Associate Scientist

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Electronics.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.

That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency.

Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

The Associate Scientist I will support safe, compliant, and efficient laboratory operations within the New Product Development Lab/M4

WardTM Lab in a semiconductor materials environment. This role focuses on conducting chemical hazard reviews, managing chemical inventory, supporting laboratory safety programs, authoring work instructions and safety documentation, fulfilling chemical orders, and maintaining an organized laboratory workspace. The position works closely with scientists, engineers, Quality, and EH&S teams to ensure new materials and processes are implemented safely and effectively while enabling successful research, development, and customer support activities.

• Review SDSs and chemical safety information; conduct hazard assessments for new chemicals, materials, and processes
• Ensure chemicals are safely handled, stored, segregated, labeled, tracked, and disposed of in line with company and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate chemical inventories, coordinate replenishment, and manage incoming chemicals and laboratory supplies
• Partner with EHS teams to support laboratory safety programs, inspections, audits, corrective actions, and compliance activities
• Prepare and maintain safety documentation, risk assessments, hazard analyses, work instructions, SOPs, and laboratory procedures
• Keep controlled documents current and collaborate with technical teams to document new processes and best practices
• Prepare, verify, package, and process chemicals and materials for internal use and customer shipments while maintaining accurate fulfillment records
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient laboratory; support equipment upkeep, workspace readiness, 6S, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Wear appropriate PPE
• Liftup to 50 pounds

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Physics

OR

• High School Diploma or GED
• 4+ years experience in a chemical production, laboratory or chemical engineering role
• 1+ year experience handling hazardous chemicals in a laboratory environment

• A strong focus on safety and quality
• Familiarity with chemical hazard reviews, Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), and risk assessment processes
• Experience working in glove boxes
• Prior chemistry lab experience handling highly toxic chemicals, acids, and bases
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, SAP, and…