Job Description

Purpose*

- Provide leadership for HSE compliance and continuous improvement for all QC testing activities.
- Serve as the link between method development and routine operational QC labs to validate and implement new protocols and method improvements.
- Provide data analysis and reports of laboratory and testing activities to support new test implementation and improvements and provide peer review of new and existing protocols.
- Maintain expertise in the testing processes to ensure that it is conducted in accordance with the Syngenta protocols and the accrediting body for lab tests.
- Validate and monitor third party lab testing locations and esure compliance and performance of methods and results.
- Provide technical support and analysis in making quality decisions related to inventory disposition that is compliance with Syngenta’s risk management policies, standards, and KPIs.
- Support staff training programs to support staff cross training across lab methods and ensure HSE compliance within each process and collaborate with regional counterparts to maintain global harmonization of methods.
- Conduct the testing on seeds in the laboratory to meet demand levels and ensure optimum capacity is met.
- Support complaint and claims investigations as determined by method demands for samples.
- Communicate sample test results and maintain accurate records.
- Participate in comparative testing activities as part of Syngenta, and accreditating organization activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Accountabilities*





- Responsible for upscaling and embedding recent methods in the hand-off from QC Development into QC Operations labs
- Coordinate with other regional QC Associate Scientists to share best practices and ensure method harmozation across the globe.
- Ensure routine protocol performance and results reliability with method monitoring and troubleshooting and partner with QC Development when support is required.
- Manage third party lab performance, validation and monitoring of third party lab methods and results.
- Responsible for upscaling and embedding recent methods in the hand-off from QC Development into QC Operations labs
- Coordinate with other regional QC Associate Scientists to share best practices and ensure method harmozation across the globe.
- Ensure routine protocol performance and results reliability with method monitoring and troubleshooting and partner with QC Development when support is required.
- Manage third party lab performance, validation and monitoring of third party lab methods and results.
- Develop and maintain technical expertise in testing methods and techniques and the associated routine processes in the lab by participating in the workflow and conducting the test methods as appropriate.
- Communicate sample test results and maintain accurate records.




- Provides training and technical advice to other lab personnel.
- Develop a network of contacts beyond own team, including stakeholders, relevant scientists, research institutes, universities, expert groups
- Analyze complex data and prepare detailed reports and presentations and ensure follow up
- Represents QC Operations department on project teams or may lead projects within function with support.
- Continuously improve operational processes. Engage in cross-regional networks to identify best practices and drive continuous improvements across the Syngenta QC labs.
- Ensures full compliance on HSE, quality and security standards. Secure a safe and healthy work environment and process execution at all places according to ARBO and HSE standards
- Provide inputs with achievements, deliverables, quality issues etc. for monthly reporting to the manager
- Translate agreed project targets into appropriate experimental work programmes with minimal supervisory inputs across both QC Development and QC Operations.
- Develop, deliver and document local protocols based on the globally harmonized protocols provided by QC Development.
- Deliver high level scientific reports in english
- Participate in collaborative work programmes with Quality Assurance, QC Operations and QC Development ensuring that own work contributions are delivered to agreed timelines and to agreed quality.
- Proactively seek and share knowledge and ensure that know-how in this domain is captured effectively for use by the broader organisation.
- Other duties as assigned

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