Lead Genetic Purity

About Syngenta

At Syngenta Vegetables and Flowers, we're cultivating tomorrow's diversity through innovative breeding that brings vibrant colors to gardens and nutritious vegetables to tables worldwide. We combine centuries of seed heritage with cutting-edge innovation to develop resilient, high-performing varieties that thrive in diverse climates. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable horticulture, where every seed holds the potential to enhance lives through better nutrition and natural beauty.

Role purpose

• Planning and Managing the end-to-end Genetic purity testing including SNP & GOT
• Ensure the resources as per the arrival plan
• Prepare budget for both SNP & GOT and monitor the spent
• Ensure testing and result entry in SAP as per KPI
• Monitor the relevant KPI on monthly basis
• Collaboration across regions 
• Coordinate with Singapore lab for SNP submissions and results
• Work closely with breeders for reference development for new lines
• Carry out validation of SNP vs GOT for all new lines
• Communication & Internal Stakeholder Management
• Review the SOP periodically and ensure the alignment as per the document management system
• Timely review of GOT vendor agreements and ensure the compliance
• Ensure maintenance of GOT nursery as per SOP
• Ensure vendor evaluation as per the guidelines
• Effectively manage the parent seed home farms as per the SOP

Accountabilities:

• Timely delivery of the results
• Accuracy in testing, result analysis and reporting as per lead time.
• Retest targets
• Communication with inter and intra department.
• Maintaining records as per guidelines
• HSE and Compliance

Critical knowledge:

• Knowledge of Genetic Purity testing in lab and field
• Knowledge of Genetic Purity, Hybridization and Principles of Pollination
• Result Analysis & Interpretation
• Computer skills (Excel, word, Power point etc.)

Critical Experience:

• MSc in Agriculture specialized in Seed Technology, , Plant Genetics & Breeding and Applied Botany with 5-6 years of relevant experience.

Other Behaviors critical for the role:

• Hard Working
• Commitment, honesty and integrity
• Interest to Learn & positive attitude
• Accept the new challenges
• Should improve upon suggestion / feed back

Critical success factors & key challenges:

• Open & clear communication
• Developing self & people
• Collaborating across cross functions
• Adopting to Syngenta ways of working (HSE & compliance)
• Behavior & temperament in Managing own performance.

Capabilities:

• Ability to balance workloads efficiently.
• Flexible and willing to take more responsibility
• Time and people management
• Ability to take challenges
• Self-motivation
• Hard working

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.