Assistant Breeder Pepper

Are you passionate about revolutionizing agriculture through innovative plant breeding? Join our dynamic team as an Associate Scientist, where you'll play a crucial role in developing the next generation of crop varieties. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of plant science, utilizing cutting-edge technologies and contributing to global food security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and execute phenotyping activities to secure high-quality trial data collection and storage.
• Conduct data analysis to support data-driven decisions in early-stage breeding (PLC0-4).
• Collaborate with breeders, biological operations, and molecular marker labs to support breeding plans.
• Manage biological entities, data, and records using Syngenta's approved informatic systems (SPIRIT, MINT).

Core Functions:

• Organize trial data collection, management, storage, and analysis for early-stage breeding.
• Collaborate with biological operations for timely planning and crop management.
• Conduct prototype trials, including pre-screening, data collection, and reporting.
• Manage seed production, inventory, and logistics.
• Coordinate marker-assisted selection activities.
• Provide technical data for product management and stage advancement.
• Implement new technologies to support breeding programs.
• Maintain relationships with external cooperators.

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.

• BSc required, MSc preferred in genetics or plant breeding.
• Strong knowledge of plant biology, genetics, and breeding principles.
• Advanced skills in trial design, data management, data analysis, and statistics.
• Basic understanding of plant pathology and plant health.
• Experience managing and analyzing large datasets.
• Proficiency in database management and R&D software systems.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Strong planning and basic project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in field and greenhouse environments.

Location: El Ejido, Almería (Spain)

• Physically fit to work long days in the field and to stay focused under pressure
• Capable of working in high or low temperature conditions in a field or greenhouse. 
• Repeated bending and twisting of torso and wrist.

WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Field, greenhouse and office.
• Exposure to potential allergens (pollen and fungal spores) and chemical pesticides in the field or greenhouse.
• Physically fit to work long days in the field and to stay focused under pressure
• Capable of working in high or low temperature conditions in a field or greenhouse. 
• Repeated bending and twisting of torso and wrist.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER

• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous events throughout the year.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A role that contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.
• Learning culture and a wide range of development options, including access to learning platforms (Degreed and LinkedIn Learning)

Equal Opportunity

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.