Digital Ag Solutions Technical Lead

Please note: The preferred location for this position is Greensboro, NC. Remote support for the role will be considered based on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. To support this challenge, we are currently seeking a Digital Ag Solutions Technical Lead.

This role will be responsible for testing and validating hypotheses, methodologies, equipment, and digital features/functions for pre-commercial Syngenta products.

Accountabilities:

• Plan and execute digital R&D on farm proof of concept (POC) trials.
• Attend relevant conferences and read pertinent literature to stay up to date on the latest Ag technologies (especially start-ups).
• Stakeholder management- both internal and external (internal stakeholders include the agronomy team, computational agronomy, Syngenta digital, AgriEdge specialists and marketing teams).
• Awareness and engagement of our soil health and sustainability initiatives.
• Knowledge of the sales organization ways of working (WoW) and our strategy (through and with the channel).

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Ag related field (agronomy, etymology, plant pathology, precision agriculture, etc.)
• Up to 35% field travel is required for this role (internal meetings, F2F stakeholder engagement and/or field project support)
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship support from Syngenta

Preferred:

• Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Data and Agronomic fluency
• Technical and commercial acumen to support strategy development, initiatives, and projects
• Project management with hands-on involvement
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize and analyze significant amounts of data, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of top agronomic challenges in the US market
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution  
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our team and our mission here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

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. 

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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.