Bio Applications Chemist-EDD00788 Working at Cargill is an opportunity to thrive—a place to develop your career to the fullest while engaging in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe. You will be proud to work for a company with a strong history of ethics and a purpose of nourishing people. We offer a diverse, supportive environment where you will grow personally and professionally as you learn from some of the most talented people in your field. With nearly 150 years of experience Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. We have 142,000 employees in 67 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work. Learn more at www.cargill.com.
Position Purpose:
Cargill is actively investigating many novel opportunities to convert biofeedstocks (corn starch, corn dextrose, corn oil, vegetable oil distillates, ethanol feedstocks, by-product stream blends, etc.) into new value-added products via fermentation or chemical processing. This position will guide efforts to discover and confirm suitable properties and attributes of potential bioprocessed materials for market/customer use. The position will independently drive the characterization of these materials relative to chemical and physical performance for various applications and customer needs. This position will coordinate and provide the technical leadership and expertise to target and match the right material properties with the right customer needs/solutions.
Principal Accountabilities:
Independently assess industrial products/prototypes of materials produced via fermentation/chemical conversation/formula blend, etc. for applicability and suitability for targeted market and customer needs. Must determine proper testing methods and protocol from customers, industry standards, literature, etc.
Partners with Tech Service/Sales/GTM groups to support new product/application promotion. Collaborates with Cargill commercial employees in customer facing meetings to learn product application and performance criteria. Provides after sales-contact technical support for solving applications issues and strategies; guides commercial teams to assess potential customer value/product support needs, etc. regarding the use of Cargill materials and capital assets.
Provides assessment, guidance, and direction to R&D teams/resources regarding chemistries, properties and specification required by potential products of interest. This will provide for needs of research and discovery for materials available/of interest for processing by Cargill.
Interface with customers/industry experts/data sources to compile needed expertise and information regarding product categories and applications targets.
Prepare reports and assessments regarding suitability, economics, comparative analysis, etc. for customers, R&D teams, sales team, engineering teams of prospective materials.
Required:
BS in Chemistry or related scientific discipline
Minimum 5 years experience in developing novel analytical and applications testing methods
Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical colleagues and customers on novel and highly complex product application phenomena.
Demonstrated record of developing and fostering complex product solutions to multiple applications/industries
Experience in managing customer relationships/co-development efforts
Experience in participating with cross functional and multi-cultural teams
Ability to travel 20-30% time with frequent travel to Cargill Cedar Rapids facility.
Draw upon in-depth knowledge to develop and support novel product innovation/substitution by partnering with businesses and key strategic customers.
Develop strong business and product application knowledge to recognize and influence business opportunities for customers seeking novel product functionality and/or viable substitutions to meet emerging market and regulatory opportunities.
Actively partners with IAM liaison to assist with the development of opportunistic IP around unique product attributes for specific applications.
Preferred:
M.S. and/or PhD in Organic Chemistry or related scientific discipline
Experience with substitution of bio-derived materials for conventionally used petrochemical derived materials
Experience with chemical/materials applications testing and development
Experience with Cargill businesses and functions
Experience in developing effective intellectual property claims/strategies for novel product attributes
Experience/contact with potential customer organization developing novel solutions for bio-derived chemicals
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Research and Development
US-IA-Eddyville
Full-time
Standard
