Senior Scientist (Material sciences or polymers)
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Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What youll do: As a Senior Scientist you will contribute directly as well as guide others to: identify new opportunities create new material technologies and commercialize novel materials.
Duties / Responsibilities of this position:
- Identify and create new technologies in structural and/or environmental sealing polymeric materials and processes through a technically fundamental approach.
- Develop fundamental knowledge on the relationship of materials processes structures and properties.
- Lead a set of R&D personnel to independently plan and execute research and development projects to explore new technologies products or modes of problem solution.
- Provide mentorship to less-experienced associates.
- Generate and interpret data in context of problem resolution and effectively communicate findings and direction to other departments in the organization.
- Maintain and expand expertise in a set of scientific areas including physical chemical analytical or formulation principles and methods.
- Help develop mechanistic understanding of current products and processes.
- Cultivate global collaboration in the internal and external scientific community.
- Support patent activities through filing activities patent surveillance and defense of our intellectual property.
- Serve as a champion of safety practices in the laboratory and office environments.
- Provide leadership to technicians and specialists.
- Very competent with self-directed work.
- Construction maintenance and safety responsibilities for laboratory workspace and equipment.
Job Requirements:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
BS with 10 years of product development experience MS with 5 years of product development experience or PhD in the sciences typically in chemistry or material science.
At least 5 years of experience leading and mentoring research and development personnel toward the identification and development of new technologies in a business setting.
Select skills in technical/scientific disciplines as required.
Very adept at maintaining and improving safety requirements in the laboratory and work space.
Select skills in technical/scientific disciplines as required.
Versed in scientific methods laboratory apparatus and communication skills.
Core Competencies:
Performance Driven
Communication
Customer Centric
Passion/Values
Innovation
Safety/Sustainability
Collaboration
Leadership
Physical Demands Analysis:
- Occasional lifting up to 30 lbs.
- Occasional carrying up to 30 lbs.
- Occasional pushing/pulling up to 30 lbs.
- Frequent fine finger movement and handling materials
- Frequent gripping and reaching
- Occasional climbing stairs/step ladder
- Continuous sitting
- Continuous use of computer monitor keyboard and computer mouse
- Frequent standing and walking
- Occasional bending stooping twisting or balancing
- Rare crawling kneeling and crouching
Environmental Conditions:
- Inside Work continuous
- Outside Work rare
- Hot/Cold occasional
- Humid/Dry occasional
- Dust/Vapor Fumes occasional
- Hazardous Machines occasional
- Moving Objects occasional
- Sharp hand tools occasional
- Loud Noise occasional
- Working alone frequent
- May be required to wear thefollowingPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE): Safety Glasses GlovesSleeves andRespirator (Dust Mask).
Never Not Required/Never (0%)
Rare Seldom/Rare (Not daily 1-10%)
Occasional Minor/Occasional (Less than 3 hours 11-33%)
Frequent Required/Frequent (For 3-5 hours 34-64%)
Continuous Major/Continuous (More than 5 hours 64-100%)
Benefits
Excellent total compensation package
100% company paid medical dental and vision
Onsite medical clinic
Generous 401K contributions
Top-notch wellness program with a focus on your total well-being
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Protein Purification
- Research Experience
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Flow Cytometry
