Senior Scientist - Analytical Development
About The Position
EMD Electronics is seeking a Senior Scientist in Analytical Development with expertise in NMR spectroscopy. The role develops analytical methods for organometallic compounds and impurities using NMR and supports method transfer to quality control. It maintains the R&D-dedicated 500 MHz NMR system and associated components, analyzes samples and data to support R&D timelines, and provides advanced NMR expertise to R&D staff and customer-facing meetings when requested. The position also creates SOPs and technical documents or reports, maintains an R&D notebook in accordance with ISO 9001 standards, supports site NMR improvements and cross-site harmonization, and provides technical support to quality control units. Other analytical method development and testing may also be required. The position does not offer work-authorization sponsorship. External applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, or another life science discipline and at least 3 years of experience, including hands-on NMR experience; or a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science, or another life science discipline.
- At least 1 year of experience in routine maintenance of NMR equipment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience interpreting NMR spectra of organometallic compounds.
- Experience with Topspin and MNova software.
- Experience with multivariate analysis and statistics.
- At least 2 years of experience performing routine maintenance of NMR equipment.
- Experience with NMR of transition metal nuclei.
- Experience with NMR experiments, including 2D, cryogenic, or nonstandard nuclei experiments.
- Familiarity with advanced NMR experiments, including 2D, cryogenic, or nonstandard nuclei experiments.
Responsibilities
- Develop NMR methods to analyze organometallic compounds and their impurities, and support method transfer to quality control.
- Maintain the R&D-dedicated 500 MHz NMR instrument and its associated components.
- Analyze samples and associated data to support R&D timelines.
- Provide advanced NMR analysis expertise to EMD R&D staff.
- Serve as the NMR subject matter expert in EMD customer-facing meetings when requested.
- Generate SOPs and technical documents or reports as necessary.
- Maintain an R&D notebook in accordance with ISO 9001 standards.
- Support site NMR improvement initiatives and cross-site harmonization.
- Provide technical support to quality control units associated with EMD product lines.
- Perform other analytical method development and testing as required by the business.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Retirement contributions
- Other perquisites
- Position may be eligible for sales- or performance-based bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
