Syngenta is a global company with headquarters in Switzerland, operating around the world. Their culture is diverse and inclusive, and their work is meaningful and rewarding. They have two main business divisions: Crop Protection and Seeds, focused on providing leading innovations. They aim to help farmers grow healthy and affordable food, provide blooms, and care for public health. Syngenta employs over 53,000 people across more than 100 countries. They are a global agricultural technology leader, creating solutions for farmers, society, and the planet.

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Head R&D Seeds Brazil

Golden Harvest Sales Representative

Crop Planning and Optimization Specialist

As Brazil R&D Head, you will lead Syngenta's R&D teams in Brazil, focusing on cutting-edge research to develop and deliver market-leading Corn and Soy Seeds products. This role involves defining organizational structure, driving professional development, ensuring operational excellence, and managing budgets. You will lead technical advancements in molecular breeding, phenomics, and data analytics, contribute to trait delivery strategy, and manage key internal and external stakeholders to align R&D goals with commercial ambitions.

<h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Company Description</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>About Syngenta</strong></p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Syngenta is a global leader in agricultural innovation with a presence in more than 90 countries. Syngenta is focused on developing technologies and farming practices that empower farmers, so they can make the transformation required to feed the world’s population while preserving our planet. Its bold scientific discoveries deliver better benefits for farmers and society on a bigger scale than ever before. Guided by its <a href="https://www.syngenta.com/en/sustainability" target="<em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">Sustainability Priorities</a>, Syngenta is developing new technologies and solutions that support farmers to grow healthier plants in healthier soil with a higher yield. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland; Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States. Read our <a href="https://www.syngenta.com/en/innovation-agriculture/our-stories" target="</em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">stories</a> and follow us on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/syngenta" target="<em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/syngenta/?hl=en" target="</em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">Instagram</a> & <a href="http://www.x.com/syngenta" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">X</a>.</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Job Description</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">As Brazil R&D Head, you will be leading the R&D teams in Brazil and ensure we do cutting edge R&D and continue to develop and deliver market leading products and strengthen our market position. You will provide overall leadership and ensure successful delivery for Syngenta’s Corn and Soy Seeds R&D especially in the areas of technical strategy, technology and traits strategy, program management, talent capability and organization establishment, partnering strategy and development, and senior stakeholder management for both internal and external relations. You will represent R&D as member of Brazil Field Crops Leadership Teams.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Here is how this role will be critical to our business:</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>Role overview:</strong></p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Define, develop and build an effective and future oriented organizational structure to meet the goals of R&D organization.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Drive professional development within the R&D organization to maintain leading skills in modern plant breeding methods.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Manage people management processes including performance management, succession planning, and talent management.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Operational Excellence</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ensure our breeding operations and trialing are the most efficient and continue to optimize unit cost by constantly and creatively looking for productivity.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Manage the operational and capex budgets with great discipline and use our resources wisely to accelerate genetic gain and bring best products to market consistently and quickly.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Develop, track and act on key leading performance indicators to make all our R&D related processes better, reliable, and efficient.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Technical Advancement</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ensure R&D goals correctly target our TPPs, and the pipeline structure and projects are properly designed to deliver on goals</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Lead technical adoption of core enabling technology capabilities such as genomic selections, phenomics, data analytics, and advanced breeding methods like Hi-Rez breeding to drive and enable the development of design-driven products of the future</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Contribute to the development and lead the implementation of the strategy for trait delivery in Brazil, providing strategic and technical direction, and implementing a process to drive delivery of native, GM, or GE traits to the business</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strategy Development and Execution</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Drive connection with Brazil commercial organizations to align on core market growth areas and that corn pipeline growth is in line with commercial ambitions and related business goals</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Partner with commercial, P&S and product management, drive investments in capabilities and infrastructure to support the Corn R&D Strategy</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Actively contribute to the Seeds RDLT strategy development and execution</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Stakeholder Management</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Partner closely with global germplasm and applied teams to bring the best-in-class technologies, tools and enable strategic germplasm introgression that balances germplasm security concerns with business needs.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Work with key stakeholders in Marketing, P&S, and Commercial functions to maintain WoW, processes, and responsibilities which ensure end-to-end continuity and excellence in development and delivery of crops.</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>WL: 6A</strong></p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves.</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Qualifications</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>Essential for this position:</strong></p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Agronomist with a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding or Genetics or a related field.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Proven experience in contemporary global research and development environment</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Solid understanding of latest advances in molecular breeding, data analytics and precision phenotyping</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience working successfully in international and cross-functional teams to execute strategy</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to inspire team</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Great track record of hiring, influencing, and developing talent</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Fluent level of English</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Fluent level of Spanish or Portuguese</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>Previous experience:</strong></p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Proven technical experience in relevant roles</li><li class="leading-relaxed">People coaching and leading</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience of complex technical portfolio/project management within the company, with good cross functional collaboration capability.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience in operating independently in a complex matrix environment</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>Critical Capabilities</strong></p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent leadership skills with a proven track record of building successful teams and driving innovation</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent organization, communication and advanced skills.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent interpersonal skills, especially those required to successfully function as part of a cross-functional team.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to understand and communicate complex instructions</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Thorough understanding of R&D processes and sufficient knowledge to identify the critical issues and engage effectively with people</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Accountable for results</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Curiosity to innovate</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate as a team</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Courageous to explore</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Additional Information</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>Additional information</strong></p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed"><strong>Location</strong>: Brazil – São Paulo</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Hibryd</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Beyond just believing in the power of diversity, Syngenta promotes an inclusive culture that includes differences in all its forms. We believe that the feeling of belonging allows people to become their best version, building an increasingly welcoming and productive environment.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">All qualified candidates will be considered for our positions, without distinction of race, gender, age, nationality or disability.</p>

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