Polymer Chemist

Job Description

Job Description

This job is located in Hattiesburg, MS. Are you willing to relocate?

Reactive Surfaces, a leading paint and coatings innovation company, is seeking a highly motivated, post-doctoral polymer chemist to join its award-winning team of experts.

Responsibilities

The primary duties and responsibilities of the position although not inclusive are summarized as follows :

• Independently design, organize, and conduct highly specialized and advanced studies using synthetic chemistry / polymer chemistry knowledge and skills for a highly interdisciplinary drug delivery / nanomedicine project
• Design and synthesize polymers and polymer conjugates
• Explore and optimize polymer, and polymer conjugate purification methods
• Characterize polymer, polymer conjugates physicochemical properties using HPLC, NMR spectroscopy, Size Exclusion Chromatography, Light Scattering, etc
• Assist formulation development for efficient drug encapsulation using pH-activable polymer-based composition by various encapsulation methods
• Document research results in appropriate records, reports, and manuscripts
• Communicate research results at team meetings either in written reports or presentations
• Search pertinent scientific literature as needed
• Assist with ordering and procurement of supplies and equipment and with general maintenance of laboratory

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• PhD in chemistry or a related field including but not limited to organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, material science, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, nanomedicine, pharmacology, etc
• Ability to work with chemicals and biological materials and chemicals in a safe, organized, and neat manner, with attention to detail
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office software and general computer operations

Other Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to independently operate chromatography (e.g. HPLC)-based analytical instruments and develop relevant analytical methods is a plus
• Experience with nanomedicine formulation and drug delivery-related techniques (drug encapsulation, nanoparticle characterization) is a plus
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
• Possess an inordinate focus on details
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize and manage multiple tasks, with enthusiasm and without jeopardizing quality
• Exceptionally adept at learning new concepts with a keen desire for new challenges
• Ability to work collaboratively

Company Description

Reactive Surfaces is an award-winning paint and coatings innovation company. They have been innovating in the paint and coating space, developing novel bio-based functional coatings for the past two decades to help complete federally-funded studies to design, formulate, and test specialty bio-based functional coatings.

The funding agencies require that the position be filled by a US citizen. The research will be conducted in fully equipped and staffed polymer chemistry laboratories of the company at The Accelerator of the University of Southern Mississippi, one of the premier polymer programs in the world, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Company Description

Reactive Surfaces is an award-winning paint and coatings innovation company. They have been innovating in the paint and coating space, developing novel bio-based functional coatings for the past two decades to help complete federally-funded studies to design, formulate, and test specialty bio-based functional coatings.

The funding agencies require that the position be filled by a US citizen. The research will be conducted in fully equipped and staffed polymer chemistry laboratories of the company at The Accelerator of the University of Southern Mississippi, one of the premier polymer programs in the world, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.