Senior Technical Environmental Fate Metabolism Expert - Team Leader

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow healthy and nutritious food while taking care of the planet. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. Regardless of your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding an ever-increasing population while taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

Are you a proactive problem solver with a passion for driving technical innovation? Do you enjoy solving complex analytical problems and delivering innovative technical solutions? Are you passionate about people development and enjoy working collaboratively? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Environmental Fate Metabolism Expert with people leadership experience to join our Analytical Methods & Metabolism (AMM) team and take on the challenge of elucidating the metabolic fate of our active ingredients in the environment whilst leading a team of highly collaborative study managers and technical experts. Within the role you will also drive both technical excellence and team development whilst building strong relationships with Contract Research Organisations (CROs) to deliver critical data. Your work will directly enable the global registration of sustainable, ground-breaking crop protection technologies such as our recent breakthrough TYMIRIUM® technology which protects crops against soil-borne pests. Key responsibilities will include:

People Leadership and Strategy

• Developing talent: Leading, coaching and mentoring a collaborative team of study managers and technical experts, guiding performance and building tailored training plans.
• Fostering a dynamic culture: Instilling a highly collaborative, inclusive environment that prioritises the well-being and growth of individual team members.
• Strategic Influencing:  Contributing to the effective running and future strategic direction of the broader AMM team.

Scientific and Technical Excellence

• Holistically elucidating the environmental fate of our active ingredients: Generating key insights from environmental fate metabolism data, translating complex scientific results into expert conclusions for stakeholders.
• Driving technical solutions: Acting as a key scientific leader within the environmental fate expert area, providing critical technical assistance to internal teams and external partners to resolve diverse analytical challenges.
• Regulatory alignment:  Maintaining and building upon your expert knowledge of environmental fate metabolism and global regulatory guidance ensuring study designs meet evolving international standards.

External Collaboration and Delivery

• Resource management:  Working with internal stakeholders to manage resources to meet project timelines.
• CRO partnership: Building strong, collaborative relationships with Contract Research Organisations (CROs) to ensure the timely delivery of business critical data.

What we are looking for

• Degree or equivalent in a biology/chemistry or related discipline.
• Significant experience of conducting environmental fate metabolism studies for global regulatory submissions.
• Deep technical expertise of compound metabolism in the environment.
• Proven experience in people leadership, coaching and mentoring scientific staff.
• Experience of generating key insights from data sets, with the ability to present complex data clearly to multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in diverse teams, demonstrating strong organizational and analytical problem solving skills in scientific experiments.
• Active scientific participation and collaboration with colleagues in industry, contract research organisations or regulatory agencies.
• Keen attention to detail with a proactive mindset and ability to learn and apply new skills promptly in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Our site

Jealott's Hill International Research Centre UK is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings between Bracknell and Maidenhead and is the place of work for approximately 800 Syngenta scientists and support staff. Jealott’s Hill is one of the main global research and development sites and key activities include research into discovery of new active ingredients, new formulation technologies, product safety and technical support of our product range.

What we offer

• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• Large campus environment.
• A position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.  
• The chance to work as part of a global team to address the current and future needs of the agricultural sector.
• Learning culture and wide range of training options.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here: https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion

Jealott’s Hill has Disability Confident certification.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates and our Jealott’s Hill site are a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we can to support you.