Research Associate

About the Company

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

About the Role

Role purpose: Conduct off-station yield trial of Corn in the North of Thailand in Wet season and deliver high quality of trials to ensure quality data delivery to demand owners in timely manner. Responsible for Corn nursery activities in TF station in Dry season and ensure high quality trials, high quality seed with no contamination which meet seed target quantity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct off-station yield trials and corn nurseries in TF station.
• Plan to ensure field readiness for planting and meet standard quality.
• Ensure planting within planting window for both yield trial and nursery.
• Implement technology adoption: SPIRIT trial mapping, FMS, TRACER, EZcapture, precision planter.
• Ensure trait calibration before data collection.
• Ensure required data collection at the right crop stage.
• Communicate effectively with demand owners (SPDs, PSL).
• Collaborate within NSPP & Trialing team.
• Support HSE activities, comply with country and site HSE regulations, and promptly report incidents/accidents/near misses and hazards to line manager/supervisor.
• Take personal responsibility for quality: follow and put into action the Quality Policy, understand contribution to quality, raise concerns and make decisions in support of quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master degree in Agriculture (agronomy or related fields).
• Breeding knowledge background.
• Seed technology and seed production experience.
• Good communication skills; ability to work within a team and individually; ability to think and plan systematically; ability to communicate clearly to stakeholders; ability to set priorities and result orientation; reporting discipline; well organized.
• Good in English writing and speaking skill.
• Proficiency in MS Office and proprietary systems (SPIRIT), MINT, TRACER, EZcapture.
• Experience in product development and breeding, and people management within a complex, matrix organization across different functions.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies: KAIZEN, PDCA, root cause analysis, LEAN, Six-sigma, operational excellence, and project management.
• Leadership capabilities: self-awareness; execution & results orientation; engage & inspire; judgment.
• Core values: determined execution; passion for customers; long view; how matter; growth for all.