Regulatory & Stewardship Lead — Seed Operations

Syngenta Group; Malta Township (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

401k with company match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Syngenta seeks a Regulated and Stewardship Specialist to oversee nursery seed production QA and stewarded trials in North America. You will ensure compliant handling of regulated materials and provide leadership to align with QA standards across trialing and nursery operations.

Responsibilities include managing documentation, audits, risk analysis, and incident response, with a focus on USDA inspections readiness and process improvements. Eligibility to work in the US is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, biology or related field or 5+ years’ experience in agricultural operations, preferably in Seed Development, Seed research, Seed Production or plant breeding environments.
• Clear understanding of Quality Management and Stewardship guidelines and practices applicable to nursery seed production.
• Knowledge of Regulated/Stewarded compliance guidelines is required.
• Knowledge of Quality Management and Stewardship methods and systems and Reliance tool (Quality Management System tool).
• Ideally working knowledge of Regulated/Stewarded Field Trials and RegOne (regulatory management system) tool.
• Continuous Improvement mindset.
• Ability to build relationships, influence and collaborate cross functionally.
• Experience working with Regulated and Stewarded materials and strong interaction with Regulatory team is a plus.
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate quality & stewardship initiatives across NA Nurseries.
• Support MoC (Management of Change) processes for regulated/stewarded changes.
• Implement QA methods in NA Nurseries and present metrics to leaders.
• Lead audits and inspections to ensure regulatory compliance and quality.
• Develop training resources for regulated and stewarded processes.
• Ensure waste streams and destruction processes are followed.
• Manage quality for Regulated and Stewarded trials including document management and nonconformity handling.

Skills

Quality management

Stewardship practices

Regulated/Stewarded compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory interaction

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in agriculture/biology

Tools

Reliance

RegOne

Job description

Syngenta seeks a Regulated and Stewardship Specialist to oversee nursery seed production QA and stewarded trials in North America. You will ensure compliant handling of regulated materials and provide leadership to align with QA standards across trialing and nursery operations.

Responsibilities include managing documentation, audits, risk analysis, and incident response, with a focus on USDA inspections readiness and process improvements. Eligibility to work in the US is required.