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TekWissen ®

Analytical Chemist

TekWissen ®, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63005

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Job Title:

Analytical Chemist

Location:

Chesterfield, MO, 63017

Duration:

6 Months

Job Type:

Temporary Assignment

Work Type:

Onsite

Base Pay Range:

$34.00/hr - $37.00/hr

Overview TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to clients worldwide. This client is a German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, headquartered in Leverkusen, with a broad business portfolio including pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotechnology products.

Responsibilities

Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of chemical and physical properties of diverse organic compounds in agrochemical formulations to support the client’s R&D pipeline and product portfolio.

Apply standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a high-throughput analytical chemistry laboratory environment.

Plan and accomplish diverse, fast-paced analytical workflows with limited supervision.

Execute routine and non-routine benchtop analytical tasks requested by diverse customers and stakeholders.

Develop methods for determining chemical compositions of agrochemical formulations/products using HPLC/UPLC/LCMS/GC.

Conduct physical-chemical characterization techniques such as density, particle size analysis, viscosity, surface tension, contact angle, thermal analysis by DSC/TGA, optical/electron microscopy, and FTIR/NIR/UV-Vis spectroscopy.

Maintain and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation.

Communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders across R&D, manufacturing, and product supply.

Position Summary

Enthusiastic team member with a strong Analytical Chemistry background relevant to chemical and physical analyses of agrochemical formulations and products.

Self-motivated, self-starting, with the ability to adapt quickly to rapidly changing analytical/scientific situations.

Strong communication skills and a passion for developing new skillsets.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

Join the Analytical Sciences Hub to support active ingredient analyses within R&D formulations and products.

Respond to collaborator/partner inquiries and analytic/data troubleshooting/reporting requests promptly.

Maintain meticulous approach to analytical work and data quality.

Prepare complex liquid and solid matrices for qualitative and quantitative analyses.

Optimize and develop new sample preparation and analytical methods to support R&D pipeline and existing products.

Lead efforts to improve existing analytic methods and develop new methods as needed.

Write reports and interpret/report analytical results to stakeholders across R&D, manufacturing, and product supply.

Requirements & Preferences

BS in Analytical Chemistry or closely related field.

Hands‑on experience preparing complex agrochemical sample matrices for analysis with HPLC/UPLC/LCMS/GC and related techniques.

Experience maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instrumentation.

Experience with sample preparation and method development for chemical samples.

Experience with sample cleanup techniques to enrich active ingredients in chemical samples.

Experience with robotic sample preparation desirable.

Detail‑oriented and highly organized.

Demonstrated commitment to teamwork.

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Timely and intelligent communications with demanding customers/stakeholders.

Self‑motivated and self‑starting.

Agile and able to respond to rapidly changing priorities.

Ability to multitask in a high-throughput, fast‑paced, dynamic laboratory environment.

Willingness to train and work across analytical disciplines.

1‑3 years of relevant experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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