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Principal Chemist

ChampionX
Sugar Land, USA
Full-time
Senior · 4+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago

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What You Will Do:

  • Perform work in a safe manner while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Conduct applied scientific research aimed at solving complex problems related to Chemically Enhanced Oil Recovery.
  • Execute strategic innovation projects with possible global reach and high impact on the business.
  • Develop novel chemistries/formulations to meet customer needs
  • Develop new testing and/or dispensing methods.
  • Analyze research data and prepare detailed reports and presentations
  • Drive the continuous improvement of our business to responsibly deliver energy.
  • Communicate technical recommendations or test results to a wide range of audiences including internal and external customers
  • Work effectively in a team environment with cross-functional members.
  • Monitor and track state-of-the-art trends across assigned technical domains.
  • Physical Demands:
  • Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing
  • Minimum Qualifications:
  • MSc in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or related fields with more than four years of relevant work experience or PhD with less than three years of work experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or related fields.
  • Experience in organic synthesis and/or polymerization
  • Understanding of structure/properties relationship.
  • Knowledge of interfacial science (IFT, contact angle, surface tension)
  • Ability to work with business counterparts to support our customers and new technology adoption.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret incomplete information.
  • Ability to operate independently and as a part of a highly effective team.
  • Demonstrate expertise and breadth of knowledge to solve challenges where precedents typically do not exist

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience in latex polymerization reactions.
  • Experience in Enhanced Oil Recovery is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and track record of successful innovation in the form of conference papers and/or patents.
  • Product development experience with taking a product from lab scale to commercial scale.
  • Experience in formal Design of Experiments and/or Data Analytics is a plus
  • Detail orientated and excellent time management skills
  • Excellent written, oral, and visual communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, both within and outside the business
  • About Us
  • ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there. For more news and information, visit SLB.com. Follow us on Facebook at @WeAreSLBGlobal, LinkedIn: SLBGlobal, or Instagram at @SLBGlobal.
  • Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
  • We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

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