Digital Trialing and new Technology specialist

Role purpose

• Overall coordination of current and new technologies according to agreed project milestone plan for given indications.
• To manage and lead new technology in a collaborative science research and commercial team and actively participate in support to Crop Protection Development trials.
• Assistance during writing of protocols and coordinating all internal & external (CRO) activities (Protocols notifications audits & data management etc.)  required to deliver the Biological submission by Indication.
• Build and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders regarding digital trialing and / or technologic training and demonstration of all equipment.
• Leading and training the others about the digital tools and platforms and being ammbasador of digitalisation in local function.
• Executing agreed number of trials and leading the trialing excellence with internal team & CRO.
• Team training and coordination to ensure implementation and successful adoption of digital trialing and technologies.

Accountabilities

• Timely participation to ensure the accurate coordination of Biological Submission Plan according to local project milestones.
• Liaise closely with Product Biology and ensure datamining analyse data and local guideline in preparation for agreed Biology submissions.
• Reporting on actions for reports and entry of application and assessment date on trial timeline and avoid overlapping issues with trial timeline.
• Provide data and information regarding application technology to CPD and Commercial teams.
• Support CPD during trialing and demonstration trials around application quality.
• Assist BA with research and presentations on new application methods where needed.
• Support with digital Agriculture apps and the launch of new technology in South Africa.
• Frequently trial status report update from platforms for both IH/CRO & data management for ARM in 7 days average. Support on protocols data & official communication with CROs.
• Data quality analysis (Protocol Assessment data enterence period standard deviation etc.)
• Direct communication with Territorial data management and Technical Product Lead teams.
• Provide training on all new equipment and assist in management of absolute and unused equipment
• Proactive participation and evaluate application methods in protocols and trials as well as optimize application methods
• Support on BİTS digital platforms such as trial allocation update budgeting and analyse.
• Responsible for the all oficial correspondence (trial notification audits payments submissions lab. analysis etc.) with the ministry of agriculture for both IH / CRO (control update archive payment and delivery)
• Follow up the all trialing activities (applications assessments etc.) day by day and  locations according to indication and avoid overlapping issues with trial timeline list.
• Awareness of HSE rules

Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications

• MBA / post graduate in business related field

Critical knowledge

• Agronomist with strong technical background
• Good understanding of technical and preferably also of regulatory aspects related to Efficacy
• Knowledge of the technical properties of Syngenta and competitor products and associated technologies
• Good knowledge of South African guidelines and Biology Submission guidance associated with local regulations
• Application methods and knowledge of equipment
• Product development procedures
• Good knowledge of products diseases pests nematodes weeds and crops.
• Good knowledge of agricultural practices and crop protection

Critical experience

• 3 Years work experience in the Crop protection industry.
• Experience in agricultural chemistry & biological based project management
• Experience of industry data management and statistical tools (ARM BITS PowerBI Spotfire)

Critical technical professional and personal capabilities

• Good Project management skills
• Good networking capabilities
• Able to teamwork in multinational environment
• Strong technical communication
• Strong verbal and written English
• Availability to travel both local and overseas
• Identify opportunities recognize threats and to be pro-active (problem identification and solving)
• Work independently
• Innovative mindset
• Results driven

Critical leadership capabilities

• Focuses on customers
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Manages for performance
• Skillfully plans organizes and monitors performance to create value and achieve excellence in delivery
• Collaborates across boundaries
• Collaborates effectively across organizational and functional boundaries and leverages diversity

Critical success factors & key challenges

Ability to collaborate across organizational and functional boundaries. This involves networking between Product Biology European Product Regulator Product Safety Global functions and Regulatory teams in country.

Excellent project management skills- ability to plans organize and monitors all activities associated with preparation of Biological Assessment Dossiers( BADs) and coordinate activities between different stakeholders that are involved.

Innovations

Employee may as part of his/her role and maybe through multifunctional teams participates in the creation and design of innovative this context Employee may contribute to inventions designs other work product including know-how copyrights software innovations solutions and other intellectual assets.

Additional Information :

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. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time