Biological Formulation Scientist Cosmópolis, São Paulo, Brasil Research

Corteva™ Agriscience™ – Biological Formulation Scientist / Engineer The Biological Formulation Scientist / Engineer focuses on creating and developing novel formulations, production processes, and delivery systems for Corteva active ingredients in the Biological Business. This includes microbes, nucleotides, viruses, proteins, enzymes, extracts, and naturally sourced molecules. The selected candidate will collaborate with R&D and cross‑functional teams to explore, validate, and scale delivery concepts through the stage‑gate pipeline, support technology transfer, product registration, and process scale up. Primary Responsibilities: Exploration, proof of concept, and development of novel formulations, production processes, 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, 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 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. Lead junior team members and mentor their professional development. Support production introductions, technology transfers and launched products as needed. Other Responsibilities: Under minimal guidance of senior colleagues, develops hypotheses, plans and executes effective experiments, generates reproducible data, interprets results, and modifies hypotheses appropriately. 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. 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 sales and marketing groups 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. Required Qualifications: Demonstrated competence in the area of formulation technology or formulation engineering. Experience working with biological actives and developing biological products. Experience with production equipment including mixing, milling, blending, dry processing, packaging, fluidic blending, etc. if engineer. 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. Desired Qualifications: Experience working with fermentation and recovery technology for biological actives. Proven track record of product development. Experience working with HTP technology and digital tools. Prior experience in research or manufacturing/engineering. Computer programming and automation experience. Advanced statistical analysis capabilities. Education: PhD / MSc with 4+ years of professional experience / BS with 8+ years of professional experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Biology, Food Science, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, related fields or relevant experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr