QC Associate Scientist, Seed Health

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 ensure 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 new 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