Trialing and Product Placement Intern

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. We invite you to help shape the future of agriculture and play a role in safely feeding the world while caring for our planet.

Syngentas Operations & Trialing Team is seeking a Trialing and Product Placement Intern in Woodland CA. This internship role will support vegetable research and product development gaining exposure to real-world agriculture in the largest vegetable market in the United States building relationships with established vegetable experts and conducting their own research project. This is a unique learning experience as the Trialing Intern will participate in a variety of work activities in several locations.

As part of Syngentas Emerging Talent Program you will gain hands-on experience exposure to day-to-day business operations and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges while developing your professional skills.

Duration: May/June 2027 August/September 2027

Accountabilities:

• Strictly adhere to all applicable safety and other relevant corporate policies standard operating procedures and guidelines.
• Support the Trialing and Product Placement Team and associated stakeholders in field-related activities for the evaluation of new experimental germplasm.
• Help implement novel phenotyping technology/protocols across various vegetable crops grown across Californias Salinas and/or Central Valleys.
• Collect document and curate data for accuracy and integrity.
• Perform other duties as required to meet project needs.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Student must be pursuing a bachelors or advanced degree in an applicable discipline (Plant Biology Plant Breeding Horticulture Genetics Agronomy or another closely related major is preferred).
• Candidate seeks a future career in the agriculture industry.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) would be ideal but not required.
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong familiarity with the scientific method as applied to field experimentation.
• Openness to working in agricultural conditions and flexible days/hours as required to get the job done.
• Excellent communication skills to work well with co-workers on tasks.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Contemporary digital skills such as proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and standard digital communication platforms. Working proficiency in R is a plus.
• Familiarity with experimental data capture and phenotyping is a plus.
• Growth mindset: seeking opportunities to implement new procedures or technologies to improve work efficiencies solve problems or develop novel capabilities.
• Knowledge of plant breeding.

Additional Information :

Salary for this position ranges between $20 - $45 hourly.

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. 
• Competitive wages
• Ongoing career development resources
• The opportunity to work on meaningful innovative projects that solve problems

Syngenta is committed to creating a culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members 

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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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern