DescriptionCorteva Agriscience is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, agronomic support, and services to farmers in more than 90 countries. Innovative and customer focused, Corteva seeks to increase farmer productivity and profitability, and to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people around the world. Increasing populations, changing economies, and limited cultivatable land are some of the key factors driving Corteva's desire to broadly apply plant science to enrich the lives of consumers.We are seeking a responsible and highly motivated individual to join our Genome Editing group's molecular evolution-development team in Johnston, IA. This is a lab-based position, and it requires the ability to work efficiently and independently. The ideal candidate will have the ability follow, optimize, and troubleshoot protocols to deliver high quality results on time in a dynamic environment. Desired skills include familiarity and proficiency with routine molecular biology techniques.Job Responsibilities - What You'll Do:Under minimal guidance, successful candidate will
Conduct experiments and technical operations of moderate complexity
Understand and optimize laboratory protocols and complete tasks in a safe and timely fashion
Ability to recognizes erroneous or unexpected results and capacity to interpret and analyze results and make suggestions on next experimental
Help formulate work plans and efficiently manage own daily workload.
QualificationsThe successful candidate will have:
Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biological science, genetics, or related field. Preferred candidates would have a minimum of 1 year of related experience, or equivalent levels of relevant education and experience.
Experience performing routine molecular biology procedures (e.g. vector construction, E. coli transformation, isolation of plasmid DNA, and PCR).
Experience with bioinformatic methods and programs to analyze nucleic acid sequences (e.g. DNA sequence alignment).
Experience with yeast genetics or biochemical techniques would be a plus.
Excellent communication skills oral and written.
Ability to follow company safety policies and procedures.
VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.Benefits - How We'll Support You:
Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits (https://careers.corteva.com/2024-us-benefits-guide)
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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit:Accessibility Page for Contact InformationFor US Applicants: See the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law’ posterTo all recruitment agencies: Corteva does not accept unsolicited third party resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.