Senior Scientist - Analytical Development

About the role

EMD Electronics is the electronics business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, operating in the U.S. and Canada. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Method development for the analysis of organometallic compounds and their impurities by NMR and support method transfer to quality control
• Maintain the R&D dedicated 500 MHz NMR and its subsidiary components
• Analysis of samples and associated data to support R&D timelines
• Act as a technical expert supporting EMD R&D staff with advanced NMR analyses
• Act as the subject matter expert on NMR for EMD customer facing meetings when requested
• Generate SOPs and technical documents/reports as necessary
• Maintain an R&D notebook in accordance with ISO9001 standards
• Support site NMR improvement initiatives and cross site harmonization
• Be a technical resource for supporting quality control units associated with EMD product lines
• Perform other (non-NMR) analytical method development and testing as required by the business

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science or other life science discipline and 3+ years' experience with hands-on experience with NMR
• OR Ph.D. in Chemistry or Materials Science or other life science discipline
• AND 1+ years' experience in routine maintenance of NMR equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interpreting NMR spectra of organometallic compounds
• Experience with Topspin and MNova software
• Experience with multivariate analysis and statistics
• 2+ years' experience performing routine maintenance of NMR equipment
• Experience with NMR of transition metal nuclei
• Experience with NMR experiments (2D, Cryogenic, Nonstandard Nuclei)
• Familiarity with advanced NMR experiments (2D, Cryogenic, Nonstandard Nuclei)

Pay

Pay range for this position: $82,900 - $153,800. The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Retirement contributions
• Other perquisites