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.

At Syngenta, our goal is to create a highly collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, delivering top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta's Commercial team is looking for a Biological Field Specialist. This position has a flexible work location and can be based in the Saskatchewan area.

This is an 18-Month Contract Position.

Accountabilities:

• Provide technical leadership to the district with a main focus on registered foliar and in-furrow biological products across all crops, as well as supporting demonstration plots for pre-commercial and commercial foliar applications.
• Monitor and track biological demos, capturing field experiences and data for communication.
• Provide passionate leadership on our biological products.
• Lead demo field plots in multiple crops.
• Follow and document the field results.
• Deliver presentations to customers on biologicals.
• Provide technical leadership to the sales team.
• Support marketing material development.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, science, or commerce.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the agriculture industry, with emphasis on both the commercial and research sides of the business.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with biologicals.
• Passion for biologicals.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Interpersonal skills for influencing and delivering a message.

Desired:

• Practical agronomic understanding.
• Presentation skills.
• Attention to detail.

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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