Senior Research Chemist

KING INDUSTRIES

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Research Chemist

Location- Norwalk, CT

King Industries, Inc. is actively seeking to hire a Senior Research Chemist. Ideal candidates should have an M.S. in Organic or Polymer Chemistry, as well as synthesis experience in an industrial setting.

Skills Required

• Must have a strong background in organic synthesis.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must possess strong organizational skills and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to effectively communicate, and interact with process development and production engineers, customers, technical service, and sales & marketing.
• Must be a self-starter, driven by an internal desire to succeed with a strong sense of urgency.
• Must be an effective leader, able to drive projects from conception to commercialization.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be creative and resourceful.
• Must be capable of becoming a recognized expert in a chosen technical field of research.
• Must be able to carry out projects from conception to pilot plant production stage.
• Knowledge of various online chemical literature and patent database software and search techniques is highly desirable. Strong literature searching skills.
• Must be able to research new projects by accessing the current technical literature and develop and write new project proposals.
• Must be able to publish original research in leading scientific journals, and to present such information at technical conferences and American Chemical Society National Meetings.
• Must be familiar with ISO-9001-2015 “Design Control” policies and guidelines.

Education and Experience Requirements

• M.S. in Organic or Polymer Chemistry.
• Preferred 7+ yrs. synthesis experience in industrial setting.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop new products with desired performance (cost/performance) benefits.
• Research, plan, and design experiments aimed at developing new products with minimum supervision.
• Solve specific technical problems relating to new products and improving existing technologies.
• Conduct literature and patent searches and write new product proposals and briefs.
• Prepare product development plans with specific synthesis approaches.
• Work with sales and marketing and specific customers regarding technical and performance requirements (cost/benefits) for new products in specific applications.
• Write reports documenting progress of assigned research projects as needed.
• Give periodic presentations to upper management on the progress of assigned research projects. 
• Work with the Product Regulatory Department and gain a working knowledge of global regulatory compliance issues. Where feasible, focus on new product targets that may be compliant with global inventories.
• Perform laboratory synthetic reactions and spectroscopic identification of materials.
• Work with the technical service group to conduct preliminary performance testing in order to establish initial product performance in industry recognized formulations and test methods.
• Prepare manufacturing process description/transmittals for new products. Interface with Pilot plant engineers/production engineers in the scale-up process of new products.
• Interact with marketing and technical service personnel to promote new products and provide technical assistance to customers.
• Write technical reports, new product literature (technical data sheets and presentations), record of invention and publications.
• Maintain a working knowledge of new raw materials, new technologies, customers’ needs, technology trend and competitive products.
• Present summaries of research progress at internal meetings (R&D, sales, marketing).