The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and innovative environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required, as is the desire and ability to excel in a multidisciplinary environment. As an early member of the R&D team, this person will have an opportunity to help establish a culture that nurtures scientific excellence, a sense of urgency to achieve project success, and success built on collaboration and personal accountability.

Major responsibilities include:

• Support the advancement of Enko novel chemistries through the discovery and development staging system
• Implementation of robust assays for characterization of candidate chemistries on model and agronomically important weed species
• Develop and validate new or improved control environment weeds and plants protocols to assess candidate chemistry herbicidal efficacy and specific molecule attributes
• Collaborate with a diverse team of scientists to identify and validate targets and optimize lead chemistries creating a pipeline of product candidates; schedule space, manage inventories of research supplies, culture crops and weeds, establish experiments, applying experimental treatments, conducting assessments, performing preliminary results summaries, and providing regular updates
• Collaborate with external partners to conduct advanced characterization of candidate molecules
• Involved in the establishment and maintenance of:
• Field research plots from planting to harvest
• Sample collection and processing
• Herbicide/pesticide/fungicide spray operations
• Greenhouse/laboratory experiments
• Chemical/supplies inventory, purchasing
• Field data collection and data management