SPR Agronomist

About Syngenta

At Syngenta Seeds Field Crops, we're shaping the future of agriculture and empowering farmers to meet the ever-growing demand for food and fuel. We’re a global Ag Tech powerhouse, headquartered in the United States, with passionate, local experts collaborating with farmers to deliver solutions that create market opportunities.  We unite precision breeding, advanced biotechnology trait choice, and digital platforms for unmatched in-field performance.  Our seeds help mitigate risks such as disease, insect, weed, and extreme weather pressures, all while promoting sustainable farming practices that protect and enhance our planet. Join our mission of revolutionizing food security and transforming agriculture.

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, Syngenta is seeking a SPR Agronomist in Mezőtúr, Hungary.

Accountabilities

Corn & Sunflower Parent Line characterization in Hungary in quality and in time

• Set up representative trial network according to the local production environment through subcontractors and/or Syngenta R&D
• Supervise notations, observations and trial operations of trialing program during the season
• Deliver (early stages) recommendations on lines to breeders and SPR Parent Line Lead for Corn/Sunflower
• Participate HPC preparation with SPR European team for pre-registration candidates

Support Corn & Sunflower Hungary production team with SPP Input and Production Protocols

• Build Production Instructions, get sign-off from production, follow-up implementation, highlight issues, analyze the performance after the crop season and before the year end
• Visits in season key growing areas in Hungary
• Focus on new varieties ramp-up for Hungary SPP: first protocols & follow-up first 2 years of commercial seed production

Manage Technical and Technological projects in order to secure and improve Corn & Sunflower seed production yield & planning in Hungary

• Lead Hungarian projects: idea, planning, DoE, execution, analysis and report
• Set up field experimentations: density trial, herbicide trial, maturation, experimental plot & specific trials
• Ensure crop management from soil cultivation to harvest, notations and observations
• Support implementation of new technology in experimentation (data records, phenotyping, imagery...) and production (irrigation, imagery, fertilization, machinery, crop protection...) with support of local agriculture partners (eg. Research Institutes)
• Build strong collaboration with Field Production colleagues for better needs understanding and efficient implementation

Manage SPR Hungarian administration & reporting

• Manage seasonal team & trial subcontractors for activity planning, field and processing activities: training, follow-up and administration
• Budget preparation and follow-up
• Reporting to Operations Lead Europe: monthly individual and team update on activity status, regular trials/actions/project status update
• Countinous improvement of ways of working with support of European Production Research colleagues: data capture, compilation, communication, activity planning, digitalization

Required

• Agriculture or agronomy Master degree
• At least 4 years experience in seed production environment and field experimentation
• Experience of leading an operational team or having the leadership ability
• Fluent in Hungarian and English/Ukrainian/Russian
• Deep knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint), database management and statistics
• Ability to own own and manage trialing projects
• Research and experimental design experience
• Understanding of seed production and plant breeding processes
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to independently  solve complex problems
• Demonstrates sound leadership capabilities

What We Offer

• An environment where every voice matters, professional growth is encouraged, and work-life balance is prioritized
• Comprehensive benefits package tailored to your location along with learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, employee assistance programs, and additional benefits in accordance with local practices

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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