Knowledge Management and Training Intern

About This Job 

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Knowledge Management team is looking for an intern to develop and implement data structure strategy and migrate data sets from historical systems to current archival platform, thereby improving access to big data and enabling data-driven decisions. 

As an intern at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you’ll get: 

• Competitive wages  
• Ongoing career development resources   
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems 
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs 

Estimated Duration: May 2023 – August 2023 

You will: 

• Gather and analyze requirements and develop appropriate data structures 
• Transform large sets of unstructured or poorly structured data from various systems into properly structured data sets 
• Migrate data to an archival system 
• Learn and deploy a variety of additional data management skills  
• Operate in accordance with Syngenta Health, Safety, & Environmental (HSE) standards

What you must have: 

• A High School Diploma or equivalent  
• Enrollment in a Bachelor of Science degree program in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field   

What you might also contribute to the team: 

• Some Biology knowledge is an advantage 
• Current Sophomore or Junior standing preferred  
• Attention to detail 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills 
• Critical thinking 
• Ability to multi-task, work independently, as well as part of a team 
• Proactive approach to assigned objectives/goals 
• Prior experience or course work in data or computer science is required 
• Prior data management experience is strongly desired 

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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, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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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.