Synthetic Organic Chemist

As a Synthetic Organic Chemist in Syngenta’s Product Safety group, you will provide technical expertise for the invention and development of new synthetic routes for lead molecules and metabolites to support the development and registration of crop protection chemical products globally.  You will have on-the-job learning opportunities to develop expertise in different areas of organic chemistry including photocatalysis, electroorganic synthesis, and biocatalysis.  This role offers excellent opportunities to develop and expand your technical depth, breath, and impact via cross industry and academic research collaborations.  Duties:Independently investigate and conduct research into new synthetic routes of complex molecules entering the development pipeline using state-of-the-art methodologies.Collaborate closely with teams from discovery and process chemistry for route scoping and development.Be responsible for developing and optimizing scalable synthetic routes that are amenable for the preparation of 14C-labeled standards of lead molecules and metabolites required to support global product registration.Deliver projects in a timely manner to support the pipeline and re-registration portfolios.Have the opportunity to present research both internally and externally and publish your work in peer reviewed journals.Interact with cross-functional R&D teams to offer technical solutions and consultation for elucidation of metabolic pathways of molecules in various living systems. Please note that this position is 100% onsite in Greensboro, NC