Senior Chemist Job Description
Senior chemist
provides technical direction and troubleshooting of wet chemistry techniques within the team and provide training and supervision of junior staff in routine activities, methods and interpretation.
Senior Chemist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Stay current on relevant technology and industry trends and apply findings to projects/programs
Create and test samples, , document sampling process
Assists with development of TS 16949 policies, procedures and work instructions
Participate in R&D development programs, including attending program meetings
Identify and describe the required infrastructure of lab tools needed for training, project execution, and future growth
Develop new programs and products for industrial water treatment and water management with a focus on cooling water
Understand and perform calculations as required by test methods
Read and understand analytical procedures (compendial and client supplied) and internal SOPs
Communicate with vendors and repair personnel
Commitment to occasional overtime as workload requires
Senior Chemist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Senior Chemist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ISO, HAZWOPER, OSHA, ASQ, KT, ARC, DFSS, QPL, OEM, AMS
Education for Senior Chemist
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Employers hiring for the senior chemist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Chemistry, Science, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Engineering, Education, Technical, Physics, Industrial
Skills for Senior Chemist
Desired skills for senior chemist include:
Development of unique analytical methods
Industry trends
Design of experiment techniques
Ability to extrapolate mass spec data and make it useful for the application
Chemistry
Critical functions/variables for each type of equipment instrument troubleshooting ability
Current FDA/ICH guidance and national Pharmacopeias
Formulation based on practical use of physical chemistry properties and methods
Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Practices supporting a medical device environment
ICP-MS
Desired experience for senior chemist includes:
Experience of method validation and method transfer
Minimum 5 years' experience in a regulated pharmaceutical/medical device or laboratory environment
Work independently, need to make sound decision within work scope
At least 3-5 years of working experience in a laboratory and beverage or relevant industries
Good written English in written and sound good oral English
Demonstrated ability to translate marketing requirements to engineering metrics and explain performance trade-offs to a technical non-technical audience
Senior Chemist Examples
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Senior Chemist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a senior chemist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior chemist
- Be proactive in seeking out information relevant to the work in hand and discussing issues and problems with customers
- Be a strong problem solver, with the ability to analyse complex and diverse situations creatively, leading to the generation and implementation of original solutions
- Plan, monitor and control work and to meet deadlines – so Project Management skills are essential to this role
- A full-time, permanent role based in Jealott’s Hill
- Analyze and interpret results
- Keep up with internal and external developments in own field of expertise
- Supervising and/or running Technical Service Requests (TSR) Supervising and/or running Application Projects to completion for internal and external customers
- Ensuring the maintenance of all lab equipment, replacing consumables
- Gather and report information about competitors, products and practices, and where possible, obtain literature and samples
- Continue personal development to keep abreast of products, applications and technical service
Qualifications for senior chemist
- Experience in handling and technical know-how of analytical equipment used for Raw Material analysis
- At least 5 -10 years of applicable experience in the pharmaceutical field or related industry, preferably with 2 years in a project lead role
- Prior supervisory experience will be highly advantageous
- Instructs interactions with contract/full-time formulation employees
- Five (5) year of experience working in the Intelligence Community (IC) environment
- A passion driven environment where you will share challenges, achievements and innovations with your peers and manager
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a senior chemist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for senior chemist
- Provide applications test data and/or technical service to customers using or testing, existing Ingevity products
- Using Market feedback design, prepare, and test new agrochemical product formulations for target customers
- Coordinate activities with the Ingevity agrochemicals global team including sales / marketing, production and other technical resources
- Interface with research, business, manufacturing, marketing, regulatory, and quality functions regarding project updates and product advancement
- Act as a liaison with external customers technology groups and provide technical support including presentations to diverse audiences globally on an as needed basis
- Three (3) years’ of experience in design, development and improvement of industrial chemical or polymer production/process
- Three (3) years’ of experience in heterogeneous catalyzed reactions, catalyst design and synthesis
- One (1) year experience as PI in directing research of self and others
- Experience in new process and/or product development
- Practical working knowledge of requirements for scale-up and manufacturing of new chemical products and processes
Qualifications for senior chemist
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience working in the Coatings, Coatings Additives
