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Job Description
Senior Research Scientist-Analytical ChemistryResponsibilities
- Utilize techniques such as FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance), Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), and thermal analysis to analyze and interpret data
- Create innovative solutions by means of advanced materials characterization working with polymers, emulsions, asphalt, and fuels, and deformulation
- Train and develop other scientists and engineers by providing technical, scientific, and user insight
- Work well in a team setting to design and execute experiments to improve product quality and performance
- Regularly report progress through team meetings and written communication
- Deliver expertise knowledge to the senior management team in research
- Develop and validate analytical methods for raw material identification, product quality assessment, and stability testing
- Contribute scientific and technical expertise to multiple project teams focused on various technical disciplines
- Consults with other scientists in the planning and conducting of a study, in the analysis of data, and the interpretation of findings, organizes and manages all statistical aspects of successful research projects
Qualifications
- 10+ years with industrial experience and PhD in Chemistry or 15+ years with industrial experience and a MS degree.
- Comprehensive scientific knowledge, experience in advanced material science characterization and analytical chemistry
- Demonstrated hands-on expertise in GPC, FTIR, NMR, and thermal analysis
- Experience with method validation, transfer, and stability testing
- Experience handling hazardous waste and knowledge of hazardous waste classifications is preferred
- Direct hands-on experience with a range of material characterization techniques is a plus: CHNOS Analyzers, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Macro-TGA, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Flash Chromatography, Saturates-Asphaltenes-Resins-Aromatics (SARA) Analysis, Optical Microscopy (including hot stage microscopy), Acid Number Determination, Karl Fischer