.

Skills

Portfolio analytics

Scenario modelling

Resource planning

Data analysis

Python

R

Shiny

Education

Advanced degree in Statistics/Data Science/Agricultural Sciences

Tools

Python

R

Shiny

Job description

Syngenta seeks a Portfolio Intelligence & Analytics Lead to bolster analytics and decision support across Seeds R&D portfolio. You will merge portfolio strategy, financial/operational analysis, and advanced analytics to turn complex data into actionable recommendations.

You will partner with Finance, Strategy, Digital, and R&D, shaping investment prioritization, trade-offs, and portfolio governance, while building scalable, automated solutions and AI-enabled insights.