Research Associate 3

Syngenta Seeds
📍 Puerto Rico, Salinas, Puerto Rico 💼 full-time 🕒 Posted February 25, 2026

Job Description

Job 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 R&D team is seeking a Research Associate 3 in Salinas, Puerto Rico. This role will support continuous nursery operations for corn and soybean by coordinating and supervising the scouting process for pests and diseases, laboratory bioassays, field traps (bug scan roll, pheromones, etc.), record keeping and reporting, and machine sprayer tasks, including but not limited to equipment calibration, nozzle selection, work orders, and insecticide/fungicide sprayings, always in compliance with company, local, and federal regulations.

In the Scouting & Sprayers Research Associate 3 role, you will spend a large amount of your time in the field to identify and take action on any potential problems with diseases and pests that may...

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Job Details

  • Location Puerto Rico, Salinas
  • Job Type full-time
  • Category Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
  • Posted Date February 25, 2026
  • Application Deadline April 06, 2026