Natural Products Chemist for Microbial Metabolite Discovery

Corteva Agriscience; Indianapolis, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Health benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Corteva Agriscience's Molecular Platforms team in Indianapolis Global Headquarters seeks a Natural Products Chemist to join a multi-disciplinary group advancing microbial and natural product discovery, development, and optimization.

You will design and execute isolation and structure elucidation using chromatographic, spectroscopic, and analytical methods, collaborate across disciplines, and help translate research into sustainable crop-protection solutions that support global food security.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in natural products/organic chemistry or related field.
• Isolation of secondary metabolites from complex matrices.
• Broad range of chromatography techniques (analytical and preparative).
• Structure elucidation using 1D/2D NMR and MS.
• Ability to design experiments and interpret results.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute isolation methods for natural products from environmental, microbial, or plant matrices.
• Elucidate structures of complex natural products using spectroscopic and analytical techniques.
• Develop and optimize methods for extraction, detection, and quantitation of metabolites; collaborate across disciplines.

Skills

Isolation techniques

Chromatography

Spectroscopic analysis

NMR/Mass spectrometry

Data interpretation

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Ph.D. in natural products/organic chemistry

Tools

RP-HPLC

NP-HPLC

HILIC

Ion exchange

SEC

SPE

SFC

1D/2D NMR

Mass spectrometry

Job description

Corteva Agriscience's Molecular Platforms team in Indianapolis Global Headquarters seeks a Natural Products Chemist to join a multi-disciplinary group advancing microbial and natural product discovery, development, and optimization.

You will design and execute isolation and structure elucidation using chromatographic, spectroscopic, and analytical methods, collaborate across disciplines, and help translate research into sustainable crop-protection solutions that support global food security.