Process Safety Lab Scientist: Hazard Data & Calorimetry

Ashland; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Benefits from day one

401(k) plan

Referral bonus

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Ashland is seeking a Scientist in our Process Safety Lab located in Bridgewater, NJ. You will collaborate with process engineers, quality and regulatory personnel to generate hazard data, enabling safe, compliant handling of materials in manufacturing operations.

The role requires a chemistry or chemical engineering background, strong lab skills, and clear communication across global teams. Ashland offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering.
• Ability to work in highly collaborative, cross‑functional environment involving global customers, labs, and manufacturing sites
• Understanding of chemical principles, good lab skills, neat working habits and excellent oral and written communication
• Good time management and organizational skills for supporting multiple projects
• Ability to obtain New Jersey Grade H permit to use explosives and to pass NJ State Police and ATF background checks
• Authorization to work in the United States
• Mechanical skills to work with common tools and small diameter tubing and tube fittings
• Ability to lift and move safely equipment and materials weighing up to 40 pounds

Responsibilities

• Work closely with process and plant engineers and quality and regulatory personnel to generate material and process hazard data, enabling Ashland and external customers to handle materials in manufacturing operations in a safe, sustainable and compliant manner.
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment and instrumentation. Diagnose and repair faulty instrumentation, as needed.
• Keep detailed records of experiments, interpret test data and write test reports.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures, performing all duties in a safe manner.
• With supervisor, design and perform non-routine experiments to obtain calorimetric and manometric process safety data related to run‑away reactions.
• With experience, the candidate will develop an understanding of testing methodologies, enabling design of custom testing protocols, and will obtain the problem‑solving skills to identify causal factors for anomalies in test data.
• Process and evaluate test requests and incoming chemicals and samples, performing sample preparation and pre‑test safety reviews.
• Maintain inventories of chemicals and spare parts. Ensure timely disposal of waste to keep work area clean and organized.
• Maintain detailed inventory of igniters and generate monthly NJ explosives use report.

Skills

Process safety

Lab safety & compliance

Calorimetry & manometry

Cross‑functional collaboration

Data interpretation & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering

Tools

Calorimetric equipment

Manometric instrumentation

Analytical instrumentation

Job description

Ashland is seeking a Scientist in our Process Safety Lab located in Bridgewater, NJ. You will collaborate with process engineers, quality and regulatory personnel to generate hazard data, enabling safe, compliant handling of materials in manufacturing operations.

The role requires a chemistry or chemical engineering background, strong lab skills, and clear communication across global teams. Ashland offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities.