Team Leader Fungicide research

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced knowledge in organic chemical synthesis with a PhD in chemistry, medicinal chemistry or related
• Postdoc and experience abroad, as well as in crop protection or pharmaceutical research are all an advantage but not essential
• Good English language skills
• Creativity, curiosity and enthusiasm to drive innovations
• Interpersonal and communication skills to develop innovative solutions in a diverse team

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work on the identification and development of highly effective, innovative chemical crop protection active ingredients designed to meet global market needs
• Join a diverse, international and multi-disciplinary team
• Lead an organic synthesis laboratory team
• Design active ingredients, their synthesis with a laboratory team, analyze their biological activity and use structure-activity relationships to initiate new designs
• Drive multiparameter optimizations, applying medicinal chemistry concepts at the interface of fungi and plants
• Navigate at the frontiers of chemistry, modeling, biology, agronomy, regulatory and intellectual property
• Work with modern technologies and stay abreast of new developments (organic synthesis, drug discovery, competitor activities)
• Network with academia, scientific partners and technology providers