Advancement & Placement Analytics Lead

Key Skills

API, Biostatistics, Design, Environmental, Genetics, Machine learning techniques, Statistics

Job Description

Role purpose

The Advancement & Placement Lead will play instrumental role on driving collaboration with Decision Science portfolio and teams across Syngenta and leading Vegetables & Flowers Seeds Development teams to:

• Streamline data flows and enable new analytical capabilities for product advancement and placement
• Optimize trial experimental design across pipeline stages
• Drive implementation of prescriptive modelling at scale and integrating GxExM across production environments and customer segments

Accountabilities

• Lead and steer delivery of ad hoc analytics as necessary to meet advancement and placement objectives in close collaboration with Market Segment and Germplasm Development teams
• Steer the enablement and transition to new analytical tools proactively while optimizing data flows and simplifying ways of working 
• Drive collaboration with Decision Science portfolio teams on product advancement and placement and contribute towards development of advanced analytical capabilities
• Lead the optimization of experimental design for testing across production environments and pipeline stages to fully leverage and maximize predictive breeding outcomes
• Optimize environment and management data standards, capture and processing to enable GxExM at scale
• Leverage insights and data from targeted production environments and customer segments to develop crop management prescriptions for key germplasm to optimize variety distribution and new product introduction
• Drive cross-functional collaborations, leverage existing knowledge and expertise, and foster creativity to accelerate advancement and placement capabilities across vegetable crops
• Keep up to date with internal and external scientific advancements in biostatistics and data science toolbox and methodologies. Spearhead initiatives that advance innovation in vegetable teams.
• Coach/mentor direct reports and extended team members, and contribute towards employee development on day to day basis. Participate in recruiting or people initiatives as appropriate

Qualifications

Requirements

Critical Knowledge

• PhD in Biostatistics, Statistical Genetics, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years experience in seeds industry R&D setting
• Expertise in statistics and experimental design, predictive modeling and relevant omics technologies
• Understanding of commercial breeding pipeline and product testing, product advancement process and placement objectives

Critical Experience

• Advanced data fluency and excellent command of open-source programming languages
• Experience with large, complex datasets encompassing structured or unstructured sources and diverse phenotypic, environmental and crop management data
• Experience developing and/or deploying statistical modelling and machine learning
• Experience with cloud computing applications, API architectures, and visualization platforms
• Experience developing analytical tools, user interfaces and standalone applications
• Proven experience with good coding practices such as version control, code documentation, automated testing, and code review

Critical Personal Capabilities

• Ability to lead effectively global cross-disciplinary teams, and drive strong collaborations
• Ability to drive change in process and mindset, influence decisions and achieve outstanding outcomes
• Demonstrated creativity in problem solving and ability to foster scientific innovation in others
• Outstanding communication skills, and ability to distill complex concepts and deliver clear messages to non-expert audience
• Strong growth mindset for continuous learning and development

Additional Information

Travel within region and internationally up to 10%

What We Offer:

• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
• Generous Vacation Policy plus Paid Holidays
• Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year