| The successful candidate will be responsible for focusing biological efforts on all aspects of crop protection products evaluations for crop and non-crop opportunities. To aid in determining and expanding commercial potential of lead compounds, the individual will utilize existing bio-assays, and develop and integrate new assays, to extensively characterize crop protection chemistry against a broad range of weeds within key crop/non-crop segments. The individual will also work with acquisition and project development teams to prioritize compound leads and chemistry testing requirements, and provide input on product opportunity evaluation efforts. The successful candidate will communicate testing results and project status with scientists, project managers and management throughout the Development and Business/Marketing organizations. The individual will report directly to the Biology Group Leader.
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- Work safely within a team environment in support of crop protection products concept evaluations and development.
- Champion the evaluation of crop protection products and technologies towards the development, optimization and expansion of crop and specialty use concepts and products.
- Test crop protection products and concepts in a range of bioassays to characterize activity, residuality, efficacy, and commercial utility.
- Work independently and within a small team, requiring a minimum of supervision.
- Create appropriate plans to test experimental hypotheses by identification, planning and organization of resources, including plants, greenhouse space and time requirements.
- Research, develop, validate and implement new bioassays as required to meet strategic initiatives and tactical testing needs.
- Constantly review, develop and implement plans and schedules to meet an ever-increasing and flexible testing demand.
- Effective use of various testing equipment, such as track sprayers and field application implements, to analyze overall performance of experimental crop protection formulations.
- Review data to ensure quality and consistent results are being produced by established bioassays, perform statistical analysis, and interpret assay results.
- Prepare and maintain stocks of experimental and commercial crop protection products.
- Collect and summarize data, and deliver results and recommendations as oral and/or written reports as required to R&D scientists and project teams, management, and Business/Marketing groups.
- Liaise with Development, Regulatory, Marketing, area Business and Development personnel as needed on all aspects of herbicide technical support, protocol generation, milestone timelines, and data requirements.
- Transfer information of herbicide development findings throughout the organization.
- Maintain complete understanding of all bioassays available for testing including timing, material requirements, assay evaluation, statistical analysis, etc.
- Develop technical leadership by publishing and presenting appropriate information at scientific meetings, and/or trade organizations.
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