Product Placement Scientist (Responsable de ensayos en vegetales)

Purpose

• Manage trialing activities for crops in conjunction with Breeding Project Leads to drive excellence in on/off site trialing (PLC 3-5). 
• Successful delivery of the role will result in high quality trials, implementing trial design, adequate data collection and data analysis that will enable data-based product advancement and placement decisions in conjunction with product development specialist, Marketing and Technical Support.
• You will be the key technical contributor to the hybrid promotion from PLC5 to PLC6.0 focusing on the territory and on regional demand.
• Provide data for the territory advancement and positioning process documents, and technical positioning proposals, for our new vegetable seeds products.

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.

Accountabilities

• Manage on/off site trialing and deliver quality data to support PLC 5 transfer to 6 decision-making
• Key contributor of PLC6.0 transfer decisions with the variety performance and other technical parts at Territory level in her/his crops.
• Prepare the year plan with the support of Breeding Project Leads and Product Development Specialists, plan for assessment trials including budget (Trial plan)
• Organize external (off-station) trials with growers in their crops and internal (in-station) trials with station managers, as planned in the trial planning tool and on the way of working as described in the trial protocol.
• Prepare and negotiate contracts with growers for trials based on standard Syngenta agreement.
• Grower-field and greenhouse-selection for trial in line with targeted customer segment and general trialing needs (uniformity, soil, consistency)
• Create trials in SPIRIT applying Trial Design rules.
• Harvest, plants and yield evaluation-data collection according to trial protocol, trialing plan and breeder’s needs.
• Deliver all collected data via agreed formats and SPIRIT within agreed deadlines.
• Organize data collection in the field with Syngenta or third party employees.
• Support data collection during line development (if applicable).
• Using databases as SPIRIT, MINT and software as Excel, Spotfire, VEGA, to plan trials and other software for data management, data analysis and data visualization. Prepare trials in MINT, VEGA and SPIRIT.

Critical experience required for the job:

• 3-5 years of experience in plant variety trialing (preferably in vegetable crops).
• Experience in data management, experimental design, statistical analysis, and assessment (using statistical methods and IT tools).
• Experience in agricultural technologies and applications.
• Experience in working with growers/other related companies/functions in the veg production chain in Spain.
• Understanding of the Vegetable market and crop specifications in Almería and Murcia.
• Profound understanding of agronomy and basic breeding principles.
• Willingness to travel frequently (internal/abroad)

Critical knowledge and education required for the job:

• BSc (required) and/or MSc (preferably) in Horticulture or in Agriculture.
• Relevant knowledge about plant genetics and breeding (MSc/PhD in Plant Breeding & Genetics is a plus)
• Knowledge about trial design and theory, principles of statistical data analysis.
• Languages:
  • Good understanding of the English language both verbally and in writing.
  • Spanish is a must.

• The trials are in the northern area of Almeria and the southern part of Murcia. 

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.