Senior Scientist, Product Development

The Role: 

Our site in Ambler is seeking a R&D Scientist to join our new product development team. In this critical role, the R&D scientist is responsible for developing cost-effective, safe, and scalable synthetic routes for new chemical products. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity and innovation while managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.  

What You’ll Do: 

• Synthesize organic ligands, and main group/organometallic products consisting of phosphorus, silicon, and other main-group/transition metals; 

• Quickly identify suitable routes to new targets and determine feasibility with bench-scale experiments; 

• Use design of experiment methodologies to effectively and efficiently generate results that lead to valid conclusions; 

• Understand and optimize key reaction parameters to support process development; 

• Work with process engineers and scientists to support scale-up activities, which includes addressing reaction kinetics, chemical equilibriums, materials compatibility, thermodynamics, and mixing; 

• Document experiments and results in an electronic laboratory notebook; 

• Prepare summary presentations for internal team meetings, business updates, and customers; 

• Work independently and also collaborate with peers and on cross-functional teams to achieve long-term project objectives; 

What We Seek: 

• Organometallic/Main-group synthetic chemist with versatile skillset and an ability to learn new chemistries and methods.   

• Ph.D. in organometallic/main-group chemistry or related discipline required;  

• Post doctorate in organometallic chemistry or related discipline preferred; 

• Strong experience with both classic and modern bench-scale organometallic synthetic chemistry techniques; 

• Comfort and familiarity with handling air-sensitive materials (i.e. using Schlenk lines and glove boxes); 

• Experience interpreting complex analytical results, such as NMR, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, etc<