Sr. Chemist

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to work independently, familiarity with common analytical techniques and instrumentation as well as interpretation of data (particularly HPLC, MS, LCMS, FTIR, etc.), data analysis and statistics.
• Conducts exploratory research to produce new knowledge and potential products; conceives, organizes, promotes, and executes ideas and plans to increase chemistry’s role in and contribution to the discovery and chemical approaches to meet exploratory objectives in product discovery.
• Develops research proposals to provide a technically and economically sound basis for developing and evaluating new or improved products, synthetic methods, processes, and analytical and physical testing techniques.
• Recommends utilization of the results or changes in the Product of work or termination of projects.

Differentiating Factors:

Autonomy:

• Established and productive individual contributor.
• Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact:

• Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments.
• Contributes to the completion of project milestones.
• May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity:

• Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex.
• Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence:

• Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts.
• External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature.
• Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, Product input, and support decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management:

• May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream.

Education and Experience:

• BS, MS Preferred.
• 5+ with BS, 3+ with MS.
• Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Skills:

• HPLC Method development and method validation.
• Protein and/or large molecule separation experience.
• Ability to work independently and solve problems as well as data analysis and communication skills.