Research Executive - Formulation Development (Agrochemicals)

ROLE PURPOSE   

• To generate scientific / technical data using established systems, procedures, and protocols in an area of work delegated by the manager.
• Defines the experimental programme that may include the development of new procedures/standards.
• To interpret data in order to make contributions to decisions in the work programme content, procedures, or problem solution.
• Report on work, including recommendations to project team or sub-project team leader.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To plan, organise and carry out the work programmes at the laboratory, semi-technical, pilot plant or manufacturing scale to design novel formulation options in order to:
• prove the suitability for progression through Stage C and D Evaluation and Development
• provide Product Chemistry type and or supporting data, and
• provide the formulation design input required to define the process equipment and quality assurance requirements to timescales and specifications agreed with the Team or Group Leader.
• Ensure the quality of Evaluation and Development formulations by arranging for biological efficacy, toxicology, and hazard assessment studies to be carried out in other Functions.
• Provide advice and recommendations to allow appropriate selection of formulation manufacturing sites for individual products, together with the product design inputs required to define the process equipment and quality assurance requirements.
• To interpret and represent to project members external to the function, experimental data and report results and conclusions obtained both orally and in written form to allow cogent and timely Stage C and D project decisions, Regulatory submissions and accurate information archiving and transfer for future commercial manufacturing activities.
• To ensure that work by the job holder and subordinate staff comply with Syngenta standard operating procedures and statutory regulations (e.g. GLP or similar).
• To ensure that the jobholder and subordinate staff work safely and healthy with due care for others, so that compliance with Syngenta’s HSE Policy is achieved.
• To invest in personal and professional development and growth, undertaking, where appropriate, training and development activities and ensuring familiarity with new research and literature.
• Ensure maintaining complete confidentiality of all Syngenta intellectual property.

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE and CAPABILITIES:

Critical knowledge and experience  

•  Master’s degree in Chemistry or related field  of formulation development exposures from the reputed universities with strong academic records and good communication skills with > 6 years of industrial experience as a formulation development chemist is preferred.
• Sound understanding of agrochemical formulations / Coformulations is a must

Critical technical, professional, and personal capabilities

• Ability to work effectively with the hub, regional and global F&P organisation
• Excellent operational, organisational, interpersonal and computer skills
• Sensitive to different cultural environments
• Self-motivating

Critical leadership capabilities

• Communicative
• We deliver clear messages to our stakeholders
• We are keen to listen and learn
• Team Oriented
• We model commitment
• We support team process improvement
• We collaborate effectively across organisational and functional boundaries
• Results Oriented
• We focus on goal achievement
• We stay focused
• Customer Focused
• We seek to understand our customers
• We build collaborative relationships
• Trusted
• We demonstrate support for others

Critical success factors and key challenges

• This role will involve development of new formulations by helping to generate potential formulation options through the design of appropriate experimental work programmes to thoroughly optimise and test these according to the formulation development process. 
• This will include the analysis of experimental data in order to make inputs to the decisions on the direction of the work programmes within the project.
• The job holder will need to have experience of different formulation types as well as a full range of broader requirements in formulation development such as product application, manufacturing processes, etc.
• To deliver highest quality results in optimal time and maintain highest standards of HSE

Additional Information

Other critical behaviours:

• Flexibility to adapt to changing plans and circumstances
• Logically break down problems to their essential elements
• Pro-activity and initiative
• Quality standards
• Safety

Innovations

Employee may, as part of his/her role and maybe through multifunctional teams, participate in the creation and design of innovative solutions. In this context, Employee may contribute to inventions, designs, other work product, including know-how, copyrights, software, innovations, solutions, and other intellectual assets

• Primary Location:  Goa-India 
• Job                            : R&D - Development
• Organization       : R&D - Development 
• Schedule             : Permanent

Additional Information:

People are at the heart of what we do:

·       Once a year Full body check

·       Competitive insurance scheme

·       Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health

·       Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves

·       Education assistance – for your career growth

·       People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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