Process Chemist Team Lead

What’s The Role

The Process Chemist Team Lead plays a critical role in supporting day-to-day operations and long-term reliability of multiple manufacturing units, including:

• Steam cracking (ethylene, propylene, pygas)
• Extractive distillation of butadiene
• Pygas hydrotreating
• Alkylation (propylene and benzene)
• Phenol production
• Effluent water treatment

This role requires deep expertise in chemical processes, feedstock variability, impurity management, fouling potential, and product quality assurance. The successful candidate will integrate skills across organic and analytical chemistry, process chemistry, reaction engineering, and corrosion science to understand and optimize unit performance at the molecular level.

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for production units, collaborating with Production, Process Engineering, Mechanical Integrity, Instrumentation & Control, and Economics & Scheduling teams
• Lead investigations into product quality issues and chemistry-related reliability concerns
• Support test runs, process optimization efforts, and turnaround planning, including chemical cleaning and decontamination strategies
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for sample station design, product specifications, and analytical methods
• Champion safety and compliance in the lab, partnering with Industrial Hygiene and Safety teams to manage chemical compatibility and health risks
• Act as the Product Quality Focal Point for Chemicals, ensuring technical assurance and alignment with site-wide quality goals
• Drive ISO‑9001 compliance and continuous improvement initiatives
• Supervise and mentor the Application Specialist and Analytical Chemists

• The Quality Measurements department supports all Chemical operations at the Deer Park Site
• Actively contributes to strategic site initiatives such as feedstock flexibility, cost leadership, and molecular optimization
• Key stakeholder in Product Quality (PQ) and Global Manufacturing Practices (GMP) work processes

• Must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Chemistry is required;
  Organic Chemistry is preferred
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience is strongly preferred
• Technical Expertise:
  • Hands‑on experience with unit operations such as distillation, hydrotreating, solvent extraction, and reactors
  • Proficiency in analytical techniques including GC, GC‑MS, HPLC, IC, sulfur speciation, XRF, and titrations
  • Experience with ISO‑9001 systems, audits, and quality management processes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing demands
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities

The base salary range for this position is $122,000 – $182,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

Employees receive comprehensive insurance coverage options, a company pension plan, a 401(k) plan, and paid leave up to 6 weeks of vacation, 11 paid holidays, and up to 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents (and 8 weeks for non‑birthing parents). Additional benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, adoption and wellness program reimbursements, and potential discretionary long‑term incentives.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
• Achieve your balance in a values‑led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance‑related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non‑birthing parents
• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs