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Corteva Agriscience has the responsibility to develop new active ingredients and formulated products that are competitive with current and future market conditions. The Biological Formulation Scientist or Engineer position will create and develop innovative formulations, production processes, and delivery systems for new and existing Corteva active ingredients in our Biological Business. The types of active ingredients we work with include microbes, nucleotides, viruses, proteins, enzymes, extracts, and naturally sourced molecules. They will collaborate with other functions in Corteva R&D to explore, test, and implement novel delivery concepts, advancing successful technologies through the pipeline to business case and commercialization. They will also provide subject matter expertise and support in technology transfer, product registration, and process scale-up for these concepts. This individual should be skilled in the design and development of formulations in the agricultural, pharmaceutical, food science, animal health, personal care, or related industries.

What You Will Do: Responsibilities include:

• Exploration, proof of concept, and development of novel formulations, production processes and delivery system technologies and concepts for new and registered active ingredients.

• Collaboration with other functions across the company to deliver maximum success, such as analytical R&D, process development, application technology, biology, agronomy, regulatory, operations and commercial teams.

• Collaboration with external companies or universities to evaluate novel and promising technologies for Ag applications.

• Staying abreast of new discoveries and technologies in the area of formulation and delivery system technologies

• Intellectual property (IP) capture and research report writing and presentation.

• Compliance with laboratory safety procedures

• Lead junior team members and mentor their professional development.

• Support production introductions, technology transfers and launched products as needed.

Other responsibilities include:

• Under minimal guidance of senior colleagues, develops hypotheses, plans and executes effective experiments, generates reproducible data, interprets results, and modifies hypotheses appropriately.

• Leads the investigation of product quality concerns / issues and troubleshooting of product quality issues at plant level, conducts rework evaluations and provides recommendations to the plant.

• Consistently applies sound scientific methods to solve technical problems.

• Qualifies new active ingredient and raw material sources and supports shelf-life date extensions for existing products.

• Develops understanding of customer needs through discussion with sales and marketing groups and works towards meeting the needs.

• Develops an understanding of competitors and key competitive technologies. Uses knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of competitive products to identify opportunities for competitive product positioning.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Education

• PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Biology, Food Science, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, related fields or relevant experience.

Required Experience:

• Demonstrated competence in the area of formulation technology or formulation engineering with a proven track record of product development.

• Experience working with biological actives and developing biological products.

• Experience with production equipment including mixing, milling, blending, dry processing, packaging, fluidic blending, etc. if engineer.

• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders (sales, marketing, R&D, regulatory, product stewards, etc.) from multiple backgrounds.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to persuade/influence others of the value of Corteva technology. Ability to clearly articulate the value of technology when talking with customers.

• Working knowledge of formulation design & development and product registration process.

• Keep in mind, that equivalent amounts of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the above requirements

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with fermentation and recovery technology for biological actives.

• Experience working with HTP technology and digital tools.

• Prior experience in research or manufacturing/engineering.

• Computer programming and automation experience

• Advanced statistical analysis capabilities

Benefits - How We'll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits (https://careers.corteva.com/2024-us-benefits-guide)

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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit:

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