Senior Analytical Chemist

A career with EMD Electronics is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 58,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others. EMD Electronics is a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

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Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. 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.

Your Role:

We are seeking a Senior Analytical Chemist to join the Analytical Technology group for the analysis of organosilicon, organometallic and other deposition products used in the semiconductor fabrication industry, in Carlsbad, CA. This is a hands-on role with 80% of time spent in the laboratory

• Develop and validate analytical methods for new products and transfer operating procedures to production QC laboratories
• Support New Product Development
• Work closely with R&D, production, quality, and commercial teams to ensure rapid delivery of new products to customers
• Complete Routine and non-routine sample analysis.
• Assist in data gathering and data analysis for Process Change Notifications
• Provide analytical and troubleshooting support for product quality issues
• Work with ICPMS, microwave digestion, conventional digestion, FTIR, Raman, NMR, GC, GCMS, IC, TGA

Who You Are:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics or other Science field
• 3+ years of science or tech related industrial experience
• 1+ experience with method development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with ICP-MS
• Hands-on experience with NMR
• Spectroscopy background preferred
• Statistical Analysis
• Experience handling reactive chemicals
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills that support a diverse team environment
• Creativity and strong problem-solving skills
• A strong technical understanding of fundamental analytical chemistry
• Strong fundamentals and practical experience in the use of statistics (Measurement System Analysis, etc.)

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