EAME CP Regulatory Data & Project Manager

Syngenta Group is one of the world's leading agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Its 48,000 people across more than 100 countries strive to transform agriculture through breakthrough products and technologies that play a vital role in enabling the food chain to feed the world safely, sustainably and with respect for our planet. Swiss headquartered and Chinese-owned, the Group draws strength from its four business units - Syngenta Crop Protection headquartered in Switzerland, Syngenta Seeds headquartered in the United States, ADAMA headquartered in Israel, and Syngenta Group China - that provide industry-leading ways to serve customers everywhere.
Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.
We are looking for a EAME Crop Protection Regulatory Data & Project Manager for our Crop Protection (CP) Business Sustainability EAME team at our global headquarters in Basel. In this role, you will:

• function as business data steward/regional data manager in a key role to support the EAME Regulatory ambition for digitization and digital transformation.
• drive and support on behalf of EAME Regulatory as project manager regulatory data management, quality, governance, compliance and IT/digitization projects.
• serve as liaison within the assigned area of responsibility between EAME Regulatory Region/Territories/Countries and Global Regulatory Operations as well as the CP IT organization to ensure that regional business needs are understood within the global platform and by CP IT.
• provide functional expertise around process & information excellence and facilitate technology-driven process improvements embedding agile approaches across assigned areas of responsibility

Job description:

Accountabilities
Functions as Business Data Steward/Regional Data Manager

• is main point of contact for data owners and stakeholders within EAME Regulatory to resolve data related issues, identify internal/ external data requirements & digitalization needs and trigger projects to resolve
• translates global guidance into EAME Regulatory practice
• makes data related decisions in line with global guidance and regional specifics for region EAME and aligns decision making with key stakeholder and data owners within EAME Regulatory.
• coordinates a network of Subject Matter Experts (SME) and territory/ country data managers

Functions as EAME Regulatory Operations Project Manager

• Manages as business lead or project manager data, IT and operational business process related projects within the scope of EAME Regulatory Knowledge Management & Compliance
• Partners with CP IT and other stakeholders across the region for IT tool selection & acquisition. Owns as required the regional IT System and respective business process deployment from a business perspective
• Supports projects within the scope of global PS & Regulatory as project contributor and SME representing EAME Regulatory.
• Coordinates and supports change initiatives and transformations during the implementation phase through to completion
• Creates business cases and project progress documentation according to Syngenta standards

Engages with key resources and SMEs within EAME Reg in the area of submission, document, data & information management in order to understand and map customer, stakeholder & user needs and deliverables for key regulatory information management systems.

• Analyzes, develops and documents assigned business processes for regulatory information systems and provides appropriate training and communication to ensure the systems support effectively EAME regulatory
• Designs, communicates and implements clear frameworks, standards and formats in line with OpEx principles
• Analyzes the need for technical enhancements of regulatory information systems and develop appropriate strategies.

Required profile:

Serves as liaison within the assigned area of responsibility between the regional business and the Global Regulatory Operations and IT organizations to ensure that regional business needs are understood within the global platform and by IT.

• Ensures that the solutions developed and delivered by IT fit regional business needs in line with global strategies.
• Owns the regional IT System Deployment as regional business partner.
• Contributes to the analysis of the worldwide regulatory capabilities for regulatory knowledge management systems and identifies future capability gaps and development plans to meet both regulatory changes and business needs and aspiration

What are we looking for:

• BA/BS or higher degree in Scientific or IT discipline or equivalent
• Minimum 5+ experience in relevant fields and 3-5 years in Data/Document management and/or Project Management
• Good general understanding of business processes, data management procedures and IT systems
• Good general understanding of Project Management and LEAN/OpEx methodologies, concepts, techniques and tools
• Highly competent in DMS (Document Management Systems) like Veeva or equivalent
• Highly competent in MS Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access as well as SharePoint
• Knowledge about how to develop, track and report project metrics and KPIs
• Collaboration across functional and geographic boundaries with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English. Any second language would be a plus

What we offer:

We offer a variety of financial and none-financial benefits including:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual bonuses and a competitive Pension Fund scheme
• Preferential conditions with insurance companies
• On campus health and fitness services
• Family-friendly initiatives
• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment #bringingplantpotentialtolife.

Sounds like your next step? We look forward to receiving your online application including all relevant documents (cover letter, CV, diploma, certificates)

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.