Rice Breeder Professional

Role Purpose :-

The purpose of the Associate Scientist is to lead and coordinate the activities of Hybrid Parental line development of India Rice Breeding segments in improving performance of Syngenta rice germplasm for developing competitive and profitable products suitable for target market segments.

Accountabilities :-

1. Working with the rice breeding and genetic project teams in the region, manage the hybrid line development activities relative to specific market segments in India.

2. Working with Discovery breeding/Trialing/Enabling technologies teams.

3. Working with other RD functions, Coordinate with Breeding Operations, Enabling Technologies. Timely communication with different stakeholders. Ensure the timelines in terms of delivery / results are properly met with appropriate intervention and follow-up

e. Commercial - constant interaction with commercial breeding team to understand the dynamics. Qualifications

• Excellent organization, communication, project management and computer skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, especially those required to successfully function as part of a cross-functional team
• Ability to understand and communicate complex instructions.
• Sensitivity to farmer needs with Practical and common sense
• Good organizational and planning skills
• Creative thinking and initiative-taking, good communication skills (internally and externally)