Chemist/Polymer Scientist

23h23 hours ago

Exponent

Menlo Park, US · Full-time · $124,800 – $161,200

About this role

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. We are seeking a Chemist/Polymer Scientist for our Polymers and Chemistry Practice. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team on projects from pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer products, construction, infrastructure, and automotive industries.

This role involves inspecting, testing, and analyzing various polymeric materials to assess specifications and reliability in diverse applications. You will perform root cause investigations on failing or underperforming materials by examining development, manufacturing, or end-use environments. Some travel is required, with collaboration across Exponent offices and practices.

Join a team of over 950 consultants, including 640+ Ph.D.s across 90+ disciplines and 30+ global offices. Contribute to a diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts.

A long-term goal is to develop business by obtaining new projects and bringing new clients to the firm. Grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Help create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world by connecting lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or a related field
Well-developed understanding of small molecule, polymer and materials characterization
Knowledge of polymer bulk physical properties, and/or polymer processing
Strong background and hands-on experience in polymer/chemical characterization techniques, such as FTIR, GC-MS, LC-MS, GPC, NMR, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, DSC, TGA, and DMA
Knowledge of medical device testing and manufacturing standards, such as ISO 10993, ISO 13485, ISO 14971
Experience with the design, assembly, and execution of novel or non-standard testing
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Ability to convey complex technical information to individuals in engineering, business, legal and related industries

Responsibilities

Inspecting, testing and analyzing various polymeric materials to assess their specifications and/or reliability in a variety of applications from a wide range of industries
Performing root cause investigations on failing or underperforming materials/components by scientifically examining the development, manufacturing or end-use environment of products in construction, medical device, consumer electronics, and pharmaceutical industries
Analyzing information and conveying technical conclusions to individuals in engineering, business, law, and industry
Communicating testing rationale in the context of product development, product defect claims, and intellectual property disputes
Collaborating with scientists and engineers from other Exponent offices and practices
Contributing to diverse projects across pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer products, construction, infrastructure, and automotive industries
Developing business by obtaining new projects and bringing new clients to the firm

Benefits

Grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning
Contribute to multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts
Join a diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences driving collaborative teamwork
Work with experts holding degrees from top programs at over 500 universities