Sr. Research Associate, Analytical Chemistry

Overview

OHR is pioneering a new era of chemical manufacturing built on Creationary Chemistry™, a platform that merges biological intelligence with primordial chemistry to create essential molecules in ways that are cleaner, smarter, and independent from traditional oil-based supply chains. We design and scale chemistry that matters most, delivering strategic chemicals with deterministic carbon chains and minimal contaminants, strengthening industrial resilience and global sovereignty.

Our work spans advanced synthetic pathways, catalysis, and scalable process design, with real-world impact across fuels, materials, and critical industrial sectors.

At OHR, research associates are not observers, they are builders and operators of real chemistry. Our chemistry team operates at the front edge of discovery and scale-up, translating new reaction pathways into chemistry that can actually be made, validated, and deployed.

We’re looking for a Senior Research Associate, Analytical Chemistry who wants to spend their days generating real data and making significant contributions in a meaningful way. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in hands-on R&D environments, enjoys learning by doing, and wants direct ownership over data acquisition and analysis that moves from benchtop to real-world application.

You’ll be a core contributor to OHR’s Creationary Chemistry™ platform, supporting and advancing analytical chemistry programs from early discovery through scale-ready development.

• Exemplify excellence in lab safety and chemical hygiene practices
• Operate and maintain HPLC and GC chromatographs with minimal supervision
• Monitor sample submission and perform sample preparation as needed
• Perform data analysis and prepare quantitative reports in a timely manner
• Help maintain lab readiness through ordering and organization
• Prepare detailed experimental records, data packages, and protocols to support technology transfer to Manufacturing and external partners

This role is for someone who wants to do the work. You’re excited to be in the lab, comfortable operating in environments where not everything is defined yet, and motivated by building chemistry systems from the ground up.

You may have experience in academic, industrial, or startup labs—but you’re drawn to environments where your experiments directly shape direction, not just reports. At OHR, Senior Research Associates are trusted contributors whose work materially advances the platform.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a closely related field
• A strong record of laboratory safety and chemical hygiene
• Hands-on experience contributing to R&D projects, including HPLC, LC/MS, GC-FID, and NMR
• Strong experimental documentation and data analysis skills
• At least 1 year working in a fast paced R&D setting

• Onsite, 5 days per week, in a collaborative and fast-moving R&D environment
• Hands-on work in BSL-1 and Haz Mat laboratories with flammable, corrosive, and other hazardous materials

OHR is an equal opportunity employer. We believe breakthrough science comes from diverse perspectives, and we’re committed to building an inclusive, respectful, and ambitious