Job description
ROLE PURPOSE
- Leads a team of professional staff, which includes effective use of resources and may include variable levels of budget responsibility
- Provides regional and global expertise required to design and deliver projects defined by the development portfolio or line manager
- Initiates and implements improvements to established processes and systems
- Lead team's input into significant multi-disciplinary projects and teams
- Leads small Development projects or significant Global Supply projects
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Leads the formulation development stream for new product introduction (NPI) projects according to timescales and specifications agreed within NPI team.
- Ensure the quality of new formulations by arranging for assessment / characterization studies to be carried out within Formulation Development and in other Functions.
- Provides advice and recommendations to allow appropriate selection of formulation manufacturing sites for individual products, together with the product design inputs required to define the process equipment and quality assurance requirements.
- Provides a support service for solving problems concerning formulation chemistry encountered during manufacture and use of products worldwide.
- Leads a team of staff in the laboratory and monitor project progress to ensure that work complies with Syngenta standard operating procedures and statutory regulations, together with agreed timescales as efficiently and economically as possible.
- Ensures that the jobholder and subordinate staff work safely and healthily with due care for others, in compliance with Syngenta’s HSE policy.
- Leads the selection and recruitment of FD lab staff and manages their training, development, and performance evaluation to maximize their contribution to the business.
- Acts as a role model to more junior staff, including the personal demonstration of valued behaviours and recognizes and encourages those behaviours amongst the team. Also ensures that team fully subscribes to the Syngenta Code of Conduct.
- 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.
KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE and CAPABILITIES:
Critical knowledge and experience
- Master’s degree in chemistry or related field specialised in Formulation chemistry from the reputed universities with strong academic records.
- Strong working knowledge of formulation chemistry and physical science with good communication skills with > 15 years of experience in developing new products and team management is preferred.
- Knowledge of the compromises that can be made when developing new products.
- Understands the key stages of product design
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary project team.
- Experience in dealing with commercial functions to develop new product concepts and to articulate project progress, risks, etc.
- Experience working with manufacturing plant personnel to effectively transfer technology
Critical technical, professional, and personal capabilities
- Strong ability to motivate and lead a team of people.
- Ability to engage with a very diverse group of people.
- Ability to learn very quickly in a range of technical fields.
- Ability to handle a wide range of projects and to balance demands on both self and team’s time.
- Ability to adapt to changing strategic and external drivers.
- Ability to present complex technical ideas to a non-technical audience
Critical leadership capabilities
- Gains commitment of key reports and stakeholders in a compelling way
- Provides support for individuals and teams to work at their creative edge
- Creates passion and excitement
- Skilfully plans, organizes, and monitors performance to meet deadlines
- Coaches people to excel by giving clear, direct, and skilful feedback
Critical success factors and key challenges
- The formation of a dynamic team of chemists and technicians displaying both creativity and discipline to deliver
- The delivery of a defined portfolio of projects
- Valued and consulted by relevant groups (manufacturing, development, marketing, etc.) on formulation issues.
- Generation of new ideas and approaches to deliver the work program.
- Be recognized as a fully performing member of the global Formulation Development community.
- Gain sufficient understanding of the industry and Syngenta processes to be able to effectively deliver and advocate for projects.
Note:
- There will be a requirement for both domestic and international travel with this role.
- There will be the need to collaborate with a wide range of internal people.
Additional Information:
People are at the heart of what we do:
- Once a year Full body check
- Competitive insurance scheme
- Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
- Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
- Education assistance – for your career growth
- People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’
Note: 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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