Into actionAt Syngenta, quality is built into everything we do. Not as a final check, but as a standard we live by. As an Associate Scientist in our QC Operations team in Enkhuizen, you are the connection between specialist testing, lab operations and global implementation. You help harmonize seed quality tests, support the onboarding of methods and colleagues, and contribute to projects such as new LIMS implementation. Working with teams in Enkhuizen and international stakeholders, you ensure our testing methods are reliable, well documented and continuously improving, so that every seed we deliver performs as promised. Are you ready to make quality your mission?The challengeSupport HSE compliance and drive continuous improvement across QC testing activities, with a strong focus on Purity and Analytical processes.Act as the link between method development and routine lab operations by onboarding, validating, implementing and improving protocols.Work with specialist testing areas such as dust testing, ploidy analysis, SNP testing and UPLC, depending on business priorities.Contribute to global harmonization of tests by training colleagues, writing clear documentation and supporting implementation across regions, including the US, Thailand, China and India.Take part in project and change management activities, including the implementation of a new LIMS system.Analyze data, communicate outcomes clearly — including difficult messages — and act as a mediator between stakeholders such as breeders, cell biology teams, supply planners and order managers worldwide.
