Discovery Chemist — Small-Scale Process Development

AT Process Technologies; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AT Process Technologies is seeking a synthetic chemist to lead small-scale chemistry characterization and development. This role fronts ATP's technical pipeline: you will design and run experiments that determine the details of our process, de-risk core chemistry decisions before the pilot plant stage, and deliver well-controlled, well-characterized campaigns.

This position is highly independent, hands-on, and experimental, with emphasis on rigorous lab work, process safety, and data-driven

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or PhD in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Catalysis, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of professional experience in synthetic chemistry
• High proficiency with bench-top synthesis methods, laboratory practices
• Basic analytical chemistry experience (NMR, HPLC, GC-MS, FTIR)
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Responsibilities

• Identify, design, and execute critical lab experiments with high rigor and precision, generating reliable, actionable data for reaction and unit-operation design and scale-up.
• Develop and optimize synthetic routes (DoE, parametric optimizations) in tandem with our process development team
• Characterize mechanisms of our chemistry and understand core failure modes
• Develop and characterize reactions through off-line analytical method development and in-line analytics
• Operate with a rigorous process-safety mindset, integrating hazard analysis and thermal/stability considerations into every stage of development.
• Simplify complex things

Skills

Synthesis expertise

Lab techniques

Analytical chemistry basics

Problem solving

Bench-top synthesis

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in Chemistry

Tools

NMR

HPLC

GC-MS

FTIR

In-line analytics

Job description

AT Process Technologies is seeking a synthetic chemist to lead small-scale chemistry characterization and development. This role fronts ATP's technical pipeline: you will design and run experiments that determine the details of our process, de-risk core chemistry decisions before the pilot plant stage, and deliver well-controlled, well-characterized campaigns.

This position is highly independent, hands-on, and experimental, with emphasis on rigorous lab work, process safety, and data-driven