Principal Chemist
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Job Location:
Naperville, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 83600 - 125400
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Nalco Water an Ecolab Company currently is seeking Principal Chemist to join the Mining & Mineral Processing RD&E team in Naperville Illinois. As a Principal Chemist you will be responsible for developing new innovations and leading projects. You will also collaborate with other scientists and engineers to develop innovative solutions for our clients challenges in the mining industry.
As an innovation partner Nalco Water technologies empower our customers to meet the worlds rising demand for copper phosphate alumina and other important minerals through technologies that enhance productivity while reducing demand for energy and scarce water resources. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company focused on developing solutions that advance food safety maintain clean and safe environments optimize water and energy use.
What you will do:
Lead projects from initial prospecting through final validation and commercialization in collaboration with multiple functions
Collaborate with other researchers and field technical consultants to deploy new innovations in field applications.
Engage with customers sales engineers and marketing functions to translate industry challenges into research platforms.
Minimum Qualifications:
BS Degree in Chemistry Materials Science Mineral Processing Engineering or a related technical discipline and 5 years of Industrial Research & Development experience; or
MS Degree in Chemistry Materials Science Mineral Processing Engineering or a related technical discipline and 3 years of Industrial Research & Development experience; or
PhD Degree in Chemistry Materials Science Mineral Processing Engineering or a related technical discipline
Experience developing innovative chemical technologies leveraging knowledge of chemical properties and structures
Experience working independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers
Ability to travel (domestic and international) up to 20%
Immigration Sponsorship not available for this role
Preferred Qualifications:
Fundamental knowledge and experimental experience related to rheology hydrodynamics and/or surface science.
Experience developing innovative chemical technologies for mining and mineral processing applications such as mineral flotation.
Experience using standard statistical analysis and laboratory software (JMP Matlab R etc.) as well as applying statistical concepts to analyze and interpret data.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.Click here to see our benefits.
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To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:
- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 including a booster if eligible unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
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Key Skills
- Business Development
- Classroom Experience
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- Cloud Computing
- AWS
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
- SAS
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources.
