Head CP Regulatory, India

Role Purpose and Strategic Contribution

The role leads the India regulatory agenda for crop protection and relevant technologies translating science policy and business priorities into timely compliant and commercially viable regulatory outcomes. It is accountable for building a future-ready regulatory pathway that accelerates responsible introduction renewal expansion and stewardship of products in one of Syngentas most complex and strategically important growth markets.

The incumbent is a member of the India R&D leadership ecosystem and acts as the primary senior regulatory advisor to commercial R&D supply legal public affairs and global functions. The role combines sound judgement with constructive risk-taking: advancing defensible options early making clear trade-offs and escalating material risks decisively so that delivery is not delayed by avoidable uncertainty.

Key Accountabilities

Regulatory strategy and market access: Own the integrated India regulatory strategy and multi-year registration pipeline prioritising resources against growth platforms portfolio value launch readiness licence renewal and risk exposure. Drive an acceleration mindset: establish critical paths remove decision bottlenecks and secure fit-for-purpose evidence packages that enable faster predictable time-to-market without compromising scientific integrity or compliance.

India regulatory execution: Lead high-quality submission registration renewal amendment import label and post-registration processes with the relevant Indian authorities. Ensure robust dossier planning data interpretation documentation control and response management. Build proactive engagement plans for India-specific regulatory requirements including evolving expectations under insecticides seeds biotechnology environment state-level implementation and product stewardship frameworks.

Business partnership and commercial acumen: Partner with Commercial Marketing Finance and Portfolio teams to convert regulatory intelligence into actionable choices on portfolio investment launch sequencing claims formulation pack and label strategy pricing assumptions and lifecycle management. Quantify the business impact of regulatory scenarios and make transparent recommendations that balance market opportunity cost timing probability of success and reputational exposure.

Leadership and talent: Lead coach and develop a high-performing Regulatory Affairs organisation with clear accountability technical excellence resilience and a strong ownership culture. Set ambitious standards for delivery encourage disciplined challenge and empower team members to take well-governed decisions at pace.

External influence and stakeholder management: Represent Syngenta credibly with regulators industry associations technical institutions external experts and other stakeholders. Maintain constructive ethical and transparent relationships. Anticipate policy direction and build trusted partnerships that position Syngenta as a science-led responsible contributor to Indias agricultural productivity farmer outcomes and sustainability agenda.

Risk compliance and governance: Ensure full compliance with local legislation licence conditions company policies anti-bribery requirements data integrity expectations and product stewardship commitments. Maintain a visible regulatory risk register define mitigation owners and triggers and lead decisive cross-functional interventions for high-impact issues including adverse regulatory decisions product restrictions data gaps and public scrutiny.

R&D and scientific integration: Connect India regulatory needs with global and regional R&D Product Safety Field Solutions and Development teams to ensure locally relevant trial design data generation and technical evidence. Champion early regulatory-by-design in innovation projects so India development choices are commercially relevant technically credible and ready for submission at the required pace.

Operational excellence: Establish disciplined regulatory portfolio governance dashboards key performance indicators vendor oversight and continuous-improvement routines. Use digital tools standardised workflows and forward-looking analytics to improve submission quality transparency cycle time and resource productivity.

India Market Context and Required Focus

• Navigate a diverse and dynamic federalstate operating environment where regulatory interpretation enforcement and market conditions can vary across geographies.
• Shape responses to Indias evolving policy environment for crop protection residue standards environmental safety imports local manufacturing.
• Build credible local scientific evidence and external partnerships that address Indian crops pests climates use patterns and smallholder farming realities.
• Lead with courage and integrity in situations involving ambiguous guidance compressed timelines or competing stakeholder priorities; never compromise compliance safety or Syngentas ethical standards.

Performance Outcomes / Success Measures

• Delivery of priority registrations renewals extensions and amendments against agreed critical paths and business launch commitments.
• Improved regulatory cycle time dossier quality and predictability of approval outcomes supported by clear portfolio governance.
• Value protected or created through regulatory decisions including timely launches portfolio continuity label optimisation and risk avoidance.
• Demonstrable strength of regulatory compliance inspection readiness data integrity and product stewardship performance.
• A capable engaged and accountable India regulatory team with strong succession cross-functional credibility and delivery discipline.
• Constructive ethical regulatory and policy engagement that enhances Syngentas reputation as a science-based partner to Indian agriculture.

Qualifications :

Knowledge Experience and Qualifications

Education: Advanced degree in agriculture chemistry biology toxicology environmental science regulatory science or a related discipline. A postgraduate qualification and/or recognised regulatory business or leadership education is strongly preferred.

Experience: Substantial senior-level experience in regulatory affairs product safety development R&D public policy or adjacent functions within agriculture life sciences chemicals or a highly regulated industry. Demonstrated leadership in the Indian market and a practical understanding of country and state-level regulatory dynamics are essential.

Technical capability: Strong understanding of registration science dossiers risk assessment product stewardship and regulatory lifecycle management. Ability to interpret technical data and turn complex regulatory evidence into clear business decisions is essential.

Leadership capability: Proven ability to lead through influence across functions geographies and external stakeholders. Evidence of leading change developing talent taking accountable decisions under uncertainty and delivering outcomes in demanding environments is required.

Business capability: Commercially astute financially aware and customer-oriented. Able to link regulatory strategy to portfolio value market differentiation launch economics and country growth priorities.

Personal attributes: High integrity resilience judgement clarity of communication and a constructive collaborative style. Bold in ambition pragmatic in execution and unwavering on safety ethics and compliance.

Decision Rights and Authority

The Head Regulatory India owns country regulatory recommendations approval strategies regulatory risk escalation and functional resource deployment within agreed plans. The role is expected to challenge business assumptions constructively recommend investment or withdrawal where evidence warrants it and escalate decisions that materially affect compliance safety reputation or portfolio value. The incumbent must act with appropriate speed and conviction ensuring that commercial urgency is translated into disciplined evidence-based action rather than unmanaged regulatory exposure.

Additional Information :

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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