R&D Scientist Analytical

Join the R&D SCIENTIST ANALYTICAL role at Moses Lake Industries.

We value:
Safety, Integrity, Ownership, Collaboration, Service, Sustainability

Moses Lake Industries, Inc. (MLI) is a rapidly growing producer of ultra‑pure chemical products, serving the semiconductor and flat‑panel screen industries worldwide. We deliver world class products to the leaders of the industries we serve.

You will be working for a midsized company with great people and a history of steady growth and profitability. Sound like a match? If you are prepared to work in an exciting and rewarding environment, we look forward to considering your experience and qualifications.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7am-4pm, onsite, Moses Lake, WA

• Prepare meaningful reports with clear success criteria, objective data to support conclusions, and concise descriptions of whether success criteria were achieved. Proposals for follow‑up activity with justification and success criteria should be included.
• Prepare a weekly written summary report describing key activities accomplished, projects in progress with milestones and estimated completion dates, observations and opportunities for continuous improvement, help needed and risks for completion of projects/tasks on schedule, and other relevant information.
• Draft, review, and submit new or revised procedures for enrollment applying MLI’s Document Control Procedures as assigned.
• Maintain a laboratory notebook with detailed and legible records of data, observations, and projects to support generation of MLI Intellectual Property (IP).
• Generate concise written summaries expressing facts, ideas, and opinions clearly in properly structured, well‑organized and grammatically correct reports and documents utilizing language and terminology that is understandable and relevant for the target audience and contains conclusions supported by data.
• Support the development of new procedures and other documents as needed including updating existing procedures to enhance safety, clarity, or efficiency.
• Understand and apply moderately complex or advanced chemical concepts in a laboratory setting. Examples include complex chemical calculations including reaction stoichiometry, analysis of multicomponent mixtures to assess composition, relative contribution of various components to specific criteria in the finished products, comparison of data to hypothetical values, etc.
• Execute tasks to defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform necessary tasks and work hours needed to accomplish departmental and company goals.
• Assemble, use, and maintain common laboratory equipment including but not limited to glassware, syringes, Schlenk lines, inert atmosphere chambers, rotary evaporators, recirculating chillers/heaters, pressure vessels, and high precision balances. Safely lift and manipulate equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Support execution of assigned tasks to the standards and guidelines established by department supervisors and managers demonstrating ownership and initiative. Assigned tasks may include but are not limited to:
• Handle solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals including weighing, pouring, measuring volume, mixing, and diluting.
• Performing analyses for characterization of new or manufactured products, particularly for new methods.
• Prepare samples minimizing sources of particulate and chemical contamination in laboratory, clean booth, or clean room environments.
• Maintain working areas in a clean, organized manner applying good chemical hygiene practices.
• Perform maintenance tasks on systems or equipment, as assigned.
• Perform hands‑on laboratory experiments to accomplish project goals for the development of new products and applications using well‑established good lab practices.
• Exhibit and apply technical expertise including a thorough understanding of chemical principles, synthetic laboratory techniques and characterization/metrology techniques.
• Collect and consolidate data from multiple sources including laboratory notebooks, metrology reports, and chemical literature to enable evaluation of experimental outcomes by identifying important information, tracing possible causes of problems, and…