Product Safety Intern

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every team member has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Product Safety department is currently seeking a Product Safety Intern in Greensboro, NC. As an intern on the Operations team, you will help to support our knowledge management initiative by populating our SharePoint with key technical information. In addition, there will be opportunities to work with our scientists to curate data in support of technical activities.

As an intern at Syngenta, you will have the ability 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 2026 – August 2026

You will:

• Support the development of our SharePoint which will act as the Product Safety knowledge base
• Work alongside scientists to curate data for use in key Product Safety projects and initiatives
• Populate information into systems utilizing various tools to support data organization and collation

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. 

What you must have:

• Enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program in IT or related degree (Data Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Services)
  • Other degree programs are welcome, such as Business Administration
• Experience in computer programming languages such as but not limited to Visual Basic, SQL, R and Python
• An enthusiasm to explore projects and responsibilities outside of your area of study
• A level of comfort required to collaborate and to ask questions whenever required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English)
• Aptitude with electronic word processing, spreadsheet and presentation systems, as well as comfort in using electronic systems and database.

What you might also contribute to the team:

• Ability to make good technical judgements in a timely manner
• Ability to facilitate constructive discussion and resolution of complex technical issues
• Effective written/verbal communication, organizational, and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

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.