Senior Research Chemist

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Senior Research Chemist

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Senior Research Chemist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Synthesizing and characterizing specialty monomers, additives, fillers and polymers to drive differentiated performance in 3M products

• Collaborating with 3M partners to apply newly developed chemistry to 3M product roadmaps and then scaling qualified chemistries with 3M’s chemical manufacturing teams

• Authoring technical reports, patents and research proposals. Maintaining electronic laboratory notebook records of test conditions, results and observations. Summarizing experimental data using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel or other software applications. Presenting at team meetings. 

• Safely maintaining an organic chemistry laboratory

• Other duties as assigned

Your Skills and Expertise  

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Ph.D. (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

• Five (5) years of laboratory environment experience in an academic, private, public, government or military environment

• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Ph.D. or Post-Doc in Chemistry (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution with a focus on small molecule or polymers organi synthesis, methodology development or materials synthesis.

• Experience working with diverse teams including external partners

• Authoring scientific publications and/or patents

Work location: Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

Relocation Assistance: may be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $119,076 - $145,537, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 01/03/2025 To 02/02/2025 Or until filled

All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

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