Advanced Applications Scientist – Polyols

The Advanced Applications Scientist will perform a wide variety of duties essential to the manufacture of chemical products while consistently adhering to all established safety and operating procedures.  This includes but is not limited to:

• Provide analytical support to product scale up, de-formulation using instrumentation such as NMR, GPC, FTIR, GC-MS for chemical identification and including chemical de-formulation, method development for new products and customer manufacturing
• Evaluating material properties such as tensile and compression strengths (Instron), dynamic applications properties, etc. for product literature and performance troubleshooting
• Work within the Applications team to provide direct support to inquiries (product information, troubleshooting, etc.) from our customers
• Aptitude for working with customers able to identify appropriate products for applications
• Travel in support of commercial sales, etc. up to 25% of time
• Committed to safe work conditions in laboratory environment

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

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Technical Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree required, advanced degree preferred in applicable science field such as organic chemistry, material science, polymer science or engineering
• Bachelor’s degree with 15 years of experience, MS degree with 10 years of experience or PhD with 5+ years of experience in polymer materials application
• Polyurethane application experience is preferred
• Hands on / working experience with analytical, physical testing and dynamic mechanical analysis equipment, procedures, etc.
• Experience with developing analytical testing methods and application testing methods (GC/MS, FTIR, NMR, etc.)
• Preferred experience with physical testing requirements for polyurethane products necessary to correctly interpret data for submission to customers and internal research
• Good organizational, time management, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in MS Office, report writing and other documentation
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and to support process improvement initiatives
• Ability to support the launch of new products to identified market areas
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• Works in a lab environment, wears all required PPE (safety glasses, face shields, respirator, gloves, etc.)
• Stand, walk, stoop, bend, reach, lift up to 25 lbs.

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  648.22SK
#LI-SK1