Senior Exposure Science Field Study Manager

Through leading innovations, we help farmers around the world meet the challenge of feeding a growing population and taking care of our planet. We are currently seeking a Senior Exposure Science Field Study Manager to work within an interdisciplinary North America Product Safety (PS) team. You will be an important part of a system meant to produce more food with less resources, all while ensuring human and environmental safety. In this role, you will work with experts both in and outside the company with a primary focus of delivering safe and effective tools for growers all around the world. We are transparent in what we do. Ethics, safety, and compliance are core to the way we operate. We always seek a better way.

You will be responsible for monitoring the field, analytical, and reporting phases of EPA and PMRA harmonized guideline field environmental fate studies. You will collaborate among regulatory affairs, business colleagues, external contract research organizations, and other technical experts to successfully deliver time-dependent and quality reports.

This position could be fully remote (USA or Canada), hybrid or onsite in Greensboro, NC, at your preference. Minimal travel is required, 5% for conferences. All applicants must be eligible to work in the USA or Canada. No visa sponsorship will be offered for the position at this time.

Does this sound like a dream job and you meet the minimum requirements? Apply now!

Duties:

• Develop protocols to conduct field trials and supporting studies, direct/monitor studies, and manage the completion of final reports, including technical editing.
• Ensure studies are conducted in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), EPA/PMRA harmonized and/or OECD guidelines.
• Work cross-functionally with local experts to help resolve analytical challenges that arise in the conduct of these studies.
• Contribute subject matter expertise and input towards risk assessments, company projects, and technical networks.
• Collaborate with other regional experts, Regulatory Affairs, Business personnel, and external CROs to achieve company deliverables.
• You may also have opportunities to:
  • Develop, collaborate, and publish novel research supporting business objectives.
  • Represent Syngenta via professional organizations/workshops, industry-wide task forces and meetings with regulatory authorities.
  • Engage in professional development opportunities that will enable career advancement via technical and leadership pathways.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Agricultural/Environmental Sciences (Surface/Ground Water Hydrology, Soil Science, Weed Science, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental/Agricultural Engineering, Geology and/or Environmental Chemistry), or other relevant disciplines
• 5 years of experience managing GLP field studies
• Knowledge of EPA and/or PMRA GLP and Regulatory data requirements as it pertains to the crop protection industry
• Strong technical writing skills for GLP reports
• Ability to interact, communicate, and present scientific concepts clearly to project team members and/or internal and external stakeholders

Preferred:

• An advance degree (Ph.D., M.S.) in a relevant technical field
• Experience in design, conduct, and interpretation of regulatory guideline field studies for the registration of agrochemical products
• Direct experience in the conduct of Terrestrial Field Dissipation, Runoff, and/or Drift studies, under EPA/PMRA/OECD guidelines
• Experience working with 3rd party contract research organizations (CROs)
• Experience related to agrochemicals in an industrial, government, and/or academic setting

What We Offer: 

• We offer a competitive base salary and incentive bonus potential, combined with challenging and meaningful work, learning and career development opportunities and a great team environment. 
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes personal and professional development and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs 
• Focus on Wellness and innovative programs that support overall health and wellbeing such as annual Lifestyle Account and free Headspace App 
• Progressive Employee Policies and Programs including a Flexible Work Location approach, and a vacation policy that provides up to 30 days’ vacation for all employees 

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. 

Syngenta Contact Information:  
If you need assistance during the application process, please contact the Service Desk at recruitment.na@syngenta.com 

Syngenta Canada welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and is able to accommodate persons with disabilities.  For more information about accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process or if you would like more information on our accommodation policies, please contact recruitment.na@syngenta.com 

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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.