Chemist, Product
Job Summary
The Product Chemist serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for Nutrien products, delivering high-quality technical, regulatory, and chemistry expertise in support of Regulatory & Stewardship teams across crop protection, adjuvants, biostimulants, and commodity fertilizer product chemistry.
This role focuses on problem-solving, technical documentation delivery, project support, and contributing to cross-functional knowledge sharing across Loveland product lines and wholesale chemistry support.
This position plays a critical role in facilitating the development, registration, and lifecycle management of crop input products by ensuring regulatory documentation meets both scientific rigor and compliance standards. The Product Chemist serves as a key technical interface between Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality.
What You'll Do:
- Serve as an 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
- Contribute to cross-training and knowledge-sharing initiatives across product chemistry functions, fostering broader technical and regulatory understanding
- Prepare and deliver regulatory documentation including:
- Confidential Statements of Formula (CSFs)
- Product specifications and composition statements
- Regulatory manufacturing process descriptions
- Data packages supporting FIFRA Sections 3, 24(c), and amendment submissions
- Product data sheet creation and maintenance
- Translate laboratory, R&D, and manufacturing data into clear, compliant regulatory summaries and assessments suitable for submission to regulatory authorities
- Collaborate with R&D, analytical laboratories, manufacturing, quality control, and supply chain teams to align product chemistry information with product specifications and regulatory commitments
- Gather, critically review, and interpret technical and regulatory chemistry data, including physical-chemical studies, five-batch analyses, method validation studies, stability and storage studies, and data conducted or evaluated for hazard communication compliance
- Assess product chemistry data for completeness, scientific integrity, and regulatory applicability in support of registration and stewardship activities
- Utilize regulatory knowledge management systems for effective data entry, retrieval, maintenance, and version control
- Support continuous improvement of product chemistry processes, documentation practices, and regulatory data management systems
- Maintain awareness of evolving regulatory requirements and industry guidance affecting product chemistry and agricultural input products
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Agronomy, or a related scientific discipline. Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) preferred
- Minimum 3 years of experience in pesticide, fertilizer, agricultural chemical registration, regulatory chemistry, product stewardship, or related technical roles
- Working knowledge of EPA registration requirements (FIFRA and/or TSCA) and product chemistry data requirements
- Demonstrated experience working with or interpreting laboratory and analytical data in support of regulatory submissions
- Familiarity with agricultural chemical regulatory frameworks outside the U.S. (e.g., EU, Canada, LATAM) is desirable
- Experience preparing or supporting regulatory submissions and technical product documentation