Data Management Specialist at Syngenta Group

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Quality Management, Trial Data Analysis, Regulatory Dossier Preparation, Stakeholder Coordination, Data Validation, Agricultural Research, Data Structuring, Document Control, Data Integrity, Continuous Improvement

Industry

Farming

Description

Company Description About Syngenta At Syngenta Crop Protection, we're pioneering solutions that safeguard global food security while championing sustainable agriculture. As a world market leader headquartered in Switzerland, we empower farmers with innovative crop protection technologies that defend against nature's toughest challenges. We unite advanced science with digital solutions to develop intelligent crop protection that maximizes yields while minimizing environmental impact. Join our mission of revolutionizing plant protection from seed to harvest. Job Description At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s CPD Digital Data team is seeking a Data Management Specialist in Centurion, South Africa. This role will be accountable for leading and management of agricultural trial data for crop protection projects, ensuring it is accurate, consistent, and ready for regulatory dossier submission and internal decision-making. Accountabilities: Owning data quality & integrity by running data quality checks, leading investigation and resolution of data issues Ensuring datasets meet agreed quality standards before use in analysis or submission Consolidating, validating and structuring trial data for it to be analyzed and interpreted (e.g., treatments, protocols, sites, timings, units, and key trial measurements/outcomes) and ensuring consistency across studies and seasons Maintaining clear links from source data to final outputs and the documentation needed for internal review and regulatory use; Ensuring assumptions, definitions, and change history are recorded Leading dossier data package preparation by planning and delivering dossier-ready datasets/tables and supporting documents Coordinating inputs from stakeholders and driving completeness and consistency through review cycles Driving standards & continuous improvement by establishing and embedding practical data standards, templates, and ways of working that reduce rework, improve turnaround time, and increase confidence in outputs Qualifications Required Qualifications: Minimum bachelor’s degree in agriculture/agronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, environmental science Minimum 2 years of experience in trial data analysis in the agricultural or related industry advantageous (field or lab environment) Solid understanding of core trial concepts (protocols, treatments, trial measurements/outcomes, units, seasonality, variability) Exposure to regulatory environments and submission expectations (data integrity, traceability, document control) strongly preferrable Demonstrable experience in ownership of data deliverables, stakeholder coordination, and quality-driven execution Additional Information 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. #LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities

The role is responsible for leading the management of agricultural trial data to ensure accuracy and consistency for regulatory submissions. This includes owning data quality, consolidating trial datasets, and establishing practical data standards to improve efficiency.