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Research Chemist

Wilmington, DE · Science/Research
At Adesis, we support companies working to improve lives and create new technology. Whether it’s helping biotech and pharmaceutical companies develop new products or assisting in the chemistry behind the dazzling visuals of modern OLED displays — we innovate for life.

Adesis is a subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), a pioneer and leader in OLED materials and technologies used in everything from smartwatches to phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, TVs and cars. We bring UDC’s spirit of innovation to the biotech, pharma and specialty chemical industries.

We pride ourselves in our ability to solve challenging chemistry problems and find solutions for our clients. We specialize in organic and organometallic synthesis, from milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Our business model provides clients with organic chemistry services in early-stage research, scale-up & development, and specialty manufacturing.

From chemists to business and sales professionals, when you work for Adesis, you are joining a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) making a difference in the lives of people around the world.


Job Summary

Responsible for assisting chemists in performing various purifications of target compounds using various methods, including, but not limited to preparative high performance liquid chromatography (prep HPLC), normal phase and reverse phase chromatography, and recrystallization .











Key Responsibilities
 
  • Purify reaction products with supervision
  • Submit orders for chemicals to purchasing
  • Maintain purification instrumentation
  • Maintain a clean and safe laboratory work area
  • Maintain chemistry notebook(s) and raw material lists
  • Provide oral updates to supervisor(s) as requested
  • Provides written weekly updates and final reports to supervisor(s)
  • Submits compounds to analytical for purity analysis
  • Characterize compounds using standard analytical methods, such as HPLC/MS, NMR, GC/MS, with supervision
  • Clean glassware as required
  • Attend all relevant safety training
  • Performs other related duties as assigned
  • Must be able to work well with other team members and independently
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced research environment



Required Qualifications
 
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Industry experience (1-2 year) is preferred
  • Experience with HPLC and prep-HPLC instrumentation is preferred


Core Competencies
 
  • Delivers Results:  Takes initiatives and delivers results; Challenges self and others to create value; Takes courageous decisions and balanced risks to create value for our clients and Adesis.
  • Insightful:  Seeks deep understanding of stakeholders’/clients’ needs, motivations and behaviors, and translates them into insights to create value for our clients and Adesis.
  • Thinks Holistically:  Understands the overarching impact of one’s own actions on other areas of the business; Looks for synergies inside and outside the organization to create value for our clients and Adesis.
  • Learns:  Demonstrates curiosity and learns from the experience of success and failure; Proactively shares knowledge with others in order to affect continuous improvement.
  • Collaborates:  Develops trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the corporate goals and accelerate the strategy; Encourages and leverages diversity to improve outcomes.
  • Champions Change:  Seeks new opportunities to create value for our clients and Adesis; Supports the implementation and acceptance of change across the organization.
  • Leads Others:  Inspires, motivates, influences and coaches others to create value for our clients and Adesis; Creates a culture of accountability that provides space for colleagues to contribute to their fullest potential.



Benefits Package

Our highly competitive employee package offers medical, dental and vision benefits 100% employer paid. Also included are:
  • 401K Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Life, Disability and AD&D Insurance
  • A generous time-off policy that includes up to twelve weeks of maternity/parental leave
  • Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Professional Development Program

We want you to start with us and retire with us.
 

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