CRO Management Lead

As the leader of the CRO Management Team, you will inspire and motivate your team to efficiently and effectively deliver their part of the Global and EAME development program. You'll work with the team to establish streamlined ways of working and effective workload management.

• You'll have the opportunity to provide longer-term strategic vision and make decisions on how to enhance our CPD trialing capabilities, collaborating closely with CPD country teams to ensure technical excellence and efficient use of development resources.
• By partnering with the regional Trialing Teams, you'll play a key role in driving continuous improvement in operations, systems, and processes, with a focus on ensuring high trial data quality, timely CRO delivery, and operational excellence. You'll work closely with the BITS Platform team and other CPD functions to achieve these goals.
• Working closely with Portfolio Management, Procurement, and Finance, you'll help deliver CRO trials in line with business strategy and financial goals.
• Your ability to create and maintain balanced supply/demand plans for the operational 0-18 months horizon will be critical to ensuring smooth trial operations. You'll anticipate potential supply constraints, develop alternative supply options, and foster proactive cross-functional and cross-geographical communication and collaboration.
• You'll lead improvement initiatives with CROs and develop new capabilities and capacities to meet future needs and align with CPD strategy.
• As you create a new CRO compensation scheme, you'll collaborate closely with Procurement to apply state-of-the-art standards in contracting and supplier management, ensuring that we have the best possible relationships with our partners.

• Master’s degree / PhD level (Agronomy, Crop Science, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry)
• Knowledge of crop agronomy
• In-depth knowledge of Field Trials processes
• Understanding of the needs of CROs
• Good understanding of trial regulations in the different countries (including sample import, notification, GEP/HSE)
• Dynamic written and oral communicator
• Creative and enquiring – open to new ideas, sharing knowledge and networking.
• Well-developed people management and influencing skills to motivate, collaborate and achieve win-win outcomes
• Ability to deal with ambiguity / complexity / uncertainty / conflict
• Strong track-record of meeting key targets and deadlines

Please send your complete application with CV and motivation letter.

• We offer a variety of financial and non-financial benefits including: 
• A position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment 
• ​​​​​A superb working environment with an open culture and diverse workforce where new ideas are always welcome  
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees and gain scientific and technical excellence  
• Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options  
• Competitive pension fund plan, attractive bonus system, onsite doctor, fitness room, canteen, and other benefits (Family friendly initiatives, Child and Family allowance…)  
• World-class headquarters in Basel, R&D Science Campus in Jealott’s Hill and the Global Research Center in Stein 

Did you know? Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 

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.  

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

This role can be in any Syngenta location in Europe.