Senior Scientist I

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Regulatory Affairs Team is seeking a Senior Scientist in Durham, NC. This role will be responsible for establishing multiple plant nematode species: cyst nematode, root-knot nematode, and lesion nematode, using soil and sterile cultures. Lead and support trait discovery and validation projects by conducting hands-on experiments, collaborating with key experts and functions both within and outside of Syngenta.Accountabilities:Design and implement experiments to evaluate lead performance against Soybean cyst nematode, root-knot nematodes and lesion nematodes.Execute experiments with high quality and precision.Possess deep knowledge and extensive experience through training and work in conducting crop pathology experiments, such as collecting inoculum, culturing inoculum at appropriate scales, inoculation, and disease susceptibility/tolerance/resistance ratings in lab, greenhouse (GH), and field environments.Develop correlations of disease susceptibility/tolerance/resistance ratings in different environments, as required by the project.Create and test hypotheses and make recommendations as a crop pathology expert.Be the focal point of creating, internalizing, and implementing plant pathology techniques and knowledge that enable the organization to meet the needs of growers.Seek out, identify, communicate, and encourage examples of best practice from internal and external sources of information.