Scientists

Job Title: Scientists

Employer: Sigma-Aldrich Co LLC, 400 Summit Drive, Burlington, MA 01803

Job Location: Sigma-Aldrich Co LLC, 6000 N. Teutonia Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53209

Responsibilities:

1. Design and execute experiments with the objective of optimizing chemical processes in a flow setting;
2. Conduct work following Safety and Ergonomic policies established by the company and with the highest regard for quality;
3. Maintain accurate documentary records and write reports when necessary;
4. Transfer the developed process technology to qualification and/or production groups via established protocol;
5. Lead technical projects when necessary and act as a coach-mentor-expert to help junior staff to develop to their fullest potential;
6. Plan, build, and maintain continuous reactor systems;
7. Evaluate potential chemical syntheses to determine if they are amenable to continuous manufacturing;
8. Assess the costs associated with competing chemical processes to determine the feasibility of synthetic routes;
9. Present development outcomes to peers and customers; and
10. Develop new continuous manufacturing technologies to enable novel chemical processes.

Requirements:

Employer requires a PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related life science field.

In addition, the employer requires the following:

1. Demonstrated ability assembling, maintaining, and understanding mechanical parts for laboratory devices, including pumps, pipes, fittings, regulators, and gauges, gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis;
2. Demonstrated understanding of chemical synthesis and safe chemical handling gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis;
3. Demonstrated understanding of purification techniques, including crystallization, distillation, and chromatography, gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis; and
4. Demonstrated understanding of chemical analysis (GC, mp, HPLC, IR, UV, NMR) gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis.

All years of experience may be gained concurrently.

In the alternative, the employer will accept a Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related life science field and three (3) years of work experience as a Chemist or related occupation. In addition, the employer requires the following:

1. Demonstrated ability assembling, maintaining, and understanding mechanical parts for laboratory devices, including pumps, pipes, fittings, regulators, and gauges, gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis;
2. Demonstrated understanding of chemical synthesis and safe chemical handling gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis;
3. Demonstrated understanding of purification techniques, including crystallization, distillation, and chromatography, gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis; and
4. Demonstrated understanding of chemical analysis (GC, mp, HPLC, IR, UV, NMR) gained through three (3) years of work experience or through completion of a related doctorate-level thesis.

All years of experience may be gained concurrently.

This position is eligible for the Sigma-Aldrich Co LLC’s Employee Referral Program.

Applicants can send resumes to Sigma-Aldrich Co LLC., 400 Summit Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 (Attn: Req #287374) or apply online at https://careers.emdgroup.com