Senior Development Scientist & R&D Chemist Group Leader

Gables Search Group
North Central, AR
$100K-$130K a year
Full-time

Company : Specialty Chemical Manufacturing

Position : Senior Development Scientist & R&D Chemist Group Leader

Location : Arkansas Foothills of Ozark Mountains)

Compensation : Salary $100,000 to $130,000 Based Upon Experience plus Bonus

Benefits : Comprehensive Insurance, Relocation and Retirement Package

Position Summary : Our Client has three revenue producing business segments : Custom / Toll Manufacturing (Chemical additives and intermediates) and Performance Chemicals and Biodiesel and serves a wide variety of markets including pharmaceutical intermediates and products, nylon and polyester fibers, cleaning products, agricultural products, paints and coatings, and fuels and energy.

As a Development Scientist and Group Leader, you will design and oversee lab experiments to support the development of targeted proprietary and specialty chemicals.

The ideal candidate is a creative PhD chemist with experience in conceiving and demonstrating routes of synthesis and transitioning organic chemical procedures from lab scale to full production.

A qualified individual will develop lab procedures based on information found in the public domain literature and create new synthetic routes for targeted chemicals.

The documentation of work in the form of internal technical reports and patents, as necessary, will be a critical part of the job.

No two days are ever exactly the same, and the variety of chemistry is unmatched.

Position Requirements :

PhD in Organic Chemistry

Strong understanding of synthetic organic chemistry

Highly motivated and self-directed

Leadership and motivation of technical teams

Excellent communication skills

Creative problem-solving skills

Proficient in literature searches

Legally allowed to work in the US without restriction or sponsorship

10+ years of experience in an industrial laboratory setting is preferred

Manager and leadership skills is preferred

Position Responsibilities :

Lead and manage a team of chemists in the laboratory

Drive technical innovations consistent with business strategy

Interface directly with customers regarding current, active projects

Identify and foster business leads to generate new opportunities

Serve and lead multidisciplinary teams (lab, engineering, manufacturing, sales, HSE, to commercialize products

Design economical synthetic routes for specialty and fine chemicals in a variety of markets

Collaborate with the analytical lab group to develop the necessary testing to support product and process development

Provide technical support for improving existing processes in the plant

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