Chemist

Overview

Chemist

What’s In It For You

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

What You Will Do

• Conducts analyses and experiments on organic and inorganic substances to determine and evaluate their applications
• Conducts experiments to improve upon or to duplicate various materials and substances
• Engages in research to develop new methods of processing or production
• Examines potential new uses for technical platforms
• Assignments involve data collection, technical analysis, summarizing findings in written technical reports and at key project check points and recommendations for proceeding to project conclusions
• Contributes to the development of differentiated technology, products, processes, or systems
• Provides professional divisional support
• Conducts analyses and experiments in support of product applications
• Maintain accurate lab notebook records and file reports for experimental work
• Assignments may require the development and selection of appropriate methods, tests and procedures
• Develop innovative applications and extensions of existing or new products, processes, systems or methods having major importance to the business
• Ensure that proprietary project innovations are protected with proper legal instruments (e.g. patents)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry (Biology or Biochemistry may not be a perfect fit for Nalco operations)
• 3–5 years of experience is preferred over 2 years, ideally in:
• The chemical blending industry (first option), or
• Third-party laboratories (second option)
• Operating knowledge of analytical laboratory instrumentation
• Knowledge of physical analysis, spectrophotometric analysis, quantitative analysis, and qualitative analysis
• Preferred knowledge of chromatographic analysis
• Previous experience working under GMP conditions is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying principles of scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, analyze potential solutions, and draw valid conclusions
• Demonstrated success in working on complex, multi-function project teams
• Excellent people and team building skills, interacting with a wide range of individuals and grade levels.
• Strong presentation skills with ability to clearly articulate technical subject matter
• Ability to create innovative solutions toward key application issues for the business
• Must have demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
• Nuestro compromiso con una cultura de inclusión y pertenencia
• Ecolab está comprometido con el trato justo e igualitario de todas las personas colaboradoras y postulantes, y con la promoción de los principios de igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo.
• Reclutaremos, contrataremos, promoveremos, transferiremos y brindaremos oportunidades de desarrollo con base en las calificaciones individuales y el desempeño laboral, en todos los aspectos relacionados con el empleo, la compensación, los beneficios, las condiciones laborales y las oportunidades de crecimiento.
• Ecolab no discriminará a ninguna persona colaboradora ni postulante por motivos de raza, religión, color, credo, nacionalidad, estado de ciudadanía, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género, información genética, estado civil, edad o discapacidad.