Chemist III

Massachusetts
Lawrence, MA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

Perform advanced environmental laboratory analyses of inorganic contaminants in air, water, wastewater, soil, sediment, biological tissue, hazardous waste, and other environmental samples to support MassDEP's regulatory, compliance, enforcement, and public health programs.

What You Will Do

Operate and maintain sophisticated analytical instrumentation, ensure data quality and laboratory compliance, support method development and research, manage laboratory information systems and documentation, and provide technical training and guidance to laboratory and agency staff.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of analytical inorganic chemistry principles, laboratory procedures, and instrumentation used to analyze environmental samples, experience operating, troubleshooting, maintaining, and calibrating advanced analytical laboratory instrumentation, and ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate laboratory analytical data using statistical methods.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional or academic research experience in chemistry, organic chemistry, or biochemistry
  • At least 1 year of experience in a supervisory or leadership capacity
  • Bachelor's degree with a major in chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, or related scientific field
  • Master's degree with a major in chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, or related scientific field
  • Doctoral degree with a major in chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry or related scientific field

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Employee benefits and rewards
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Learning budget
  • Parental leave
  • Wellness programs
  • Visa/relocation assistance
  • Remote flexibility
  • Stipends
  • Bonus/commission
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