Process Scientist, Polymer Chemistry for Textile Recycling

PetsApp; Cambridge, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premier medical, dental, and vision保险

Commuter stipend

Blue Bikes membership

Equity

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

MacroCycle is seeking a PhD-level polymer chemist to join our early R&D team in Cambridge, MA. You will define experimental processes and advance bench-scale discoveries toward real-world application with customers, reporting to the CTO and collaborating across the founding team.

You will develop purifications and up-scale polymer processes, while engaging with textile partners and presenting results at conferences. A strong background in polymer science and hands-on experience are required.

Qualifications

• PhD in polymer chemistry, materials science, or chemical engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experimental chemistry.
• Experience with polymer purification and separation techniques.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques such as NMR, GPC, GC, LC-MS, FTIR, ICP, DSC, MALDI-TOF.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop new chemistries to purify and upgrade polyester wastes.
• Design and run lab-scale chemical reactions.
• Analyze intermediates and products using analytical techniques.
• Critically evaluate results and plan follow-up experiments.
• Collaborate on grants, patents, and white papers.
• Engage with fashion/textile customers and share results.
• Represent MacroCycle at conferences.
• Report findings to CTO and team.

Skills

Polymer Chemistry

Experimental chemistry

Analytical techniques

Scientific communication

Team collaboration

Process scale-up

Education

PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

ChemDraw

MestReNova

NMR instrumentation

Job description

MacroCycle is seeking a PhD-level polymer chemist to join our early R&D team in Cambridge, MA. You will define experimental processes and advance bench-scale discoveries toward real-world application with customers, reporting to the CTO and collaborating across the founding team.

You will develop purifications and up-scale polymer processes, while engaging with textile partners and presenting results at conferences. A strong background in polymer science and hands-on experience are required.