Synthetic Chemist

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Qnity has an opportunity within the Advanced Circuits and Packaging (ACP) group for an R&D scientist position in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The ACP group addresses technical challenges in the global semiconductor packaging and circuit manufacturing industries. This role is for individuals with knowledge of polymer/organic chemistry, materials science, and formulation.

Job Description

This position will be on a team comprised of scientists, engineers, and technologists. The candidate's primary responsibility will be to work closely with global technical teams on R&D projects in the following areas: polymer/organic synthesis, hands-on formulation, analysis & characterization, sample prep, scale-up, and electroplating. The candidate will be required to maintain strong collaborative relationships with global team members and demonstrate excellent communication skills of technical data and interpretation of results. In addition to working in larger teams, candidate is expected to lead focused technical projects with minimal guidance and act as a technical resource for less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Research and Development of new additives and formulations used in electroplating products for the electronics industry
• Lead and support Research and Development projects with global technical and commercial teams, communicating with key stakeholders
• Polymer synthesis and characterization at lab and intermediate scales
• Design and execute experiments involving equipment and instrumentation for electroplating of metals, electrochemistry, chromatography, microscopy, NMR, material and mechanical testing, and additive synthesis
• Collect, analyze, summarize, and communicate data with internal and external stakeholders

Skills/Capabilities

• Preferred Requirements
• Organic, inorganic, materials chemist
• Experience with polymer synthesis
• Experience with plating bath formulation, electrochemistry, or electrodeposition
• Experience with analytical techniques including NMR, chromatography, cyclic voltammetry, spectroscopy, and titrations
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated use of statistics and design of experiments (DOE) principles

Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in chemistry or related discipline, or 2+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to test technical hypotheses, handle wet chemistry, and operate standard chemical and analytical instrumentation and equipment
• Highly motivated and effective at working both individually and within team environment to accomplish tasks and project goals

Pay and Benefits

Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.

Qnity offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page. We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance our recruitment process.

Pay Range

The Pay range for this role is $78,960.00 - $124,080.00 Annual

How Base Pay is Determined

Qnity has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual's pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.