Senior Scientist I

At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngentas Regulatory Affairs Team is seeking a Senior Scientist in Durham NC. This role will be responsible for establishing multiple plant nematode species: cyst nematode root-knot nematode and lesion nematode using soil and sterile cultures. Lead and support trait discovery and validation projects by conducting hands-on experiments collaborating with key experts and functions both within and outside of Syngenta.

Accountabilities:

• Design and implement experiments to evaluate lead performance against CN/RKN/LN.
• Execute experiments with high quality and precision.
• Possess deep knowledge and extensive experience through training and work in conducting crop pathology experiments such as collecting inoculum culturing inoculum at appropriate scales inoculation and disease susceptibility/tolerance/resistance ratings in lab greenhouse (GH) and field environments.
• Develop correlations of disease susceptibility/tolerance/resistance ratings in different environments as required by the project.
• Create and test hypotheses and make recommendations as a crop pathology expert.
• Be the focal point of creating internalizing and implementing plant pathology techniques and knowledge that enable the organization to meet the needs of growers.
• Seek out identify communicate and encourage examples of best practice from internal and external sources of information.

Qualifications :

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Plant Nematology Genetics Genomics or a related field and 4 years of professional experience working in improving crop resistance against plant-parasitic nematodes.
• 4 years of hands-on experience applying general and modern pathology skills in dissecting genetic resistance/tolerance in crops.
• At least 5 years of laboratory work experience such as:
• Daily work with plant nematodes.
• Expertise in large-scale nematode production infection rating and reporting.
• Proficiency in the use of standard software and familiarity with databases.
• Ability to perform plant studies independently or as part of a team.
• Strong interest in plant biotechnology and agricultural research.
• Strong desire to deliver solutions to meet the unmet needs faced by farmers both locally and globally.
• Ability to solve complex and varied problems based on available data to create working hypotheses design and execute scientific experiments leading to conclusions solutions or new hypotheses.
• Effective communication skills to convey the appropriate level of detail to the right audience verbally in writing or by presentation and the ability to judge when and who to communicate key information.

Additional Information :

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs. 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical Dental & Vision) that starts your first day. 
• 401k plan with company match Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution. 
• Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Maternity and Paternity Leave Education Assistance Wellness Programs Corporate Discounts among other benefits. 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here:  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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Employment Type :

Full-time