Chemist jobs in Rochester, NY

Rochester Midland Corporation is seeking a Formulation Chemist  located in Ogden NY.  The Formulation Chemist organizes and executes the development, integrity, and maintenance of new, and existing products for the R&D laboratory department at RMC, across Business Units. The formulation chemist will also provide technical expertise to the Company and its customer personnel.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Manages the laboratory daily operations.
• Identifies raw materials that will improve RMC products efficiency, cost, and processes.
• Communicates with sales, marketing personnel on a regular basis regarding the organization of customer field trials of products.
• Conducts applications testing on behalf of customer accounts.
• Provides technical services to customer personnel involving laboratory analysis and productions controls as needed.
• Checks quality control parameters for products.
• Identifies process improvements to enhance production.
• Qualifies new suppliers to support purchasing efficiency goals achievements.
• Analyzes competitors’ products.
• Keeps up to date of the latest developments in RMC related technologies through reading, attendance at seminars and conferences, etc.
• Searches the patent databases for useful external technologies on Company products on a regular basis.
• Provides clear roadmap of execution for each project.
• Delivers appropriate project deliverables in respect of timelines and cost.
• Uses project management tools and prioritization methods to keep teams updated on timelines and costs.
• Performs such similar, comparable, or related duties as may be required by RMC management.

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry; Master’s preferred.

• 3 years experience in performing chemistry laboratory analyses and syntheses in a product/process formulation laboratory or related activities; experience to include chemical formulation and experimental design and statistics.

• Experience with chemical analysis, organic, physical, qualitative, and quantitative analyses, algebra, and calculus.
• Familiarity and comfort in the use of chemical analytical tools: gas and liquid chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy.

• Comfort level making oral and written presentations to internal and external staff.
• Comfortable with formalizing and structuring communication.
• Working level knowledge in the use of a personal computer and related software applications.
• Problem solving.
• Multi-tasking to achieve projects deadlines.                                                       ​​​​​​

COMPETENCIES: 

• Ability to work with people at all organizational levels.
• Situational awareness.
• Critical thinking.
• Effective communication (verbal, listening, & written).
• Analytical.
• Organized.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.

• $62,000 - $80,000

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ WORKING CONDITIONS: 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Visual acuity necessary to utilize a computer monitor throughout the course of a normal workday
• Ability to perform repetitive keyboarding activities and operate general office equipment.
• Extra hours and some travel may be required

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Employee shall be familiar and comply with all safety policies and procedures of the company.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the company and employees that may be encountered, either formally or informally, during the normal course of conducting business/job duties, including financial and human resources information.

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities.  The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description is subject to change as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Don’t meet every single requirement?   At RMC, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.