Chemist

About us:

ChemFinity Technologies is building critical mineral recovery systems to produce over 30 minerals from waste and mining feedstocks at low cost using our proprietary high-performance high-durability sorbent filters. Up to a 6x increase in critical mineral demand may be expected by 2040 to meet the supplies needed for clean energy defense manufacturing and other technology sectors. However 80% of U.S. critical minerals already come from foreign sources and 7% of greenhouse gas emissions come from mining. Our teams mission is to produce these minerals in ways that are cheaper cleaner and more accessible than existing methods such as high-temperature smelting.

Spun out of UC Berkeley in late 2022 and based in New York City ChemFinity is backed by top-tier investor firms and over 10 top government and grant agencies such as Bill Gatess Breakthrough Energy Fellows the U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E and the U.S. EPA. ChemFinity has been recognized as top innovators in the critical minerals sector by the World Economic Forum Forbes and Conservation X Labs.

What you will do:

ChemFinity seeks a chemist to lead developments related to the design synthesis and testing of advanced sorbent materials for use in processing critical minerals from this role you will work collaboratively and hands-on with our team of chemists engineers co-founders and external partners as we build new pilots process new customer feedstocks and grow from the lab to industrial scale. Key responsibilities include:

• Synthesize and test new porous materials using various techniques (e.g. organic and/or inorganic synthesis methods).

• Iterate and improve material design and process conditions for critical mineral recovery from varied feedstock sources (e.g. electronic waste).

• Support rapid applied R&D and piloting efforts across the team on proprietary sorbent materials solid-liquid separation and mineral leaching.

• Assist scale-up efforts in sorbent synthesis and mineral production.

• Maintain accurate and detailed lab documentation and sample logs.

• Perform full-time hands-on work on-site at our Brooklyn facility.

What you will bring:

• PhD degree in chemistry materials science mineral processing or a related field or a Bachelors or Masters degree with at least 4 years of directly relevant industrial chemistry or mineral processing experience.

• Strong fundamental understanding of organometallic and/or inorganic chemistry as relevant to metal bonding.

• Hands-on experience in chemical synthesis sorbent development metal recovery processes and/or industrial manufacturing.

• Desire to own projects communicate effectively and proactively use critical thinking and team collaboration to solve difficult but impactful challenges in a dynamic startup environment.

• Unwavering commitment to high safety standards and supportive work behavior.

Other preferred qualifications:

• Experience in startups and/or scaling technologies from the lab to full-scale commercialization.

• Experience in precious or critical mineral processing liquid-phase separations sorbent technologies water pollutant removal and/or resource recovery.

• Proven leadership in chemical safety SOP development and/or laboratory management.

• Experience in writing grant applications and detailed technical reports.

• Experience in project management.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary range for this position is expected to be $80K135K. For this role we are considering candidates from a range of experience levels and highly value fit with our team. Compensation will be commensurate with experience level.

• Competitive compensation including equity options

• Health dental vision and life insurance benefits

• 401(k) benefits with company matching

• Flexible paid time off and holidays

• Health/fitness stipend

• Open supportive and diverse team focused on creating major impact

Please reach out to emailprotected if you have questions. ChemFinity Technologies is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace as a core value. We do not discriminate on the basis of race sex nationality color sexual orientation ancestry religion gender identity age marital status disability status or veteran status. We know the right candidate may not meet every criterion listed in this job description. If you believe you are a great candidate for this role and possess relevant skills not listed above we encourage you to apply and tell us why you are a great fit!