- Six Sigma Green or Black belt trained / certified is preferred
- Solving complex technical problems and recommending solutions
- Reading and interpreting patents and developing documentation
- Proficient in coating applications knowledge and technique over a wide range of technology and equipment
- Strong in solving technical problems and recommending solutions
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a senior chemist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for senior chemist
- Maintain familiarity with current literature and recent advances in mass spectrometry
- Apply current knowledge of, and lead research efforts in, said field to support the development of new products, fundamental knowledge, and/or business needs
- Troubleshoot and maintain test equipment and procedures
- Generate, organize, interpret, and report data in support of technical projects and service requests
- Perform hands-on research direct and prioritize the work of technical staff
- You will be performing physical, chemical, and instrumental analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished pharmaceutical products (tablets, capsules, parenterals, devices, aerosols, liquids, creams, and gels) for our metals testing area in raw materials using ICP/OES and ICP/MS
- You will be expected to work efficiently, document work clearly, and perform tests accurately
- Travel overnight to service customer locations
- Develop a deep understanding of structure-function relationships for the product chemical application
- Execute various project activities in support of Product Managers through a defined process
Qualifications for senior chemist
- Proven hands-on research experience with a wide range of oligonucleotide chemistries and/or oligonucleotide conjugates is required
- MSn spectral/data analysis and interpretation skills are preferred
- Diverse background in chromatographic separation techniques and conditions (e.g, RP, SEC, IEX, non-denaturing/denaturing) with oligonucleotides is required
- Working knowledge of R studio (or equivalent program) is preferred
- Significant demonstrable experience (minimum 3 years) working within an accredited analytical testing laboratory, working with HPLC, LC-MS and LC-MS/MS systems, including performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting
- BS/MS in science, in Chemistry or Biology
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of senior chemist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior chemist
- Support the network and lead activities related to extractable/leachable methods and instrumentation, troubleshooting and resolving investigations to facilitate solutions to complex challenges
- Maintain organised and auditable systems of work to permit traceability and ensure compliance with UKAS accreditation
- Install and commission new analytical instrumentation, train affected personnel, generate procedures and maintain instrumentation
- Support the blending and quality of all Laurel refinery finished products and for the formulation of asphalt products
- Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with state and federal agencies and that production complies with internal, state and federal specifications
- Participate in engineering and/or operation projects
- Ensure quality of work meets agreed standards
- Responsible for managing assigned projects/resources & ensuring company standards in QHSE are met
- Manage and lead entry level chemists to progress them toward the ability to work independently
- Organize work load, conduct product development, manage physical resources (lab, supplies)
Qualifications for senior chemist
- Masters of Science in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Polymer/Materials science or related discipline
- Strong background in materials evaluation and formulation especially as it applies to understanding the chemistry and structure-property relationships
- Aptitude to translate experimental data into functional products, and mathematical skills to efficiently design experiments and assess product quality and reliability
- Knowledge and experience in formulations sciences in consumer products
- Ability to establish effective collaborations with colleagues of diverse disciplines and functions
- Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written presentation
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a senior chemist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for senior chemist
- Data mining and reaction searching with key chemistry databases
- Establish and investigate tolerances of products for manufacturing
- Proven experience in the automotive catalyst sector with decision making and understanding the impact of decisions
- Proficiency in the analysis and interpretation of complex automotive catalyst technical data
- Proven IT skills using Software packages Microsoft Office, Minitab, Matlab, Simulink
- Execute hair care projects under the direction of global applications manager
- Focus on projects to utilize new polymers, surfactants, rheology modifiers, and other actives materials to develop new hair care products, including product prototype formulations and consumer testing
- Serve as lead formulation chemist and primary technical lead for regional customer driven tactical projects
- Align concept development with regional market needs/trends
- Work closely with the technical team to develop regional prototype formulations to support global product launches and regional market initiatives
Qualifications for senior chemist
- Experience in the use of HPLC, GC, FTIR, UV, TOC etc classical wet chemistry analyses
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Polymer Science
- Minimum 5 years of experience in rubber setting with process exposure to mixing, molding, extrusion
- Experience with rubber lab equipment such as Rheometers, Mooneys, Tensiometers, Mixers, Mills, Presses
- Masters of Science in polymer synthetic chemistry
- Industry experience in polyurethane, polyacrylic adhesive or coating development