QC Associate Scientist Physiology

Job Description Purpose* - Provide leadership for HSE compliance and continuous improvement for all QC testing activities. - Serve as the link between method development and routine operational QC labs to validate and implement new protocols and method improvements. - Provide data analysis and reports of laboratory and testing activities to support new test implementation and improvements and provide peer review of new and existing protocols. - Maintain expertise in the testing processes to ensure that it is conducted in accordance with the Syngenta protocols and the accrediting body for lab tests. - Validate and monitor third party lab testing locations and esure compliance and performance of methods and results. - Provide technical support and analysis in making quality decisions related to inventory disposition that is compliance with Syngenta’s risk management policies, standards, and KPIs. - Support staff training programs to support staff cross training across lab methods and ensure HSE compliance within each process and collaborate with regional counterparts to maintain global harmonization of methods. - Conduct the testing on seeds in the laboratory to meet demand levels and ensure optimum capacity is met. - Support complaint and claims investigations as determined by method demands for samples. - Communicate sample test results and maintain accurate records. - Participate in comparative testing activities as part of Syngenta, and accreditating organization activities. - Perform other duties as assigned. Accountabilities* - Responsible for upscaling and embedding new methods in the hand-off from QC Development into QC Operations labs - Coordinate with other regional QC Associate Scientists to share best practices and ensure method harmozation across the globe. - Ensure routine protocol performance and results reliability with method monitoring and troubleshooting and partner with QC Development when support is required. - Manage third party lab performance, validation and monitoring of third party lab methods and results. - Responsible for upscaling and embedding new methods in the hand-off from QC Development into QC Operations labs - Coordinate with other regional QC Associate Scientists to share best practices and ensure method harmozation across the globe. - Ensure routine protocol performance and results reliability with method monitoring and troubleshooting and partner with QC Development when support is required. - Manage third party lab performance, validation and monitoring of third party lab methods and results. - Develop and maintain technical expertise in testing methods and techniques and the associated routine processes in the lab by participating in the workflow and conducting the test methods as appropriate. - Communicate sample test results and maintain accurate records. - Provides training and technical advice to other lab personnel. - Develop a network of contacts beyond own team, including stakeholders, relevant scientists, research institutes, universities, expert groups - Analyze complex data and prepare detailed reports and presentations and ensure follow up - Represents QC Operations department on project teams or may lead projects within function with support. - Continuously improve operational processes. Engage in cross-regional networks to identify best practices and drive continuous improvements across the Syngenta QC labs. - Ensures full compliance on HSE, quality and security standards. Secure a safe and healthy work environment and process execution at all places according to ARBO and HSE standards - Provide inputs with achievements, deliverables, quality issues etc. for monthly reporting to the manager - Translate agreed project targets into appropriate experimental work programmes with minimal supervisory inputs across both QC Development and QC Operations. - Develop, deliver and document local protocols based on the globally harmonized protocols provided by QC Development. - Deliver high level scientific reports in english - Participate in collaborative work programmes with Quality Assurance, QC Operations and QC Development ensuring that own work contributions are delivered to agreed timelines and to agreed quality. - Proactively seek and share knowledge and ensure that know-how in this domain is captured effectively for use by the broader organisation. - Other duties as assigned