What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chemist/Sr. Chemist position at ECOLAB?
Ecolab is seeking a Chemist to execute technical laboratory activities in support of technical platform development.
What's in it For You:
- The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
What You Will Do:
- Conducts analyses and experiments on organic and inorganic substances to determine and evaluate their applications
- Conducts experiments to improve upon or to duplicate various materials and substances
- Engages in research to develop new methods of processing or production
- Examines potential new uses for technical platforms
- Assignments involve data collection, technical analysis, summarizing findings in written technical reports and at key project check points and recommendations for proceeding to project conclusions
- Contributes to the development of differentiated technology, products, processes, or systems
- Provides professional divisional support
- Conducts analyses and experiments in support of product applications
- Maintain accurate lab notebook records and file reports for experimental work.
- Assignments may require the development and selection of appropriate methods, tests and procedures.
- Develop innovative applications and extensions of existing or new products, processes, systems or methods having major importance to the business.
- Ensure that proprietary project innovations are protected with proper legal instruments (e.g. patents).
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology or Biochemistry
- 2 years of Chemistry experience
- Sponsorship is not offered for this role
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience applying principles of scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, analyze potential solutions, and draw valid conclusions
- Demonstrated success in working on complex, multi-function project teams
- Excellent people and team building skills, interacting with a wide range of individuals and grade levels.
- Strong presentation skills with ability to clearly articulate technical subject matter
- Ability to create innovative solutions toward key application issues for the business
- Must have demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. to see our benefits.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Notice
Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
