Description

Who are we, and what do we do?

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what's next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

Corteva™ Agriscience™ has the responsibility to develop new active ingredients and new formulated products that are competitive with the current and future market conditions. The individual in the Formulation Scientist position will create and develop novel formulations and delivery systems for new and existing agricultural active ingredients. The individual will collaborate with other functions in Corteva R&D to explore, test in proof of concept, and reduce to practice novel delivery concepts, and advance successful technologies and product concepts through stage-gate pipeline to business case and commercialization. The individual will also provide SME (subject matter expertise) and support necessary in technology transfer, product registration, and process scale up for these concepts. This individual should be skilled in the conception and development of formulations for the agricultural, pharmaceutical, personal care or related industries.

Responsibilities:
How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you!

• Staying abreast of new discoveries and technologies in the area of formulation and delivery system technologies
• Compliance with laboratory safety procedures
• Collaboration with other functions across the company to deliver maximum success, such as analytical R&D, process development, application technology, biology, regulatory, operations and commercial teams
• Collaboration with external companies or universities to evaluate novel and promising technologies for Ag applications
• Intellectual property (IP) capture and research report writing and presentation
• Exploration, proof of concept, and development of novel formulation and delivery system technologies and concepts for new and registered agricultural active ingredients

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Consistently applies sound scientific methods to solve technical problems.

Qualifications

Requirements:
What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table?

• Prior experience in research or manufacturing/engineering is desirable.
• Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders (sales, marketing, R&D, regulatory, product stewards, etc.) from multiple backgrounds.
• Demonstrated competence in the area of formulation technology (including colloids, interfacial phenomena, rheology, solids processing etc.).
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Working knowledge of formulation design & development and product registration process.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
• 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.

Education

• BS/MS/PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or related fields

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Learn more about our total rewards package here – Corteva Benefits
• 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
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• 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

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.