Formulation Chemist

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UPL provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, in every location in which the company has facilities, UPL complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. UPL also reinforces EEO through its Corporate Business Principles and Code of Business Conduct.

JOB SUMMARY:

The role of the Formulation Chemist will be to develop and test formulations in support of UPL’s portfolio and new products, develop, test and compare formulations for new AI additions to portfolio, improve current formulations, find innovative and novel ways to add value, evaluate new AI’s and/or raw materials in existing formulations, manufacture samples for product chemistry, efficacy studies and field evaluation as needed and understand and implement federal and global mandated formulations changes.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Formulation Development (60%) including but not limited to
  • New formulation development – Planning and Execution of Experiment
  • Formulation improvement and evaluation
  • Reverse engineer competitor products
  • Act as lead on stability, efficacy and trials associated with formulations
  • Maintain records as required
  • Basic Knowledge of Analytical Testing – GC, HPLC, pH Meter, Densitometer, Rheology meter and etc
  • Documentation and / or Journal Writing
  • Basic Knowledge of MSDS
  • Basic Knowledge of Lab Safety and PPE use
• Manufacture sample formulations for product chemistry, efficacy studies and sample program as needed (20%).
• Schedule and assist with stability studies to support formulations (10%)
• Author formula cards including Darwin formulas, particularly formulation processes, product specifications and technology transfers (10%).

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS        

• Regulatory Team
• SCM Team
• Manufacturing Team

 REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or science and minimum 5 years’ formulation lab experience.
• Must have a working knowledge of industry manufacturing techniques and capabilities and work with the manufacturing group to optimize the manufacturing process for new formulations.
• Good computer skills, proficient in Microsoft office.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in chemistry or science or PhD
• Experience with formulation equipment and general analytical equipment in developing Ag formulations with a knowledge of pesticide formulations and EPA/PMRA/REACH requirements.
• Experience working in a fast-paced laboratory environment working in a collaborative team environment with other disciplines and global units.

UPL COMPETENCIES: 

• Adaptability & Resilience: Recognizes and is open to changing circumstances and alters behavior and scales up as necessary; increases personal awareness and appreciation of individual and cultural differences to create an open, inclusive, and accepting workplace.
• Results Orientations: Takes action, pursues goals with persistence and achieves results; communicates goals and vision to the team to drive enthusiasm and ambition.
• Execution Excellence: Enhances the speed of execution and builds efficiency in processes, systems and people; has sharp focus on quality-orientation.
• Customer Centricity:  Understands the customer needs and pain points, fulfills the needs and expectations by focusing on creating value for customers.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• None

TRAVEL

• None

We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We all play for the team and no one plays against the team. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them.

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