Research Executive - Formulation Development (Agrochemicals)

Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE

This role requires > 6 years of experience working in the areas of pesticide/agrochemical formulation development and able to work in the formulation lab.

· To formulate, generate scientific / technical data using established systems, procedures, and protocols in an area of work delegated by the manager.

· Define the experimental programme that include the development of new pesticide formulations, 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 pesticide formulation options in order to:

ü prove the suitability for progression through Stage C and D Evaluation and Development

ü provide Product Chemistry type and or supporting data, and

ü 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