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Germplasm Development Lead

Syngenta SeedsKarnal, India

23 hours ago

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Job Description

Role Purpose :

The Germplasm Development Lead will support the LBO Germplasm Development Head by leading and developing a team of Breeders for defined crop and market segments.
Germplasm development role will continue to lead the crop breeding program for defined segments, in this case Cauliflower segment.
The time ratio Team Lead / Breeding position will be approx. 20-80.

Accountabilities :

Manage, mentor, coach and develop individual members of the crop breeding team .

Promote and inspire teamwork, developing synergy between programs and regions. Increase team interaction, germplasm exchange and share culture of knowledge, good practices, and experience.

Drive germplasm development process optimization (drive genetic gain improvement, process optimization, document via KPI measurement) in accordance to Crop Strategy.

Support the local crop teams and the strategy via stewardship of its execution within the Breeding Team responsibility.

Manage Crop-Team project portfolio and maintain alignment with market segment teams, global portfolio team and business needs.

Develop / maintain expert knowledge of crop germplasm to understand the usefulness of lines and hybrids across environments.

Secure data-driven processes in trialing, product advancement decisions, predictive breeding implementation, and late-stage product placement across market segments globally.

Facilitate and organize the use of technologies such as molecular markers, advanced phenotyping techniques, cell biology, produce / seed quality / physiology, fast fixation.

Drive regular program reviews for each program to contribute data to crop pipeline reviews.

Establish good relationships with R&D functions, Marketing and Sales, Production and Supply.

Qualifications

Knowledge Skills & Experience :

Critical Knowledge :

PhD or MSc. in plant science, with emphasis on breeding and genetics

Experience of minimum 5 years in leading a commercial breeding program

Knowledge of phytopathology, plant physiology, quantitative genetics, statistics, crop management and new technologies.

Critical Skills :

Leading expertise in relevant area

Good communicator within academic as well as business environment

Keen eye for innovations

Good sense of economics of new processes and products

Flexible with regard to international character of the job (e.g. traveling)

Both an independent and team worker

Fluent English

Critical Experience :

Proven success with product development projects in breeding

Proven experience in leading a team

Competencies :

Customer-focused

Participatory management oriented.

Innovative

Decisive

Communicative

Trusted

Team-oriented

Results-oriented

Critical Success factors & Key Challenges :

Visionary, futuristic thinking with the ability to create products with particular regards to dissection and optimization of complex traits.

Ability to work within a matrix management system.

Ability to manage and work within dispersed and multi-cultural teams.

Ability to mentor, coach, and develop people.

Ability to communicate effectively in the academic and business environment.

Ability to execute on strategic goals.

Knowledge of Crop global and regional markets linked to the assigned Crop-Team.

Knowledge of marker technology, plant physiology, produce and seed quality, and Crop biology / agronomy.

Developing germplasm and varieties for crop

Additional Information

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Development Lead • Karnal, India

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