Mechanistic Modelling Expert

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanistic Modelling Expert to join our Mechanistic Modelling team to provide mathematical modelling support to projects inventing new active ingredients enabling selection and design of compounds with optimized properties to meet societys needs. Within this role you will coordinate and contribute to the building of mechanistic models to aid understanding and predict chemical effects in various systems (e.g. human mammalian environmental and/or non-target organisms) to evaluate chemical risk. You will be working within wider project teams aiming to use the models to test hypotheses to address challenges generate predictions for early risk assessments in order to inform design and selection of new crop protection products. Key responsibilities will include:

• Liaison with functional representatives to understand data and modelling requirements and to formulate problems in modelling terms.
• Managing and interpreting outputs from models including specification conduct problem solving reporting and interpretation for deployment to end users.
• Communicating model development use and limitations to a wide and varied community of end users.
• Supporting the deployment of models for routine use.
• Seeking out latest developments in mathematical modelling and in consultation with senior technical experts assessing their potential use to support crop protection research.
• Giving presentations to support the scientific credibility.
• Work closely with other members of the Syngenta Research Predictive Science team and wider Crop Protection research community to ensure we have the right modelling capability and long-term strategy.

Qualifications :

What we are looking for

• PhD or postgrad in a subject with a high mathematical content ideally applied to a biological challenge.
• Demonstrated experience in mechanistic modelling applied to pharmacokinetics and/or physiologically based kinetic modelling.
• Ability to translate complex problems into fit-for-purpose models to address them while performing analysis modelling and interpretation of results.
• Experience with analytical and numerical methods to solve ordinary differential equations and the application of relevant software (e.g. Matlab).
• Experience with modelling software and programming languages.
• Ability to communicate complex modelling concepts and results effectively to researchers from diverse backgrounds.

Additional Information :

Our site

Jealotts Hill International Research Centre UK is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings between Bracknell and Maidenhead and is the place of work for approximately 800 Syngenta scientists and support staff. Jealotts Hill is one of the main global research and development sites and key activities include research into discovery of new active ingredients new formulation technologies product safety and technical support of our product range.

What we offer

• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme bonus scheme private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• Campus environment and opportunity for flexible hybrid working conditions.
• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.  
• The chance to work as part of a global team to address the current and future needs of the agricultural sector and help feed an ever-increasing population.
• A vibrant growth and learning culture and wide range of training options.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here: Hill has Disability Confident certification.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates and our Jealotts Hill site are a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we can to support you.