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A New Career Opportunity Awaits
You at Seminis!
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, a division of
Monsanto and an Ag
industry leader, is creating scientific breakthroughs around the
world & has an opening for a motivated APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIST at our Oxnard, California offices.
The Research Scientist will develop a comprehensive research
program focused on improving the existing seed pelleting and
coating protocols. The candidate will oversee Seminis seed
application technology as it relates to seed treatment
technology and will interact and coordinate projects in
cooperation with seed technology scientists WW. In addition,
this candidate will work with R&D, Operations and QA teams to
develop more effective procedures to apply actives (Insecticdes,
fungicides, biological, sanitizers, plant growth activators) in
the coating formulations on the seed. The candidate will also
conduct basic and applied research on vegetables seeds in the
area of materials application technology for seed applied
actives; develop and evaluate performance materials to be used
for seed pelleting, coating, filmcoat, and other specialty
processes; demonstrate formulation feasibility, existing and new
product application development and assessment of technology
used in a variety of coating applications; assist with any
scale-up of new products/processes from lab to
commercialization; & participate in multi-functional project
teams which provide written monthly reports and regularly
communicate project status and timelines to management team.
The successful candidate will possess an M.S degree with 3+
years commercial experience in application technology or related
field. Ph D. in Chemistry, Polymer/Materials Science and a broad
knowledge based on the chemistry of coating materials and its
application on biological systems are preferred. Must understand
the use of statistical analysis in problem solving and decision
making and knowledge of or interest in process improvement tools
like Six Sigma and LEAN for improvement of existing processes
and reducing waste are desired.
Travel likely with in the US (10%-
California, Baja) and International Europe, Asia, and South
America (5%).
Please apply online at
www.seminis.com on our career page and search req. number:
mons-00007655.
We maintain a drug-free environment.
EOE/APP
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