Research Scientist

Job Id: 5946- City: Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India- Department: Formulations- Function: R and D Chemistry- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: ExecutiveDescription:
**About UPL**

**UPL is a leader in global food systems and with the acquisition of Arysta LifeScience, is now one of the top 5 agricultural solutions companies worldwide. With revenue of US$5 billion, UPL has presence in 130 countries. With market access to 90 percent of world’s food basket and focused on high-growth regions, UPL represents a compelling value proposition for growers, distributors, suppliers and innovation partners in a consolidating market. UPL offers an integrated portfolio of both patented and post-patent agricultural solutions for various arable and specialty crops, including biological, crop protection, seed treatment and post-harvest solutions covering the entire crop value chain.**

**Purpose of the Role**:
To conduct research under guidance of Team Lead to optimise the cost and improve the yield to aid in the business growth of UPL

**Responsibilities**:

- Literature search and evaluation of various formulation process and types and selection of equipments
- Execution Plan for conducting experiments
- Need to develop various agro formulations such as DF, EC, CS, SC etc.
- Conducting day to day experiments as per Project Execution Plan
- Process Optimization for cost effectiveness
- Scale up of the Lab Process
- Regular review of the results and take corrective actions
- Timely reporting of results to the superiors
- Documentation: Documentation of experimental results in std formats

**Qualification**:

- MSc in Organic Chemistry
- 6-10 years of Experience of working in lab and handling various formulation equipment.
- Good understanding of formulation chemistry.
- Knowledge of analytical equipment’s related to formulations.

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