Senior Scientist, Chemistry & Materials

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This position is responsible for developing, planning, and executing basic and applied research and development activities in areas that may include electrochemiluminescence, electroactive/conducting materials, light emitting materials, electroanalytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, transition metal organometallic chemistry, photochemistry, and/or photophysics. The incumbent will contribute to new product development in the form of methods, assays, reagents and instrumentation platforms utilized in the life science or clinical fields.

This position will collaborate across interdisciplinary teams and/or may supervise the work of others directly.

• Independently develops, designs, and executes complex experiments for self and others to support research, feasibility, and product development and/or qualification efforts.
• Performs material and/or compound formulation and/or synthesis, and develops analytical and research tools and methods. Handles moisture-sensitive and/or air-sensitive compounds and or materials.
• Prepares experimental procedures, maintains laboratory notebooks and prepares procedures, batch/test records to support product development and research efforts. Keeps organized, detailed and clear project records for self and any direct reports.
• Procures reagents and equipment needed to perform experiments.
• Oversees and/or analyzes data using appropriate software, including statistical analyses, and prepares tables/graphs to highlight findings. May include coding in specific software to enable data analysis (e.g. Python, MATLAB, R, Image
  
  J, VBA/Excel).
• Maintains instrumentation.
• Anticipates full scope of project goals and organizes steps to meet those goals.
• Presents and communicates findings/analyses and any associated issues/solutions to peer groups, managers, and/or customers; makes recommendations for project advancement.
• Troubleshoots and optimizes experiments; communicates issues and solutions to group and managers.
• Prepares invention disclosures, patent applications, posters, and papers.
• Works within and/or leads technical teams with minimal input from manager to accomplish project goals, and manages/coordinates work of other team members.
• Stays abreast of current technological developments in area of expertise, expands knowledge through independent learning.
• Performs literature and market research on new research or product areas.
• Works cross-functionally with other departments on projects/products or associated deliverables.
• Establishes and monitors direct report performance and development goals, assigns accountabilities, sets objectives, establishes priorities, and provides continuous coaching and recognition on performance.
• Takes on extra roles as needed to support the R&D organization, such as training or lab management activities.
• Understands, follows and enforces laboratory safety precautions to ensure compliance with company safety policies.
• Specific duties may vary depending upon departmental requirements.

• Ph.D. in Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, Engineering or related fields with 2 years of independent and productive research or development experience.
• Master’s degree may be considered with at least 8 years of independent and productive research or development experience in relevant field.
• Minimum of four years laboratory experience with proven hands-on technical abilities.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas is required: conducting materials, electrochemistry, materials science, interfacial chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and/or organometallic chemistry.
• Experience in analyzing complex scientific data required.

• Strong scientific fundamentals and experience analyzing complex scientific data.
• Strong understanding of physical science fundamentals in chemistry, materials science, electrochemistry, and physics.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize, manipulate, and characterize conducting,…