Chemist

Company: millenniumsoft
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Position : Chemist Location : San Diego, CA Duration : 12 Months Contract Total Hours/week : 40.00 Description: Serve as chemist supporting the development of water soluble synthetic polymers. Individual will primarily support the prototyping, troubleshooting and scaling of development materials. Responsibilities include purification, analysis, and post-modification of water-soluble polymers. Individual must be comfortable working in cross-functional teams under defined deadlines. The successful candidate will have experience with polymers, organic synthesis, macromolecule separations, and/or analytical characterization with excellent attention to detail and ability to follow standard, documented processes. Primary Duties: Perform a variety of polymer processing, purification and characterization steps to support the generation of new polymer materials Purify aqueous polymers using common biochemistry techniques (filtration, SEC, etc.) Remove solvent via rotary evaporation and/or lyophilization Characterize polymer size by GPC/SEC chromatography using established standard processes Perform small scale dye labeling reactions according to established standard processes Perform established reactions to convert/activate functional groups on final polymers Optical characterization of the polymer dyes including measurement of absorbance and fluorescence emission spectra. Prepare outgoing materials and supporting (QC) documentation Provide assistance as needed to maintain functioning laboratory; including glassware cleaning, material ordering, inventory control and other duties. Support documentation of R&D results in company databases Basic Qualifications: Minimum Knowledge and Skills: Organic Synthesis: Basic organic synthesis skills Ability to follow established reaction protocols and standard processes Practice in using rotary evaporator Analytical Skills: Basic experience with UV/Vis and/or fluorescence spectroscopy Experience operating FPLC/HPLC/GPC equipment using established protocols preferred Documentation in lab notebooks, checklists and basic databases Additional Laboratory Skills: Labeling and packaging Familiarity with separation/purification methods is a plus Other: Strong attention to detail Works in a team based environment Multi-task to cover a variety of job functions Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment Demonstrated ability to follow established policies and procedures Demonstrated ability to maintain neat, accurate and complete notebook and batch records Ability to independently perform and analyze data and identify issues in routine tests Familiarity with operation of routine laboratory instruments and applicable software Education and Experience: Typically requires BS in Chemistry or similar Life Science discipline Typically requires minimum of 2 years of experience in a laboratory setting

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