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Description

Corteva Agriscience is responsible for developing new active ingredients and formulated products that are competitive in current and future market conditions. The person in the Biological Assay Development role will create and develop analytical assay methods to characterize formulations, production processes, and delivery systems for both new and existing Corteva active ingredients in our Biological Business. The actives we work with include microbes, nucleotides, viruses, proteins, enzymes, extracts, and naturally sourced molecules. This individual will collaborate with other functions in Corteva R&D to explore, test in proof of concept, and bring novel delivery concepts to successful technologies and product concepts through the stage-gate pipeline to business case and commercialization. They will also provide subject matter expertise and support for technology transfer, quality control, and manufacturing for these methods.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Exploration, proof of concept, and development of analytical methods 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 technologies in formulation, analytical, and automation

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

• Compliance with laboratory safety procedures

• 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.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 formulations, application technology, and analytical team 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 - What You Need:

• Demonstrated competence in analytical method development, especially around microbial enumeration concepts.Experience working with biological actives and developing biological products.Experience with analytical or high throughput equipment including liquid handlers, plating, colony counting, etc (i.e. Hamilton Venus Software, LIMS)

• 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 processes.

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior experience in research or manufacturing/engineering

• Advanced statistical analysis capabilities

• Computer programing experience

Education

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

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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