Senior Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry Scientist

Requisition Number: 73037

 

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Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets. We are changing the world with: 

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
•  Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 

Role Purpose

This position will be responsible for the analysis of polymeric related materials using liquid and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry techniques. A variety of methods may need developing to deliver the necessary information to customers. Customer interaction is necessary for establishing scope to develop a clear understanding of the requirements of the measurements for project support or improving manufacturing processes. Suggesting measurements and experiments is a strong requirement. Operating safely in the laboratory is required as well as maintaining a quality analysis program. Writing technical reports and contributing to intellectual property is also an expectation in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages equipment and resources to keep lab running in a safely manner.
• Designs and executes experiments to solve problems or develop new processes or products.
• Uses rigorous processes and technical knowledge to build fundamental understanding.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team with other scientists, engineers, and technicians
• Provides inputs and/or documents ideas with contributions to IDs, RTRs, NTRs as well as external publications.
• Makes recommendations for purchasing new equipment, including identifying vendors, collecting quotes and tracking orders.
• Identifies and articulates problems as well as develops and executes approaches to solving them.
• Provides day-to-day problem-solving support to Research, Development, and Manufacturing.
• Runs and modifies testing processes.
• Documents data and writes reports for laboratory processes and instrumentation.
• Identifies problems and opportunities of significance that are important to customers and markets.
• Makes technical presentations to customers and at conferences.
• Functions as a team member or team leader on focused projects.
• Supports and/or leads continuous improvement activities on products, processes and cost reduction products.
• Acts as a technical expert in a specific field.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Minimum M.S. degree with 2 years of post-graduate experience directly aligned with organic analysis using separation science
• Extensive chromatography (UPLC/HPLC and GC) and mass spectrometry experience is required as is demonstrated experience in instrumental maintenance and repair.
• Application of analytical techniques for polymers and polymer additives
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Gel Permeation Chromatography analysis