Ag Research Chemist, Senior,(BASF) -Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Ag Research Chemist, Senior
Location: - (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, South United States, USA)
Company: BASF, The Chemical Company
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A



BASF Agricultural Solutions, located in Research Triangle Park, NC is headquarters for the BASF Crop Protection Products NAFTA Division, BASF Plant Science L.L.C., BASF Global Insecticide Research, and BASF Global Agricultural Research & Development.
We are searching for outstanding candidates who are interested to work for BASF - The Chemical Company.  We have an immediate opportunity available for an Agricultural Research Chemist III in the Crop Protection Division at our Research Triangle Park, NC location.  More specifically the position opening is for a Consumer Safety Technical Expert for Agricultural Products.

The selected candidate will become part of an established, global interdisciplinary research team focused on the development and registration of new BASF plant protection products as well as supporting life cycle management of our portfolios.  The selected candidate will work closely and collaboratively with internal technical experts in relevant units such as with global and/or regional registration managers in the regulatory group, toxicology, analytics, field biology, formulations, and global/regional marketing, as well as externally with national and global regulatory authorities, and potentially with industry associations and task forces.  More specifically, the selected candidate will serve as a global and/or regional Consumer Safety Expert for various active substance projects to successfully conduct the following tasks:

         Manage multiple, complex projects focused on meeting the consumer safety requirements for the registration of new active substances.  Develop innovative approaches in addressing regulatory challenges and timeline constraints.
         Support registration managers in the timely preparation of consumer safety related portions of dossiers and responses to inquiries from regulatory agencies.
         For assigned portfolio, provide input on the appropriate studies (including residue, metabolism and analytics) needed for regulatory dossiers and development strategies, including new studies as well as assessment of quality and completeness of existing studies.
         In order to meet registration guidelines of regulatory agencies, monitor and interpret regulatory science studies with plant protection products.  The main focus will be on metabolism studies in plants, rotational crops and animals (including livestock); but also studies on measuring residue levels in the field.
         Work with external research organizations to contract regulatory science studies needed for registrations, and act as the study monitor for such studies.
         Domestic and international travel is expected to be 10-15%.

Required Skills:

PhD, MS or BS degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology, Environmental Science, Agronomy, Crop Protection, Food Science, Biology or related field; plus relevant job experience of 0+ years for PhD, 4+ years for MS, or 7+ years for BS in research and development in a life science field.

The required technical skills include:
         Experience in designing, implementing and interpreting results of studies involving identification, quantification and fate of active substances and their metabolites; and/or studies involving metabolism, toxicology, or pharmacokinetics.
         Knowledge of regulatory risk assessment as it pertains to consumer or environmental exposure for agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or general chemicals.
          Knowledge of the current regulatory issues and current guidelines of global and/or national regulatory agencies for registration of regulated consumer products.
          Demonstrated ability to work efficiently & effectively as both an independent scientist and a significant team player of a global, multidisciplinary research team.
         Demonstrable project management skills, and the ability to effectively multi-task to develop, implement, manage and complete multiple projects, including solving complex technical problems, in the successful attainment of goals and timelines for multiple stakeholders.

         Excellent oral (including presentation) and written communication skills.
         Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desired Skills:
In addition to the Required Skills above, a highly qualified candidate will have:

Relevant job experience of 4+ years for a PhD, 7+ years for MS, or 10+ years for BS in research and development in a life science field.
         Knowledge of metabolism of xenobiotic substances in plants and/or animals.
         Significant experience in regulatory risk assessment as it pertains to consumer or environmental exposure for agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or general chemicals.
         Experience interacting with global and/or national regulatory authorities for registering product uses, especially plant protection products.
         Knowledge of plant protection products, agricultural chemistry and the agricultural products industry.
         Knowledge of various agronomic practices.
         Working knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
         Knowledge of state-of-the-art chemical quantitative and qualitative analysis equipment and methodologies for detection of chemicals in biological matrices.


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