R&D Seed Operations Lead – Nampa, ID (Flexible)

Syngenta; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k plan with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Education assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Syngenta is seeking an Operations Lead for its Nampa, ID R&D Seed Operations to drive safe, timely, cost-effective vegetable trial delivery across open-field, cage, and greenhouse environments.

You will provide site leadership, develop processes, manage budgets, and build a high-performing, data-driven team while ensuring regulatory, QMS, and HSE compliance. Collaborative across breeding, trialing, maintenance, and finance teams.

Qualifications

• MS or BS in Plant Science, Agronomy, Genetics or related field
• 5+ years in the agricultural or breeding industry
• Technical knowledge across agronomy, operations, automation, and planning tools
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation in a complex R&D environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across all levels
• Ability to develop dashboards and data-driven decision-making
• Desirable: expert knowledge of sweet corn, green bean, pea, and onion production

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership for Nampa R&D Seed Operations, ensuring safety, quality, timeline, and budget alignment
• Translate regional and global strategy into practical site plans for Nampa
• Oversee seed-to-seed vegetable trial delivery including planning, budgets, labor, equipment, and site maintenance
• Establish, monitor, and report KPIs across Nampa operations
• Ensure regulatory, stewardship, QMS, and HSE compliance at the site
• Provide line leadership for the Nampa operations team and develop capabilities
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships across breeding, trialing, maintenance, finance and site leadership
• Lead the resolution of site-related matters and day-to-day operations

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Project management

Communication

Regulatory/HSE familiarity

Cross-functional leadership

Breeding knowledge

Education

MS in Plant Science/Agronomy

BS in Plant Science/Agronomy

Tools

Planning tools

Regulatory/QMS/HSE systems

Data dashboards

Job description

Syngenta is seeking an Operations Lead for its Nampa, ID R&D Seed Operations to drive safe, timely, cost-effective vegetable trial delivery across open-field, cage, and greenhouse environments.

You will provide site leadership, develop processes, manage budgets, and build a high-performing, data-driven team while ensuring regulatory, QMS, and HSE compliance. Collaborative across breeding, trialing, maintenance, and finance teams.