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Syngenta Group

Platform Manager

Warfield , United Kingdom
full-time

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Lead transformative digital science initiatives in Crop Protection R&D by managing multiple platforms that drive product innovation and support cloud technology implementation.

In our continuing mission to enable digital science across Crop Protection Research and Development (CP R&D) we are looking for a Platform Manager to run number of products in a significant, high value and impactful transformation across the global function, Product Biology, that enables key understandings of how our new inventions and technologies deliver innovate products to the customers we serve. You will be building a deep understanding of how the processes and outcomes of product biology support the creation of new Active ingredients from small chemical molecules to biologicals and new modalities of product innovation looking at soil health and bio stimulants. Within this role you will be running multiple platforms, keeping the vendor development teams focused on business outcomes, reduction of technical debt, advocating for new ways of working and thinking and deliver the foundational data sets that enable ever faster and more innovative customer products. Key responsibilities will include:

  • Defining and maintaining a 1 to 3 year roadmap of support for existing IT applications and new initiatives within a continuous DevOps model.
  • Delivering work packages of prioritized stories across multiple products to deliver business value.
  • Ensuring our data products support FAIR principles.
  • Delivering technical debt reduction in a hybrid cloud environment, while inspiring and supporting teams to implement automation, CI/CD pipelines and native cloud technology.
  • Ensuring all platforms are delivering in agile methodologies with pace by owning and driving the delivery plans, risk/issue logs and supplier relationships.
  • Being an active member of the platform lead community, contributing to setting best practice, peer review, mentoring and coaching.
  • Creating and maintaining risk and dependency tracking across the multiple platforms you lead and work alongside.

What we are looking for?

  • University Bachelor’s Degree preferred in IT technology.
  • Proven experience leading platforms or DevOps teams in a number of domains with incremental delivery.
  • Extensive experience working in an Agile ( ideally DevOps ) environment.
  • Awareness of emerging cloud technologies and delivery in cloud environments.
  • Mindset of Agile change delivery and steady state operations.
  • Strong influencing skill with excellent communication and negotiation capabilities, promoting diverse thinking.
  • Customer-focused team player staying current with technological and scientific advancements.
  • Ability to work independently in complex environments while maintaining compliance with all standards.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working in life sciences R&D.
  • Post-graduate degrees in a STEM discipline.

Our site

Jealott's Hill International Research Centre UK is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings between Bracknell and Maidenhead and is the place of work for approximately 800 Syngenta scientists and support staff. Jealott’s Hill is one of the main global research and development sites and key activities include research into discovery of new active ingredients, new formulation technologies, product safety and technical support of our product range.

Additional locations within the UK can be also considered.

What we offer

  • Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
  • Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
  • We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.  
  • The chance to work as part of a global team to address the current and future needs of the agricultural sector and help feed an ever-increasing population.
  • A vibrant growth and learning culture and wide range of training options.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here: https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
  • Paid Time Off: Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
Syngenta Group

Syngenta is a global leader in agriculture; rooted in science and dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 28,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

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