PhD Organic Synthesis Chemist

This is an exciting position for a New PhD Organic Synthesis Chemist (or a Post Doc!)  This position will work in a variety of chemistries making specialty chemical products both in making new ones, and in modifications for customer and manufacturing needs.  Manage projects, work across a matrixed team environment and learn from the best!

Undertake projects to develop fundamental understanding of lubricant performance and develop new components to address those needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop fundamental understanding of lubricating oil performance, including developing structure/function relationships of componentry, reaction kinetics, dose-response relationships, and other mechanistic tools to deepen our understanding of our products.
• Use mechanistic understanding to design and synthesize new components. Be able to practically characterize those components using standard analytical techniques, including NMR, MS, and spectroscopy.
• Test and commercialize new components to enable next generation lubricant additives. Understanding and use of statistics to analyze test data and ensure robust performance.  Work with company to translate the component synthesis to full scale manufacture and provide critical quality parameters.
• Maintain a current understanding of chemical industry suppliers and raw material supply chains. Work with company’s Environmental, Health & Safety to ensure chemical safety and compliance.
• Work with Legal team to ensure effective protection and generation of IP for company.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date lab notebooks in accordance with established company policy. Maintain objectivity and accuracy in reporting and recording data.
• Interact and maintain technical relationships with 3^rd party suppliers.
• Technical project management in line with company Product Development Process. May coordinate several workstreams in parallel.
• Where necessary, represent the company in technical societies and other industry activities. Maintain adequate level of technical expertise and self-development through study, seminars, etc.  Keep informed of advanced developments inside and outside the company.
• May direct the work of technicians and other chemists assigned to projects.
• Complete special assignments and participate in project teams as required for business needs and for your personal development.
• Take personal responsibility for a safe working environment in the office and laboratory. Know, understand and consistently adhere to established safety policy and procedures.  Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes or additions to safety procedures and assist in safety training activities as required.

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

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Salary

$92,000 - $100,000

Benefits

All major medical, dental and life insurances, Flex Hours, 3 weeks of vacation, Pension plan, Summertime work hours, and more!

Education & Experience Preferred:

• PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in chemical synthesis and chemical characterization are necessary. Experience or background in aromatic alkylation chemistry, olefin isomerization, or other small molecule synthesis is preferred.  Experience on phosphorus and/or sulfur chemistries is preferred.
• Experience in interpreting NMR, Mass Spec, and other analytical techniques for characterization is necessary.
• Use of statistical analysis software for analyzing large data sets is preferred.

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  45.25SK
#LI-SK1