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 is looking for an innovative, energetic, and transformational Senior Formulation Technology Lead.

Corteva has the responsibility to develop new active ingredients and new formulated products that are competitive with the current and future market conditions. The Senior Formulation Technology Lead will create and develop novel formulations and delivery systems for new and existing Corteva active ingredients. This individual will interact with business teams to develop and implement technical strategy in alignment with business goals. They will also be a champion for capturing Intellectual Property for the company as a competitive advantage. This person will collaborate with other resources within 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. This individual will provide SME (subject matter expertise) and support necessary in technology transfer, product registration, and process scale up for these concepts. Finally, they will also be working with less experienced scientists to provide technical coaching as needed.

This individual should have expertise in the conception and development of formulations for the agricultural, pharmaceutical, personal care or related industries.

Primary Responsibilities – How will you help us Grow!

• Represent Product Science and Technology (PST) in cross functional business teams to provide formulation expertise to help shape the business strategy.
  • Develop a technical strategy and resourcing plan to help PST meet the business goals.
• Exploration, proof of concept, and development of novel formulation 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, 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.

Other responsibilities include

• Lead investigations of product quality concerns / issues and troubleshooting of product quality issues at plant level, conducts rework evaluations and provides recommendations to the plant.
• Qualify new active ingredients and raw material sources and support shelf-life date extensions for existing products.
• Develop an understanding of competitors and key competitive technologies.
  • Use knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of competitive products to identify opportunities for competitive product positioning.
• Provide technical guidance to other members within the group.

Qualifications

Experience and Education – What you’ll bring to the table!

• Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or related fields. PhD preferred.
• 5-10 years of related formulation technology experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated competence in the area of formulation technology (including colloids, interfacial phenomena, rheology, solids processing etc.).
• Demonstrated strong project management skills.
• Prior experience in research and manufacturing/engineering.
• 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.

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
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

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.