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 Seeds Research Traits Team is seeking a NA Trait Introgression Applied Genetics Scientist in Nampa, ID. This role will be responsible for the introgression of traits into Corn germplasm, with the main goal of delivering high-quality traited elite genetics on time to feed the late-stage breeding pipeline, contributing to the commercial launch of high-performance products in the North America market segments.
The NA Trait Introgression Applied Genetics Scientist (NA TI AGS) will support and actively contribute to the NA TID Team and the North America Seeds Development organization by: i. enabling and deploying molecular and computational solutions to increase the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of trait introgression and delivery processes; ii. owning the execution, management, and reporting of some of the key activities involved in such processes.
Accountabilities:
- Contribute to the NA TID Team by delivering high-performing traited elite genetics to accelerate genetic gain.
- Develop and improve computational predictive and simulation models to test "what-if" scenarios, aiming at the optimization of Corn conversion strategy to increase efficiency, quality, and success.
- Optimize probe-based and sequence-based genotyping activities, contributing to activities such as data assessment and quality-control, marker panel updates, and identification of targets for new candidate traits and loci of interest.
- Implement algorithms and automated solutions, including Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven systems, to digitize critical workflows within the NA TID.
- Partner with cross-functional scientists to develop and implement computational solutions, to efficiently execute the various activities involved in the TID process, such as conversion strategy assignment, trait donor selection, plant selection, and conversion project advancement.
- Effectively partner with the NA TID Inbred Conversion Analyst, and provide support with conversion project analysis and reporting during peak seasonal windows.
- Contribute to the delivery of targets for established business KPIs, and manage the tracking and reporting of strategic KPIs in collaboration with the Nampa TCA Operations Team.