Manager, Product Chemistry
Job Location:
Deerfield, WI - USA
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Job Summary
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purposeFeeding the Future is the reason we come to work each day. Were guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.
Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2000 locations in North America South America and Australia. For more than 150 years we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible offering a wide selection of products including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products Inc.; ProvenSeed and Dyna-GroSeed; as well as financial custom application and precision ag services.
Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26000 employees we operate a world-class network of production distribution and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers needs and strive to provide a more profitable sustainable and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.
This people leader role is responsible for leading a high performing team of chemists in delivering high quality technical regulatory and chemistry expertise across crop protection adjuvants bio stimulants and commodity fertilizer products. This role will focus on problem-solving technical documentation delivery project support while driving cross-training across Loveland product lines and wholesale chemistry support.
- Provide ongoing coaching and development to direct reports to foster ownership and efficient service delivery in key areas such as EU REACH chemical compliance and product data sheet creation and maintenance.
- Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for Loveland products and wholesale chemistry support delivering technical regulatory documentation assessments and project contributions.
- Provide chemistry-based regulatory support for product registrations audits and lifecycle management.
- Drive cross-training initiatives across product chemists fostering shared technical knowledge and regulatory understanding.
- Prepare and deliver a variety of regulatory documentation.
- Translate laboratory R&D and manufacturing data into clear compliant regulatory summaries and assessments suitable for submission to authorities.
- Collaborate with R&D analytical labs production quality control and supply chain to align product chemistry with specifications and regulatory commitments.
- Gather critically review and approve technical and regulatory chemistry data.
- Utilize regulatory knowledge management systems for effective data entry retrieval and version control.
- Complete additional tasks and assignments to meet business needs and objectives.
- A Bachelors degree in Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Chemical Engineering Biological Sciences Environmental Sciences or Agronomy is required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in pesticide fertilizer or ag chemical registration regulatory chemistry product stewardship or related product development roles with a strong focus on Crop Protection products regulated under FIFRA.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of EPA registration requirements (FIFRA and/or TSCA) and product chemistry data requirements.
- Proven experience working with or interpreting laboratory and analytical data in support of regulatory submissions.
- Familiarity with global ag chemical regulatory frameworks outside the U.S. (e.g. EU Canada LATAM).
- Proven experience managing and leading technical or subject matter expert teams to achieve results.
- Highly detail-oriented with a strong commitment to data quality regulatory accuracy and compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across Regulatory R&D Manufacturing Quality and Supply Chain.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and discrete projects in a dynamic regulatory environment.
- Strong problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset. Demonstrated initiative and strong project management skills. Ability to lead project & process implementation.
- Ability to translate complex technical information into regulator-ready documentation actionable project management & guidance for the business.
- Commitment to cross-training and knowledge-sharing.
- Ability to travel 10%.
- Postgraduate degree (MSc or PhD) is preferred.
Compensation & Benefits:
The estimated salary that Indeed Glassdoor and LinkedIn suggested does not represent Nutriens compensation structure.
The salary range for this role in Illinois location is between $91200 - $143220. While we provide this range as general guidance several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including but not limited to candidate skill set experience and training licensure and certifications work location and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.
We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical dental vision coverage and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per addition we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.
In addition to base pay this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.
This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the companys good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience skills education location and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.
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About Company
Nutrien is a leading crop inputs and services provider that is helping to safely and sustainably feed a growing world.
