TC Lab Coordinator

Short Summary

TC Lab Coordinator with Syngenta Group. 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 Operations GT Seeds team is seeking a TC Lab Coordinator in Amatitlan, Guatemala. This role will support on: Be a project manager to execute CAPEX projects…

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: TC Lab Coordinator
• Organization: Syngenta Group
• Country / coverage: Guatemala
• Location: Amatitlán, Guatemala Department, Guatemala
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Opportunity type: Tenders / Consultancies
• Sector: Agriculture
• Compensation: Not specified
• Duration: Not specified
• Start date: 2026-08-27
• Application deadline: Not specified

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 Operations GT Seeds team is seeking a TC Lab Coordinator in Amatitlan, Guatemala. This role will support on: Be a project manager to execute CAPEX projects proposal for TC Lab mid and long term (documentation, Contractors, finances, etc.), leading improvement and technical innovation initiatives that enhance the efficiency, quality, and competitiveness of the area aligned with strategic objectives. Act as the technical expert within the TC Initiations team, providing direction on methods, research on technologies and culture media, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. Create a QMS for initiation and maintenance activities to drive robust implementation in routine TC lab initiations activities. Coordinate and execute day-to-day tissue culture (TC) operations across initiation to deliver planned output, quality, and timing. Lead the implementation and routine adoption of the TERRA platform within laboratory workflows. Lead development and continuous improvement of tissue culture protocols (initiation and maintenance) by collaborating with technicians and stakeholders to design and run trials, train and implement updates in routine work, and monitor quality/performance—escalating deviations and driving corrective actions as needed. Accountabilities Partner with the TC Lab Lead and Supervisor to oversee day-to-day laboratory workflows, ensuring equipment readiness, materials/media availability, and seamless workflow execution. Build proactive alignment on ways of working and best practices with other Syngenta TC labs (e.g., Enkhuizen and Gilroy) focused on TC initiations and maintenance. Ensure adherence to the TC-SEE process and maintain working knowledge of the full SEE cycle, including a strong understanding of the Elite concept from initiations to big scale production. Design and lead the laboratory's innovation strategy, with a medium and long-term projection where medium term means Maintenance activities and long term means Initiations activities. Propose and design experiments to identify the best culture media, growth regulators, and environmental conditions for maintenance and initiations for new crops. Explore and evaluate new techniques, inputs, and technologies applicable to in vitro cultivation. Analyze experimental data and translate findings into concrete improvements to the production process. Plan, execute, and monitor improvement and innovation projects in the laboratory. Define objectives, timelines, resources, and success metrics for each project. Identify risks and propose contingency plans within the projects under your responsibility. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (Breeding, Phyto Lab, Phytosanitation, Procurement, HSE and others) for project execution and strategic objectives achievement. Required Language Skills: Good level of English verbal and written. Critical knowledge. ·Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent level demonstrated through relevant experience and proven performance). Role requirements: To perform successfully, the incumbent must consistently deliver essential duties with high quality and efficiency. Key knowledge areas include: Tissue culture and/or cell biology fundamentals and application. People leadership (supervision, coaching, mentoring). Laboratory quality systems and quality assurance practices. Critical experience. Hands-on experience with tissue culture material handling in a production and/or R&D lab environment. Demonstrated collaboration across boundaries (cross-functional and/or multi-site). Experience in tissue culture protocol development, optimization, and implementation (including documentation and training). Critical technical, professional & personal capabilities. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook). Strong planning and organization skills; able to manage multiple priorities. High attention to detail and disciplined documentation. Decisive, solution-oriented approach to operational…

Responsibilities

• 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 Operations GT Seeds team is seeking a TC Lab Coordinator in Amatitlan, Guatemala.
• This role will support on: Be a project manager to execute CAPEX projects proposal for TC Lab mid and long term (documentation, Contractors, finances, etc.), leading improvement and technical innovation initiatives that enhance the efficiency, quality, and…
• Act as the technical expert within the TC Initiations team, providing direction on methods, research on technologies and culture media, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Create a QMS for initiation and maintenance activities to drive robust implementation in routine TC lab initiations activities.
• Coordinate and execute day-to-day tissue culture (TC) operations across initiation to deliver planned output, quality, and timing.

Requirements / Eligibility

• : To perform successfully, the incumbent must consistently deliver essential duties with high quality and efficiency.
• Key knowledge areas include: Tissue culture and/or cell biology fundamentals and application.
• People leadership (supervision, coaching, mentoring).
• Laboratory quality systems and quality assurance practices.
• Hands-on experience with tissue culture material handling in a production and/or R&D lab environment.

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