Syngenta Group: Trailing Specialist — Ranchi, JH, India

About Syngenta Group

Syngenta Group works in agricultural technology and crop-related innovation. Its employer descriptions connect scientific development and crop solutions with helping farmers use resources effectively and improve how crops are grown. Material from its vegetables-and-flowers business also identifies seed breeding for different climates and horticultural needs. Across these activities, the stated business purpose links agricultural production with resource use and environmental concerns, bringing scientific and technological work to practical farming and growing conditions.

The position and its setting

Syngenta Group lists Trailing Specialist in Ranchi, JH, India, under reference 18075618. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Development
• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 24 August 2026
• Brands: Syngenta Seeds

Responsibilities and work described

• Role purpose
• The Trialing Specialist plays key role in internal or external trialing activities by:
• Driving end-to-end execution of research trials to evaluate the performance of experimental seed varieties/hybrids
• Collecting detailed phenotypic observations using digital tools and current technologies, and securing timely high-quality data
• Partnering with R&D, marketing and sales team, as well as growers, to quarantee timely completion of trialing objectives and trial excellence via contrinous improvement of trialing operations
• Drive the end-to-end trialing process including setup and maintenance of trials from planting to harvest and tracking of different experimental entries
• Quality / delivery: trialing objectives are met
• Become integral member of trialing team supporting all activities from sowing to harvest including (but not limited to) trial planning, seed shipment/tracking, seed sowing, planting, labelling, transplanting, harvest and data collection of experimental entries
• Operate and maintain seed research equipment with complex mechanical and electronic components
• Hands-on operation of specialized farm equiment depending on crop responsibilities
• Use advanced phenotyping technologies and IT tools to record detailed observations from trial plots
• Secure high-quality trial data collection and data storage in corporate IT systems/databases
• Select and optimize trial locations in line with targeted market and customer segment, trialing best practices (uniformity, soil, consistency) and environmental factors
• Preparation: and negotiate trial contracts with growers based on standard Syngenta agreement
• Communicate regularly with Trialing & Product Placement Lead and Product Placement Scientists to discuss trial progress and issues encountered at trial locations
• Work: closely with commercial team and growers to ensure timely trial cycles are achieved

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Critical Knowledge and Experience
• Required BS degree
• Practical knowledge in crop mananagment, agronomy/horticulture practices, plant physiology and plant breeding across vegetable crops
• Deep understanding of practices and procedures that affect trial data quality and accuracy
• Digital fluency and database management skills
• Master proprietary IT systems for data storage, label printing and inventory management
• Experience: operating farming and precision ag equipment (eg planters, tractors, automated harvest), including adjustment, maintenance and basic repairs
• Demonstrated experience in electronic data capture and digital phenotyping tools and technologies (eg drones, imaging methods), and motivation for continuous learning
• Fluency: English and local language; demonstrated written and verbal communication abilities
• Critical Professional and Leadership and Capabilities
• Work independently, plan and prioritize day-to-day tasks and deliver timely on business priorities
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with teams and individuals across the organization
• Build cross-functional relationships and work effectively with trialing personnel and

Education and qualification routes

• Degree / qualification: Preferred MSc degree in Crop Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Science or agriculture-related field

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Ranchi, JH, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Syngenta Group

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Relevant skills

• maintenance
• compliance
• sales
• marketing
• training
• stakeholder management
• commercial negotiations
• inventory
• agronomy
• agriculture