We enjoy food so much that sometimes we forget how complicated it is to produce. It sometimes takes months of hard work and efforts to grow the vegetables in our salad. Even the milk that we consume comes from a cow that eats 7 tons of grain in a single year.

More than 90% of our food comes from what framers grow. Imagine if almost half of the world’s growing populations' food would disappear. That's exactly what would happen if farmers would not be able to protect their crops from weeds, insects, and diseases. For decades, ADAMA has been helping framers to do just that.

ADAMA is one of the world’s largest crop protection companies. Being a part of the Syngenta group, a leading agricultural innovation group, we make our best efforts to meet the worlds future food challenges. Our global distribution expands to more than 100 countries in which we deliver what farmers need to be able to produce the highest quality products.

ADAMA is an expert company in crop protection. We consonantly invest in research and development, daring to innovate and create new solutions to protect the world’s best foods.

Today, ADAMA operates five global R&D research centers in four countries: two in Israel (MCW and Agan), China, India and Brazil. The R&D centers include organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, formulations, and pilot units.

We offer a highly rewarding career opportunity for a strongly motivated and professional candidate to join our Organic Chemistry R&D Department as a Researcher at ADAMA Makhteshim in Neot Hovav.

In our Organic Chemistry R&D Department, you will take an influencing part in the development of new and innovative chemical processes, troubleshooting of various chemical production challenges, improvement of existing chemical procedures and handle diverse interactions with various interfaces inside and outside of ADAMA.

Areas of Responsibility

• Experimental work in a synthetic organic lab.
• Conducting and analyzing literature reviews.
• Planning, performing, and analyzing experimental work at the laboratory level.
• Preparation of summaries and conclusions of experiments.
• Cooperation with internal units such as analytical, pilot and manufacturing departments.
• Support the product development cycle from early development to manufacturing launch and beyond.

Required Skills

• Highly skilled in laboratory work.
• Ability to work independently in an organized and systematic manner.
• Ability to design and conduct research, troubleshoot, and solve problems arising during development.
• Initiative mindset, creativity alongside critical thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team.
• Self-learning ability.

Qualifications:

• Masters or Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry.
• Experience in organic synthesis - an advantage.
• Experience in the chemical / pharmaceutical industry - an advantage.
• Ability to operate and analyze analytical data (NMR, GC, HPLC, IR).
• Advanced level in English.