Computational Biologist - Deep Learning

Company Description

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world's largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs.

Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.

Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Job Description

At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Bioinformatics group is seeking a Computational Biologist to help design, build, and deploy Artificial Intelligence models (e.g., deep learning) to analyze genomics data for crop improvement. The position is in Durham, North Carolina.

Role Purpose :

• Work in a team of computational biologists to train, modify and apply deep learning models, and to create or enhance workflows that leverage these models in our seeds pipeline
• Join cross-functional diverse research teams to deliver the next generation of predictive and generative technologies to support Syngenta Seed's product pipeline
• Become an active member of the Bioinformatics group and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving scientific discipline
• Synthesize results and clearly communicate progress and challenges to project team members

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PLEASE NOTE Candidates must be already located in the United States and not require visa sponsorship now or in the future (Includes OPT).

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What We Offer :

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here : https : / / www.youtube.com / watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

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.

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