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Corteva Agriscience Trait Out-Licensing Lab Certification Lead in Johnston, Iowa
The Trait Out-Licensing Lab Certification Lead within GSO Quality is responsible for ensuring the availability of qualified commercial Fee-for-Service testing labs and Trait Licensee labs to conduct accurate seed and leaf testing aligned with the Global Seeds Portfolio trait out-licensing strategies.
What You'll Do:
Collaborate with business leaders to understand and operate an industry leading global licensing business.
Develop, review, and update standards and policies to ensure effective material testing programmes across diverse crops, traits, and methods.
Design and manage processes for onboarding and removing fee-for-service laboratories from approved lists.
Establish and execute a global, multi-year auditing and proficiency testing strategy for fee-for-service labs.
Coordinate cross-functional implementation of proficiency testing for external labs, including assembling test kits, distributing samples, reviewing results, and providing recommendations.
Certify laboratories for testing Corteva's out-licensed traits, maintain certified lab lists, and manage renewal processes using risk-based approaches.
Use EtQ Reliance Software to streamline lab auditing, reporting, and communication activities.
Collaborate with legal teams to draft and update agreements for material and method transfers, and oversee required testing by fee-for-service and licensee labs.
Define and manage method and material transfers to licensees such as BASF, Bayer, and Syngenta, in partnership with Legal.
Monitor and forecast reference material inventories (seeds and plant tissue) and ensure timely production and availability through collaboration with relevant teams.
Review trait license agreements and quality manuals to ensure proficiency testing and auditing requirements are appropriately documented.
Lead troubleshooting and provide support for analytical issues encountered by fee-for-service or licensee labs.
Respond to queries from licensees and fee-for-service labs regarding testing methods and analyses.
Maintain an archive of analytical methods and test protocols for each analysis.
Coordinate method development and troubleshooting of analytical issues with cross-functional teams as required.
Ensure compliance with Corteva’s trait testing standards and contribute to the ongoing growth of the trait out-licensing business.
Be an active participant in your own safety and the safety of those around you.
Education:
- Minimum BS in agriculture, biological sciences, chemistry, or related field.
Skills You Need:
- Minimum of five years of experience in agriculture, biochemistry, or biotechnology with strong analytical skills and experience in method validation.
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
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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.
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