Associate Chemist Job Description
Associate Chemist Duties & Responsibilities
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Associate Chemist Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Associate Chemist
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Education for Associate Chemist
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Employers hiring for the associate chemist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Chemistry, Science, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Education, Industrial, Engineering, Microbiology
Skills for Associate Chemist
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Associate Chemist Examples
Associate Chemist Job Description
- Engage actively with our sales and marketing colleagues to define and then execute the highest quality demonstration of our mass spectrometry products, workflows and application solutions
- Provide routine maintenance/upkeep on Mass Spectrometry equipment as appropriate
- Develops reports and documents detailing project processes, results, and conclusions
- Operates, cleans, and calibrates a variety of equipment that requires professional judgment and background
- Completes a variety of forms and documents detailing test findings and basic project results
- Learning to conduct routine analyses in compliance with applicable methods, protocols, SOPs, and regulatory agency guidelines
- Learning how to document work and maintain study documentation and laboratory records
- Learning how to use laboratory equipment and software appropriate for assigned tasks
- Attending and participating in project meetings
- Learning to perform peer review of data
- Bachelor’s Degree in a science or mathematics major required
- At least one year related laboratory experience with knowledge of regulatory requirements
- Formulate and develop new pretreatments and electrocoats
- Must complete a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination (CI Polygraph)
- Bachelor’s degree in a Scientific discipline is required
- A minimum of 8 years of related experience with-in an FDA regulated-industry
Associate Chemist Job Description
- Record data and results as specified in documentation procedures
- Work under the direction of more senior chemists to develop and perform experiments
- Work in a high pressure environment trying to meet demanding customer expectations and timing for successfully introducing new primers and basecoats to the market
- Work in and around a wet laboratory environment
- Develop new coatings formulas in multiple technologies that meet Ford requirements for appearance, workability, and film performance
- Support projects to resolve customer concerns with workability, film performance, and color
- Interface with various functions such as Sales, Marketing, Safety, Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing
- Operate and maintain all X-Ray Diffraction analysis and preparation equipment
- Train battery materials personnel in the use of lab instrumentation and assist them with data collection and analysis where necessary
- Provide concise reports, documenting, interpreting results, and communicating (written and oral) of basic and moderately complex X-Ray diffraction results with support
- It is essential to this position that the candidates possess the ability to identify issues, develop experiments and critical review of data
- Ability to successfully interact and collaborate within an interdisciplinary scientific team environment
- Thorough knowledge of analytical principles, methodologies, and techniques
- Experience in deviation management, change control, validation, working with Health Authorities (Has) on audits, and Annual Product Review (APR) and Product Quality Review (PQR)
- Proficiency with Word, Excel, SAP/LIMS, Track-wise, and data trending software such as Minitab or Jump
- Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and leader-ship skills
Associate Chemist Job Description
- Interact and engage with scientists, engineers, and manufacturing associates working on new-product development and manufacturing support
- Prepare catalyst materials for Microscopy analysis by sectioning, epoxy impregnation, and polishing
- Operate and maintain all preparation equipment, including saws, ovens, and polishers
- Operate and maintain EM equipment in a fast-paced catalyst characterization support group
- Provide concise reports, documenting, interpreting results, and communicating (written and oral) of basic and moderately complex microscopy results with support
- Formulate and evaluate performance of products used in Industrial and Institutional cleaning and designing and improving on test methods
- Routinely analyze experimental data using statistical tools
- Effectively work on multiple projects at once and provide reliable results in a complex environment
- Ensure that all technical project objectives with key customers are met in conformance with customer needs and expectations and also in a timely and cost-effective manner
- Champion product assurance/New Product Development robustness activities for the Pest Control BOP division which includes Specification excellence, End 2 End Quality, data stewardship and development methods (RDOEs, FMEAs, QFD)
- Troubleshooting and problem solving a variety of technical issues on ingredients and finished products, involving aspects of ingredient functionality, processing, stability, and shelf life
- Able to work within cross-functional team settings to drive continuous process improvements
- Able to lift or handle objects greater than 25 pounds to perform certain duties essential to the job function
- Employees may be required to inspect products or packaging, or any other task where near visual and/or color acuity is necessary
- A strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative small molecule LCMS workflows (e.g., metabolite ID and clinical analyses) and associated structural elucidation is required
- Experience with a broad range of LCMS instrumentation both qualitative and quantitative
Associate Chemist Job Description
- Perform various synthetic chemistry with minimal supervision
- Provide support on synthesis experiments to senior scientists within the chemistry group
- Provides support to run analytical methods necessary for the characterization and release of the drug substance and drug product
- May provide support in purification laboratory to verify mass and purity of purified materials using LC/MS in high throughput environment
- Performs set up and analyzing stability samples of development and clinical supplies
- Documentation and reporting of results
- Be a leader in safety by working safely, following established protocol and develop new procedures to improve safe practices in our laboratories and production site
- Help to optimize our products for specific needs and use customer feedback to innovate product offerings
- Maintain records and documentation of evaluation activities, provide required reports
- Operate and maintain FT-IR, Raman, Mass Spec and UV-Vis instruments in a fast-paced catalyst characterization support group
- It is expected that the person will be an active team player and contribute ideas which will improve the demo lab environment and promote the customer’s experience visiting the San Jose Demo and Applications Laboratory
- A passion to improve – oneself, the team, and the support we provide to sales and customers
- AS/BS (would consider coursework towards BS) in Chemistry
- 6 months-5 years of experience using LIMS, ERP, and MRP software to enter new inventory and track samples throughout the site
- Offer problem resolution, as applicable, for any client issues identified, highlighted or questioned with the aim of enhancing client satisfaction and improving client relations
- Understand and interpret standards for appropriate test methods, providing direction to staff and client, as required
Associate Chemist Job Description
- Support all synthetic chemistry related aspects of new product development and manufacturing
- Process spectroscopic data by using OriginPro / Excel software
- Provide concise reports, documenting, interpreting results, and communicating (written and oral) of operando spectroscopy analysis results with support
- Train contract employees in the use of lab instrumentation
- Understand current elemental impurities requirements and write elemental impurities risk assessments
- Understand method validation and evaluate ICP-MS results, identify trends and exceptions
- Purify material by various chromatography methods
- Analyze and fully characterize isolated products
- Record and document synthetic procedures, analysis and results in detail and timely manner
- Present results and data regularly at team and extended team meetings
- Reviews contract requirements prior to testing in order to assure adherence to client requirements and/or coordinates testing between labs (As applicable per lab practices)
- Evaluate products submitted for testing for quality / safety issues, providing direction to staff, as required
- Prepare a variety of samples for testing using prescribed testing methods following testing standards / specifications, as required, as complexity warrants (As applicable per lab practices)
- Conducts testing or analyzes a variety of consumer products samples for basic bench analysis and analytical instrumentation using prescribed testing methods following testing standards / specifications appropriate to the sample, as required, as complexity warrants
- Evaluate test results data,as required
- Train temporary employees on sample preparation method, as required