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Formulation Technician   Join an R&D toxicology team supporting the development of future products and the reformulation of current products. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career scientist with a Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related scientific background who is detail-oriented, eager to learn, and comfortable working in a hands-on laboratory environment.   You’ll help prepare and evaluate formulations used in rodent studies, with a focus on ensuring formulations meet target concentrations, are homogeneous, and remain stable.
This is a collaborative role with extensive hands-on training and opportunities to build practical formulation and wet chemistry skills.   Pay & Schedule Pay: $25-30/hr Schedule: 8-hour schedule with start/end times selected within a 6:00 AM–6:00 PM window Flexibility: Occasional schedule changes or overtime may be required based on study needs. Studies may need to begin early, so flexibility to support the team when needed is important.
Location: Newark, Delaware Environment: This position works inside a vivarium but does not involve handling research animals.   The Role: What You’ll Do As a Formulation Technician, you’ll support scientists with day-to-day formulation activities for in vivo and in vitro toxicology studies. You’ll work with a variety of test substances and help determine how to prepare formulations that are accurate, homogeneous, and stable.
	 	 		 Formulation Development: Prepare formulations for future Corteva products and reformulations of existing products used in research studies. 		 Rodent Diet Formulations: Prepare test substances in rodent diets and other appropriate formulations, ensuring target concentrations are achieved and formulations are homogeneous and stable. 		 Wet Chemistry: Perform hands-on laboratory techniques including pH measurement, weighing, pipetting, serial dilutions, and preparation of solutions and suspensions.
		 Problem Solving: Apply chemistry principles to formulation challenges—for example, determining what to do when a test substance does not dissolve in the intended vehicle or when a suspension is not sufficiently homogeneous. 		 Pipetting : Perform frequent, accuracy-critical pipetting using electronic pipettes, repeaters, and other laboratory equipment.
		 Sample & Test Substance Management: Receive, track, store, distribute, and dispose of test substances in accordance with SOPs, GLPs, safety requirements, and study needs. 		 Documentation : Prepare formulation sheets, maintain laboratory notebooks, record raw data, and document formulation activities accurately and promptly. 		 Procedures & Compliance : Follow established formulation, dosing, diet preparation, GLP, SOP, and safety procedures.
		 Collaboration : Work closely with scientists, technicians, and other members of the R&D team while adapting to changing study priorities. 		 Training & Qualification: Complete hands-on training and practice preparations and demonstrate proficiency before being signed off on specific formulation skills. 	 	   Qualifications We’re looking for candidates who bring the following: 	 	 		 Education: BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related scientific field preferred.
Biology candidates with a Chemistry minor or demonstrated interest in developing chemistry skills will also be considered. 		 Experience: Open to recent graduates with no professional laboratory experience. Candidates with an Associate degree and relevant experience or a high school diploma with significant relevant laboratory experience may also be considered. 		 Chemistry Foundation: Understanding of basic chemistry principles and an interest in applying them to real-world formulation challenges.
		 Wet Chemistry: Familiarity with laboratory techn