Research Investigator

Corteva Agriscience • Indianapolis, IN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Corteva Agriscience is seeking an analytical scientist/research investigator to support the identification and structural elucidation of unknown impurities for process optimization and registration purposes within the Process Development and Implementation Analytical Capabilities team in Crop Health R&D in Indianapolis, IN. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to support analytical activities from discovery stage to manufacturing. A fundamental understanding of structural elucidation, mass spectrometry, isolation, spectroscopy, and the ability to partner and collaborate with diverse partners and stakeholders are required for success. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to expand impurity identification and structural elucidation capabilities through fundamental research and its application to problem solving and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry or equivalent with expertise in mass spectrometry with 0-5 years industry experiences or M.S. with 5 years, or B.S. with 10 years of industry experiences.
• Strong background in organic chemistry to support molecule structure assignments and formation mechanisms is preferred.
• Strong background in theory and fundamentals of mass spectrometry and ionization methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability in collaborating with diverse teams and working independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in characterization of synthetic small molecules, natural products, synthetic polymers, or biopolymers by LC/MS or GC/MS is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute experiments to support process chemistry research and development of new active ingredients.
• Actively provide subject matter expertise to project teams from discovery to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with multiple analytical disciplines (separations, spectroscopy, NMR etc.) to provide data and solutions in a timely manner to project teams.
• Partner with process, biology, discovery, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure project delivery across development.
• Communicate effectively with key partners and stakeholders.
• Conduct experiments to provide structure elucidation of degradation products to support formulation studies.
• Engage manufacturing teams to design experiments and collect data in order to solve complex manufacturing problems.
• Collaborate across functions to define and execute analytical strategies.
• Keep abreast of relevant scientific literature and apply this knowledge to the design, modification and implementation of new experiments and methodologies.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement new instrumentation, technology and approaches to aid isolation and structure elucidation.
• Document protocols, methods and technical reports; provide scientific interpretation of results.
• Publish original manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals; present at external and internal scientific meetings.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree