Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing high-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that help farmers succeed. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Vegetable Research & Development team is seeking an onsite Fast Trait Introgression (Fast TI) & Cell Biology Technician in El Ejido, Almería, Spain.

This role supports Trait Introgression and Cell Biology operations across Vegetable R&D; activities, helping to deliver high-quality plant material, reliable traceability and safe, efficient processes in greenhouse and laboratory environments.

What you will do

- Execute Fast TI activities under supervision, including transplanting, plant labelling, flower emasculation and pollination, harvest, and leaf sampling for molecular markers.
- Carry out Cell Biology activities under sterile conditions, including embryo rescue, subculturing, seedling transplanting, culture-media preparation, material preparation and sterilisation, fruit and seed disinfection, and sampling in a flow hood.
- Maintain accurate, timely traceability of embryos, plants and seeds using internal track-and-trace tools,



Smartsheet and related systems.
- Follow biosafety, HSE, ISO 9001 and GSPP requirements, helping to maintain safe, orderly and compliant greenhouse and laboratory operations.
- Monitor daily activities, identify process discrepancies and provide accurate data to support planning and forecasting.
- Support weekly, monthly and annual activity planning, including coordination with internal teams and third-party resources through VEGA.
- Monitor processes, facilities and infrastructure needs; escalate improvement opportunities or material requirements to prevent delays to R&D; crop activities.
- Help optimise the quality, quantity and timeliness of deliveries through effective resource use, KPI follow-up and continuous improvement.
- Provide adaptable support to colleagues, Crop Managers, farm teams, HSE and site projects according to operational demand.
- Build effective working relationships with Breeders, Farm teams, Marketing, Sales and other site functions, promoting transparent communication and shared delivery.

📌 Fast Trait Introgression (Fast TI) & Cell Biology Technician (El Ejido)
🏢 Syngenta Seeds
📍 El Ejido