Hiring: Operations Lead Company: Syngenta Location: Nampa, ID Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:15:54 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : CPT, R, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •5+ years in the agricultural or breeding industry. Required Skills: •The Operations Lead strengthens operational excellence by developing people, improving and standardizing processes, and enabling cross-functional collaboration across a connected, data-driven R&D Seed Operations network. •Set direction and provide operational leadership for R&D Seed Operations at Nampa, ensuring field, cage, and greenhouse trial activities are resourced, coordinated, and executed in line with safety, quality, timeline, and budget expectations. •Translate regional and global R&D Seed Operations strategy into practical site plans, standards, and priorities for Nampa, aligned with breeding program needs and the Americas R&D Operations network. •Own the operational delivery of vegetable research trial activities from seed to seed, comprising planning, budgets, labor, equipment, infrastructure, site maintenance, and investment needs, while ensuring demand and capacity are balanced against strategic priorities. •Establish, monitor, and report KPIs across all Nampa operations, such as trial performance, safety, quality, cost, labor efficiency, and equipment readiness, to identify performance gaps, guide corrective actions, and drive data-based improvements that increase productivity, reliability, and efficiency. •Ensure R&D operations at the Nampa site meet all relevant regulatory, stewardship, phytosanitary, QMS, and HSE requirements. •Provide line leadership for the Nampa operations team, comprising coaching, performance management, capability development, succession planning, and oversight of contract labor, to build a safe, engaged, welcoming, collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team. •Build trusted stakeholder relationships with breeding, P&S, trialing, maintenance, site leadership, HSE, Finance, and regional R&D Operations teams to align priorities, provide clear operational visibility, proactively address constraints, manage conflicts constructively, and share best practices across the network. Qualifications: •Candidates must reside in and be permanently authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. This comprises, but is not limited to, OPT, CPT, and H-1B visa holders. •MS (preferred) or BS in Plant Science, Agronomy, Genetics, or a related field, with 5+ years in the agricultural or breeding industry. •Technical knowledge across agronomy, operations, automation, and planning tools, with a strong understanding of breeding processes from seed to seed. •Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation and change in a complex, matrixed R&D environment. •Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment to develop and deliver aligned operational plans. •Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization, navigate competing interests, and build trust with internal and external partners, with familiarity with regulatory, QMS, and HSE requirements in an R&D operations environment. •Demonstrated capacity to establish priorities and oversee multiple research activities simultaneously during peak work periods. •Demonstrated capacity to develop dashboards that track progress against key metrics and KPIs, using data-driven insights to inform timely and effective decision-making. •An expert-level understanding of sweet corn, green bean, pea, and onion production is desirable. Compensation: •Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!