Lead R&D Scientist, Silica Materials
Millipore Corporation

Work Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Shift: No
Department: EL-FO-PCS Silica Materials, R&D
Recruiter: Shelby Elizabeth Briggs

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Your Role:

This role is a product development scientist for the global silica business reporting to the Silica R&D Director. This scientist must work well in a multi-disciplinary team environment and develop good working relationships both internally and externally. This role is part of a collaboration team that works to create novel customer focused solutions. Creating solutions involves ideation, design, testing, scaling, and introduction. Solutions span from new materials and technologies to improvement of existing products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead development of new products for defined customer targets.
• Collaborate with development partners to solve problems and improve the product development cycle and capabilities.
• Use data, product design, and statistical tools to speed up development cycles.

Location: Charlotte, NC, USA; onsite

Travel: < 10%, Domestic and International

Who You Are:

Minimum qualifications:

• Ph.D. in science, preferably in chemical engineering, chemistry, or related colloidal, nanoparticle, or particle science field,
• Minimum 5 years of experience in colloidal silica or related silica chemistry (industrial or post-doctoral)

Preferred qualifications:

• Project leadership skills and experience.
• Knowledge of and related experience in:
  • Nanoparticle fundamentals including stability, surface modification, and interactions with additives,
  • Silica nanoparticle production including synthesis using silicates and orthosilicates, filtration, and characterization,
  • Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) applications and requirements,
  • Statistical techniques for advanced design and development, and
  • Stage gate processes and project management.
• Ability to perform laboratory work and interface with engineering concepts and personnel.

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

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