Senior Scientist

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Senior Scientist for Entegris, Inc., Ambler, PA.

* Work as a chemist on the Research and Development team;

* Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary technical team to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective technology development and transfer;

* Develop cost-effective, safe, and scalable synthetic routes for new products;

* Synthesize organic ligands, and organic/organometallic products consisting of phosphorus, silicon, and other main-group/transition metals;

* Use design of experiment methodologies and tools to effectively and efficiently generate results that lead to valid conclusions;

* Support non-linear scale-ups, which include addressing reaction kinetics, chemical equilibriums, materials compatibility, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and mixing;

* Document experiments and results in an electronic laboratory notebook;

* Prepare summary presentations for internal team meetings, business updates and customers;

* Collaborate with peers and on cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives;

* Performs general maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment, according to the department's established calibration program.

Job Requirements: PhD in Chemistry with 2 years' experience as a scientist or chemist.

Requires 2 years' experience with:

* both classic and modern bench-scale inorganic/organometallic chemistry synthetic techniques;

* handling air-sensitive materials (i.e. using Schlenk lines and anaerobic glove boxes);

* interpreting analytical results, such as NMR, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, etc.'

* MS Office and SciFinder;

* proper safe handling/disposal of chemicals; and

* application of H&S principles in a laboratory environment.

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