Senior Analytical Chemist

16h16 hours ago

Entegris

Burnet, US · Full-time · $90,000 – $120,000

About this role

Senior Analytical Chemists prepare and conduct chemical and physical analyses on routine and non-routine samples using instruments including ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC, GC/MS, HPLC, IC, XRF, UV-Vis, NIR, KF. They use SPC principles to verify data quality, recognize trends, and take corrective action. This ensures support for production and customer needs.

Daily tasks involve documenting, processing, transferring, and reviewing analytical data for completion, conformity, traceability, and validity. Maintain instrumentation, tools, chemicals, and consumables required for testing. Effectively troubleshoot hardware and software issues while verifying sample efficacy and proper storage or disposal.

Work on cross-functional teams as the analytical subject matter expert. Assist management with data investigations, secondary reviews, internal and external audits. Train other personnel to analyze samples or perform laboratory tasks, ensuring laboratory cleanliness for trace-level data.

Lead projects to foster continuous improvement of testing methods and practices. Compile and present data for method development, validation, and other initiatives. Follow and improve safety guidelines while maintaining a clean, orderly environment per 5S principles.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, or related field
5 years of progressive post-bachelor’s experience as an Analytical Chemist in a manufacturing or testing environment
5 years of experience operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining analytical instrumentation including ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC, GC/MS, HPLC, IC, XRF, UV-Vis, NIR, KF, spectroscopy
Advanced computer knowledge, including MS Office
Experience with proper safe handling and disposal of chemicals
Experience operating electrical and non-electrical laboratory equipment

Responsibilities

Prepare and conduct chemical and physical analyses using analytical instruments including ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC, GC/MS, HPLC, IC, XRF, UV-Vis, NIR, KF
Use SPC principles to verify quality of data, recognize and address data trends
Document, process, transfer, and review analytical data to ensure completion, conformity, traceability, and validity
Maintain instrumentation, tools, chemicals, and consumables for product testing
Effectively troubleshoot instruments and resolve hardware or software issues
Lead projects and efforts for continuous improvement of testing methods and practices
Compile and present data and presentations for continuous improvement and method development
Work on cross-functional teams as the analytical subject matter expert