Soil Scientist jobs in Melbourne, FL

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Role purpose

Be an influential part of a highly motivated R&D team at the Vero Beach Research Center.

Design, initiate, and conduct research and development projects in the lab, greenhouse, and/or field to support the Crop Protection Field Development R&D program with a main focus of promoting new active ingredients or supporting current products. The candidate must be comfortable and competent in all three of these areas (lab, greenhouse, and field).

Provide technical support for registered products in support of Sales and Marketing efforts as well as Global research biology and product development teams.  Complete projects as a critical part of promoting new active ingredients or supporting current products.  Act as field project coordinator (FPC) for assigned projects.

Accountabilities

• Provide technical support and training; coordinate insecticide demonstration trials for training/education
• Provides technical data and information in support of special local, state and regional labeling actions for insect control products.
• Conduct and coordinate high quality insect control trials, contributing to the biological profiling and label development of crop protection products.
• Contribute to or lead project planning and defining experimental objectives; ensuring insect trial implementation; generating or acquiring data and information.
• Summarize trial data and provide recommendations, identify development opportunities for insecticide product label expansion or further research.
• Begin to develop self as an expert in their field in order to provide recommendations that directly influence business decisions/positioning
• Work with insect control and Vero Beach Research Center team members, Technical Product Leads and other business partners on trial design and implementation
• Provide technical support and training; e.g. coordinate demonstration trials for training/education for internal and external persons, participate in various site tours for internal and external groups.
• Provide technical data and information in support of special local, state, regional, and national labeling actions.
• Is an active participant on the CPFD insect control bioteam (project teams)
• Begin to build collaborative, effective relationships with team members including project teams
• Support local HS&E policy and strategy and ensure that all work is conducted within Syngenta’s standards on quality and safety.
• May manage less than a full trial program.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a Biological Science with an emphasis in Entomology or a MS degree with minimum 3-years experience in entomological research.
• Graduate level experience/capabilities in small plot field research, laboratory and/or greenhouse studies to support field research, experiment design, statistics and technical writing.
• Experience conducting field trials to crop with respect to efficacy, crop tolerance, crop agronomy, and other related experimental techniques.
• Basic CP competitor and business awareness
• Excellent analytical and people skills. Skilled in interacting and communicating with internal and external business partners, collaborative. Excellent oral and written communication
• Able to use Syngenta systems, tools and processes. 
• Self-starter, critical thinking skills.  Excellent oral and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Basic knowledge of statistical analyses.
• Travel Requirements – 10-15%.
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

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

Additional Information

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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