Associate Scientist, Analytical Sciences

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.

FMC has an immediate opening for enthusiastic, creative, and talented Analytical Technicians to join our Global Analytical Sciences team. The Analytical Sciences team works as part of an interdisciplinary team to support the discovery and development pipeline.

The scope of this role includes support for process and formulations development, manufacturing of existing commercial and pipeline products, and defense of the current product portfolio. The role includes analytical support of all phases of R&D development. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop new methods for qualitative and quantitative analyses under the direction of a Principal Investigator to meet business needs in a timely manner.
• Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of discovery, process, technical, and formulations samples to meet project quality and timing needs.
• Collect data, generate summaries and reports under GLP and other appropriate regulatory guidelines.
• Operate, maintain and be technically competent in various types of analytical instrumentation (LC/UV, GC, IC, MS) including calibration and systems qualification to provide accurate and reliable data.
• Manage lab safety and industrial hygiene aspects, including proper waste disposal procedures, to maintain a highly efficient and productive laboratory.
• Interact with a diverse customer base on a variety of projects/tasks.
• Provide oral and written presentations of technical and business-related work within work-team.
  
  

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree in chemistry or equivalent experience with basic knowledge of analytical and organic chemistry. Chromatography (HPLC, UHPLC, GC) and mass spectrometric techniques (LC/MS, GC/MS) preferred.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Preferred experience in an industrial and/or R&D research laboratory setting (GLP experience a plus).
• Experience with method development and analysis using chromatography (HPLC, IC, GC) with modern mass spectrometric (LC/MS, GC/MS) and spectroscopic (UV) techniques.
• Track record of delivering on-time, quality results.
• Experience in working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple demands in timeline driven environment.
• Familiarity with (or ability to rapidly learn) computers and software packages from various instrument manufacturers.
  
  

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC.

FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department .