Senior Analytical Chemist - Environmental Air and Water Analysis Focus* (Cottage Grove, MN)

Job Description:

Senior Analytical Chemist - Environmental Air and Water Analysis Focus

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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 60,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

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

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

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

• Preparing environmental samples using various sample preparation/extraction techniques
• Analyzing environmental samples using Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) methods
• Using statistical data analysis methods to evaluate analytical test data
• Implementing and evaluating procedures to improve sample preparation and analysis efficiency and productivity
• Preparing detailed laboratory reports, data sheets, and other documentation in accordance to the Global Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Laboratory’s Quality System and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) processes

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

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

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or Environmental Science (completed and verified prior to start)
• One (1) or more years of experience in advanced chromatography techniques including one or more of the following: Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Liquid Chromatography-Ion Chromatography (LC-IC), and/or Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) in a academic, public, government or military environment.

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

• Possess a Master’s or Ph.D. degree (completed and verified prior to start) in a science discipline from an accredited institution 
• Four (4) years of experience performing Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis in a private, public, government or military environment
• Experience performing LC-MS/MS analysis in a U.S. EPA GLP compliant and/or ISO/IEC 17025 accredited environmental testing laboratory.
• Strong analytical chemistry knowledge and proficiency with Agilent HPLC and/or AB Sciex MS/MS instrumentation/software.
• Experience with Metrohm Ion Chromatography and Combustion Ion Chromatography equipment
• Experience in test method development and validations
• Prior laboratory experience with ISO 17025 accreditation
• Prior experience working with a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks/projects and manage priorities accordingly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent documentation skills, ability to work independently to complete projects, as well as work with cross-functional teams.
• Microsoft Office proficient

Work Location: onsite in Cottage Grove, MN

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: Is authorized

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

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with th