Polymer Scientist

Role details

Job Title: Scientist I - Chemistry

Location: Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Duration: 12 Months

Shift: 1St Shift

Pay Rate: $35.00/hr on W2

Key Responsibilities:

• The Scientist I, Manufacturing Sciences, will be responsible for the synthesis of functionalized resins used in columns.
• Use manufacturing protocols to accurately synthesize raw and functionalized resins for column production for HPLC
• Follow established procedures to perform standard polymer chemistry synthesis such as ATRP, grafting, polymerizations, etc.
• Address and report problems in daily manufacturing and propose effective countermeasures
• Communicate effectively with other production staff regarding delays, issues in production, etc
• Ability to present findings and results to interact efficiently in a cross functional setting between several departments: R&D, Process Development, product management, etc.
• Collaborate in PPI initiatives to improve overall quality and yields of various synthesized resins
• Participate in 5S, JDI, and Safety initiatives
• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemistry.
• 0-1 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Direct experience with polymer chemistry and analytical chemistry
• Experience with chromatography software and H/UPLC
• Ability to perform routine analysis on size distribution and surface area of resins
• Solid understanding of manufacturing environments and standard chemistry techniques and principles
• Ability to interpret chromatograms from HPLC/UPLC, GC-MS.
• Familiarity working with standard software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Familiarity with chromatography systems, experience in analytical chemistry a plus
• Experience with generating and following quality control documents or procedures in compliance with quality standard ISO9001