Description

If you're good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you're the best at what you do, come work at Corteva Agriscience!

Corteva has an exciting opportunity in the Predictive Safety Center (PSC) within Regulatory Sciences for an Ecotoxicology Biologist. This lab-based role will be responsible for the culture maintenance in ecotox lab as well as support the development, implementation and conduct of high-throughput ecotoxicological assays to assess the safety of discovery-phase new active ingredients and agricultural products. This position is located in Indianapolis, IN.

Responsibilities:
How will you help us grow? It matters to us and it matters to you!

The successful candidate will serve as an Ecotoxicology Biologist with laboratory responsibilities supporting the screening of new active ingredients and products in the discovery phase; this includes:

• Fully responsible for maintaining ecotox cultures, i.e. algae, daphnia, and zebrafish, troubleshooting issues related to culture establishment, expansion and rotations.
• Working closely with ecotox and other disciplines within PSC to schedule and supply the needed testing cultures.
• Conducting regularly scheduled ecotoxicological testing assays to generate data that supports ecotox risk assessments.
• Troubleshooting assays and instruments to minimize the disruption of lab workflow.
• Working under the guidance of internal ecotoxicologists to develop high-throughput ecotoxicological testing assays to screen for toxicity with non-target organisms.
• Validating and implementing the developed assays for testing with discovery-phase new actives and formulations.
• Analyzing data with attention to detail and contributing to QA/QC, and clearly communicating results in both written and oral format.
• Bringing innovative ideas to increase the efficiency and productivity of ecotox lab activities.

Qualifications

Requirements:
What expertise have you grown?

• Associate or BS degree in environmental toxicology or related biological or chemistry discipline.
• Demonstrated competency in laboratory-based ecotoxicity studies or other relevant biological work with enough attention to detail to follow a standard protocol.
• Demonstrated capabilities of critical thinking, troubleshooting and multi-tasking.
• Keen interest in working in a dynamic, exciting industry and applying scientific information for the protection of human and environmental health.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with aquatic plants, terrestrial or aquatic invertebrates, and/or fish is strongly preferred.
• Experience with automation workflow, instruments, and analytical chemistry skill is a plus.

Benefits:
What Corteva Agriscience offers:

• Competitive health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Company bonus plan.
• 100% 401k company match.
• 4 weeks of paid time off to start.
• 9 paid holidays.

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Ready to grow your perspectives, impact, and career? We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. Start by applying to this opportunity today!