Formulation Chemist

UPL • Cary, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

UPL Limited is a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions with annual revenue exceeding $6bn. As a purpose-led company, UPL focuses on accelerating progress for the food system through its OpenAg® initiative, aiming to create a network that redefines sustainability in agriculture. With a robust portfolio of biological and traditional crop protection solutions and a presence in over 130 countries, UPL employs over 10,000 colleagues worldwide. This specific position is based at UPL’s Global Research facility in RTP, NC, and will contribute to the North America seed and soil health team by verifying and validating seed treatment formulation performance in custom blends and mixtures, while also supporting the Technical Lab Lead.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field required
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in the Agricultural chemical or related industry preferred.
• Hands-on experience with analytical instruments like HPLC, GC, particle analyzer, etc. to characterize ST formulations is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven attention to detail, with excellent analytical, problem solving and personal organization skills.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree desired.
• Previous experience with different seed treatments or agrochemical formulations development a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate custom blends for various crops such as soybean, corn, sorghum, cotton, peanut, rice and wheat as requested by marketing/sales/regulatory and conduct stability studies.
• Treat seed, certify seed treatment samples, custom blends before shipping to distributors/seed companies and maintain the record of shipping details of custom blends, experimental and commercial samples.
• Become certified in safe handling and shipping of agriculture chemicals.
• Conduct seed treatment performance tests for different custom blends and conduct shelf life of the treated seeds.
• Develop and validate methods to analyze the ST formulations using HPLC, GC and particle analyzer.
• Utilize the knowledge of polymers, pigments and inoculants in seed treatment formulations and conduct bioassays to prove the efficacy performance.
• Write protocols, reports, document results in laboratory notebook and present scientific findings in cross-functional project team meetings.
• Support Technical Lab lead in maintaining NAM seed treatment lab, various lab instruments, on carrying out seed and soil health initiatives, including custom blend preparation, treating and shipping treated seed, maintaining SOP’s and safety standards, and greenhouse assistance.
• Work with India ST lab, Global ST team and US New Ag Tech Team to analyze, validate various seed treatment formulations, formulation matrix and incorporate new formulations and treat and provide treated seed to their research and development needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level