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Scientific Expert – Disease Control Computational Biologist (f/m/d)Full-timeCompany DescriptionAs a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.Health Promotion Switzerland recognizes Syngenta's commitment to the health and well-being of its employees and awards the "Friendly Work Space" label to all its Swiss sites. At Syngenta, employee health and well-being are key to the companyJob DescriptionPurpose of the roleProvide scientific leadership for computational and systems-level disease-control biology, accelerating discovery and development of fungicide, biological and integrated crop-protection solutions.Integrate pathogen, host, crop, environmental, agronomic and multi-omics evidence with AI/ML, bioinformatics and digital phenotyping to generate robust, decision-ready insight from Discovery through Product Support.Build reusable capabilities, standards and partnerships while upholding scientific rigor, data integrity, HSE, compliance and responsible-AI standards.AccountabilitiesShape and co-own computational disease-biology roadmaps aligned with project needs, stage plans and portfolio priorities.Integrate pathogen, host, crop, environmental, agronomic and multi-omics data into mechanistic, network and predictive models.Design robust experiments and bioassays that validate computational predictions across laboratory, greenhouse, semi-field and field conditions.Develop or co-develop AI/ML approaches for disease diagnosis, image-based phenotyping, efficacy prediction, plant/leaf health and phytotoxicity, resistance/risk