Associate Scientist

Company Description:

Claros Technologies is a venture backed, deep-tech company solving the worldwide challenge of destroying PFAS in the environment. PFAS remediation is rapidly becoming a multi-billion-dollar, global market and is at the center of regulatory action in the US, Europe and Asia that requires the removal of this carcinogen from drinking water, industrial processes and waste sites. Claros has developed a patented, scalable destruction technology proven to fully destroy 99.99% of PFAS in customers’ samples.

We are a diverse team of scientists, business-builders, and impact leaders committed to solving problems without creating new ones. The company has just closed a $20M financing round with leading environment venture capital firms, which provides the credibility and resources required to convert current pilot users into full scale commercial customers as well as to sell easy-to-identify prospects across the globe.

If you are a mission driven, highly motivated, positively aggressive sales leader, join us as we solve one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time.

Position Overview:

The Associate Scientist role will be a key team member joining our Environmental Solutions Team and will report to the Senior R&D Engineer. This position works closely with industrial PFAS wastewater in a laboratory scale setting. This position will be responsible for preliminary water quality tests (e.g., pH, hardness, alkalinity, etc.) and bench scale tests to evaluate the performance of our ClarosTech treatment solutions on customer-specific wastewater. The Associate Scientist will also assist in processing data and preparing customer/internal reports (e.g., figures, slides, and reports). The selected candidate will receive thorough training in experimental procedures and data presentation techniques.

Essential Job Functions:

• Become the expert on the operation of Claros PFAS destruction technology
• Evaluate and execute adjustments as necessary to Claros solutions to ensure the technology meets customer specifications
• Complete development deliverables as needed to optimize customer proposals, implementations, and continued operation of Claros PFAS destruction technology
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation and operation of Claros solutions
• Perform experiments independently with occasional guidance from senior team members

Competencies & Skills:

• Knowledge of water/wastewater treatment processes
• Strong background in water chemistry
• Practical experience in one or more of the following processes: coagulation, sand filtration, and membrane separation
• An eagerness to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge in the field of water treatment
• Excellent teamwork skills, with a collaborative spirit and the ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment
• Management of multiple projects timelines

Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental engineering, or a related field

• 1-2 years experience working with wastewater treatments, preferably with PFAS (inclusive of academic experience)
• Attention to detail

Job Specifications

• Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000
• Location: In person at the Claros Headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Travel: none

Claros Technologies offers attractive salary and benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance, PTO as well as 401k plans and options.

For more information, please visit www.clarostech.com

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.