Environmental Scientist

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About you and this role:

Dow has an exciting opportunity available within our Product Safety Research group that is part of our Toxicology and Environment Research & Consulting (TERC) Team. The location is in Midland, Michigan as this role is aligned to the laboratory where investigative research is conducted to ensure the sustainability of our chemistries. Specifically, we are looking for an Environmental Scientist with experience and training in chemistry, environmental engineering or a related field. The candidate will work closely with TERC scientists in evaluating environmental fate of polymers and the persistence of identified chemistries. This is a laboratory-based position, and the successful candidate is expected to be actively involved in studies and research projects. Activities include experimental design, conduct, troubleshooting and reporting of the assigned scientific challenge.

Responsibilities:

• Provides science leadership and hands-on experience in conducting laboratory research studies to design, conduct and report on assigned studies
• Conducts routine environment fate, hazard, and exposure evaluations of polymers in support of product development, regulatory, wastewater, and environmental stewardship programs with guidance and instruction from more senior level leaders and individual contributors
• Provides support for instrument set up, maintenance, and troubleshooting, including working with vendors
• Leads study team and leverages broader expertise to deliver high quality scientific results that are aligned with business and regulatory needs
• Develops and implements technical solutions through hands-on experimentation/problem solving for the investigative research
• Documents study results as a final report according to the business request, Statement of Work, study protocol and report templates, if available
• Provides clear, concise communications both internally and externally including publications and presentations
• Understands and follows appropriate EH&S standards, policies, and procedures applicable to their job. Leads by example in the area of safety behaviors and promotes safe work habits

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in chemistry, environmental engineering, environmental science or a related field
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in chromatographic analytical techniques including GC, GC/MS, LC and LC/MS
• Hands on experience in conducting laboratory research studies
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process

Preferred skills:

• Ph.D. in chemistry, environmental engineering, environmental science or a related field
• Knowledge of organic chemistry, polymer chemistry and/or analytical chemistry
• Familiarity with and willingness to operate under Good Laboratory Practices

Skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• Proven project management skills. Ability to define scope and deliverables, successfully lead a small to medium project to completion
• Strong safety mindset
• Strong inclusion, diversity and equity mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret study results
• Strong interpersonal skills. Proactively seeks to understand differences of opinions to resolve
• Work independently and within a multidisciplinary team setting
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Effective stakeholder management, relationship building, and trust building
• A passion for solving complex research problems and exploring the unknown
• Knowledge or willingness to learn regulatory guideline testing requirements, Good Laboratory Practice (