R&D Scientist - Polymer Particles (m/f/d)

Your Profile:

• PhD or Master's Degree in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry or a related field
  
• Significant hands-on experience with organic and/or polymer synthesis, modification, functionalisation and application.
  
• Proficiency in analytical characterization of polymers
  
• A track record of scientific publications, innovation and intellectual property development would be preferred
  
• Ability to document experimental work and prepare presentations, technical reports, summaries, procedures and protocols

On a personal level, you are agile and able to adapt to different working methods/environments, and you show good problem solving skills. You also have great communication skills to interact with both internal and external partners. You enjoy both working within a team and autonomously. Finally, you are capable of taking ownership and leading a variety of projects.

Your Tasks:

• Lead and support the design and development of new and innovative polymeric beads or polymeric surfaces to create consumables for liquid chromatography, clinical diagnostics and biopharma applications
  
• Perform hands-on organic and/or polymer synthesis, modification and/or functionalization on a lab scale
  
• Conduct lab work in a safe working environment, following all EHS regulations, including use of appropriate personal protective equipment. Properly document experimental work to allow the efficient recovery of experimental data.
  
• Maintain appropriate electronic laboratory notebooks to record all experimental details and results.
  
• Prepare technical presentations, reports and summaries. Periodically present work to teams and management
  
• Perform analytical and materials characterization techniques to understand and optimize synthetic processes
  
• Transfer technology from the R&D lab to manufacturing (from production of lab prototypes to a reproducible and economical, large-scale production process)
  
• Participate and support intellectual property/patent fillings applications
  
• Work closely with the local R&D and Manufacturing team as well as with the global R&D team within the organization.

» Job description