Chemist

• Work from UPL’s Global Research facility located in RTP, NC
• Work with UPL’s seed and soil health team in North America to verify and validate seed treatment formulation performance in custom blends and mixtures
• Evaluate custom blends for crops including soybean, corn, sorghum, cotton, peanut, rice and wheat, and conduct stability studies
• Treat seed, certify seed treatment samples and custom blends before shipping to distributors and seed companies
• Maintain records of shipping details for custom blends, experimental samples and commercial samples
• Conduct seed treatment performance tests and shelf-life studies of treated seeds
• Develop and validate methods to analyze seed-treatment formulations using HPLC, GC and particle analyzer
• Apply knowledge of polymers, pigments and inoculants in seed-treatment formulations and conduct bioassays to demonstrate efficacy
• Write protocols and reports, document results in laboratory notebooks and present scientific findings in cross-functional project-team meetings
• Support the Technical Lab Lead in maintaining the North America seed-treatment lab, lab instruments, seed and soil-health initiatives, SOPs and safety standards, and provide greenhouse assistance
• Collaborate with the India seed-treatment lab, Global Seed Treatment team and US New Ag Tech team to analyze and validate formulations and support research and development needs

Chemist jobs in North Carolina

Formulation Chemist