Syngenta Crop Protection

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.

We are looking for experienced regulatory toxicologist and safety assessment. Working within Product Safety, Toxicology, you will work as part of our cross-functional technical teams, you will also provide advice to internal stakeholders on human safety during the development process, as well as providing expertise to support the development and registration of Syngenta products. An understanding of toxicology studies along with current knowledge of the different regulations and data requirements within APAC is required in addition to experience of managing significant and complex projects/programmes and extensive advocacy experience.

Accountabilities

• Lead the delivery of critical regulatory documents to support registrations, to time and quality
• Prepare responses and supplementary information, as required, to support regulatory submissions and responses to regulatory questions.
• Provide technical expertise and written contribution to support the registration of Syngenta active ingredients (AI) and formulated products.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, advocating technical positions effectively with regulatory agencies.
• Support the maintenance of existing AI and product registrations by demonstrating these meet both Syngenta Product Safety and external regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to toxicological and regulatory science foresight on emerging issues.
• Represent Syngenta and give presentations at internal and external events to enable development and business decisions and regulatory submissions to be made.
• Influence the development of techno-regulatory strategies and project work plans

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

3.1       Technical & professional depth and breadth

• Ability to analyse, interpret data and make judgements on their potential impact

Detailed knowledge of the toxicology requirements and current different pesticide regulations within APAC countries.

• Capable of advocating technically robust positions for projects
• Effective communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team

3.2   Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Commitment to achieve objectives individually and with a team
• Proactive networking
• Identifying opportunities and then identifying approaches to give significant business benefit
• Experience of advocating technically robust positions internally and with regulatory authorities
• Experience in conducting and interpreting risk assessments and utilizing the data in decision-making

3.3   Key differentiating features.

• Inspire and engage with stakeholders and external audiences
• Capable of technical judgement
• Ability to build networks
• Senses and adapts to the changing environment to achieve excellence in delivery
• Skilfully plans, organizes and monitors performance to meet deadlines
• Creative problem solving/interpretation skills
• Good advocacy and influencing skills
• Works independently

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in a biological science or chemistry required, higher degree qualification (MSc or PhD) preferred but not essential
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects and to deliver technical leadership in defined areas
• Experience with regulatory registration process for pesticides or related areas desirable but not essential
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to quickly develop robust networks and key relationships. The ability to quickly learn and apply new skills.
• High level of attention to detail.