Biological Technical Lead

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.  

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.  

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

A Biological Technical Lead (BTL) supports the commercialization of biological products with channel partners. The role serves as a subject matter expert on the portfolio and provides exceptional technical training to internal and external parties.

Territory: Indiana and Illinois

Duties:

• Develop and execute regional marketing strategies aligned with crop priorities, determine optimal product rates/timing, and ensure all materials maintain agronomic validity and global brand consistency.
• Design and deliver comprehensive training programs for sales teams, customer agronomy groups, researchers, and internal stakeholders to support commercial objectives and territory development.
• Build and maintain a network of researchers and opinion leaders, develop sales-focused research programs, and support demo trials with technical expertise and protocol development.
• Maintain trial results database and create compelling product presentations and marketing materials that translate research data into actionable sales tools.
• Partner with District Managers, Area Managers, Product Marketing Leads, and other key stakeholders to execute the biologicals strategy across the organization.

•  MS or PhD in Agronomy, Horticulture, Weed Science, Plant Pathology or similar field.
• Five years' experience in agri-business within marketing, technical, or product development roles.
• Thorough understanding of agricultural trial design including replications, plot size, applications, assessments, and statistical analysis.
• Exceptional public speaking and presentation skills with proficiency in electronic presentation programs (Teams, Zoom, etc.).
•  Basic understanding of ag-tech space including drone/satellite imagery and plant health sensors.
• Established network of opinion leaders and researchers within the agricultural industry.
• Strong leadership, communication, and teaching abilities with demonstrated problem-solving skills and capacity to analyze complex market and agronomic data.

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs. 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution. 
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits. 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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