• A B.S. Degree in a technical field (chemistry, chemical engineering, biological engineering) with 10+ years of industrial separations experience.
• A Ph.D. Degree in a technical field (chemistry, chemical engineering, biological engineering preferred) or a Master's Degree in a technical field (chemistry or chemical engineering preferred), ideally with 10+ years of separations process development experience is preferred.
• Firm understanding of chemistry and underlying thermodynamics and kinetics of separations processes.
• Execute bench/kilo laboratory experimentation to design and optimize separations processes.
• Experience using Process Analytical Tools on a lab scale systems.
• Process development may be directed to either benchtop or pilot scale processes.
• Work closely with Operations on troubleshooting and participate in optimization of existing processes.

• The candidate should thrive in the collaborative environment of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong knowledge of standard chemistry laboratory techniques.
• Laboratory skills, an awareness of analytical methods, and a commitment to safety.
• Support both troubleshooting and continuous improvement efforts.
• Support or lead diverse technical projects teams to evaluate, develop and transfer processes to production, depending on experience.
• Build strong relationships with plant operations and business units.
• Design and run experiments including the selection of sampling procedures, analytical methods and some routine analytical analysis.
• Train and potentially supervise other scientists, engineers and technicians.
• Design, set up, operate, and maintain lab and pilot separations equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping and observe safety standards in lab and pilot plant.
• Consolidate, interpret, and present data/conclusions/recommendations in both written and oral formats.
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DoE), Multivariate Analysis, and statistics preferred.
• Technical background with various lab equipment and instrumentation e.g. NMR, GC, HPLC, IR, UV, RI, etc
• Willing to learn project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to function within matrix project management environment
• Ability to travel up to 20% of time

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to handle moderately heavy tools and materials, e.g. pipe wrenches, five gallon buckets, and hand-carting 55 gallon drums
• Ability to work in a commercial plant environment to support operations as needed.

• Communication, curiosity, adaptability, integrity, mechanical aptitude, problem solving, independent judgment, teamwork, dependability, persistent, patient, detail focused, and commitment to safety.

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