As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

• Provide specialized chemistry expertise to define and enhance manufacturing processes, collaborating with teams and project leaders.
• Plan and control laboratory work to gain targeted in-depth understanding of manufacturing processes, investigate and develop solutions to the identified intractable chemical problems in order to achieve continued improvement of chemical processes.
• Work with a team of chemists and engineers to optimize manufacturing processes from chemical route selection to lab trials.
• Identify and progress development initiatives, to implement technology and IP strategies, exploring alternative routes, technologies and options for low cost manufacture for products and intermediates.
• Communicate with commercial, research, manufacturing, development and HSE functions and participate in works and Supply Chain teams in order to define and progress development strategies.

• PhD in organic chemistry or related fields.
• Fluent English.
• Basics partnering and problem-solving skills.
• Team-oriented, good communication and inter-personal skills.
• Methods development aptitude and creativity.
• Laboratory experience.
• Strong background in synthetic or physical organic chemistry, reaction mechanism and kinetics.
• Experience with statistical analysis and experimental design.

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

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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