What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Scientist, Functional Materials position at Claros Technologies?
Company Description:
Claros Technologies is a venture backed, deep-tech company solving the worldwide challenge of destroying PFAS in the environment. PFAS remediation is rapidly becoming a multi-billion-dollar, global market and is at the center of regulatory action in the US, Europe and Asia that requires the removal of this carcinogen from drinking water, industrial processes and waste sites. Claros has developed a patented, scalable destruction technology proven to fully destroy 99.99% of PFAS in customers’ samples.
We are a diverse team of scientists, business-builders, and impact leaders committed to solving problems without creating new ones. The company closed a $20M financing round in the beginning of 2024 with leading environment venture capital firms, which provides the credibility and resources required to convert current pilot users into full scale commercial customers as well as to sell easy-to-identify prospects across the globe.
If you are a mission driven, highly motivated Research Scientist, join us as we solve one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time.
Position Overview:
Claros Technologies' Functional Materials team is primarily focused on using sustainable chemistries to enable advanced materials in textiles and selective filtration application areas. We are seeking a collaborative, driven individual to join our team as a Research Scientist. The Research Scientist will be tasked with partnering the technical team to execute application-driven, fundamental research. Reporting to the Director of Functional Materials, this individual will require technical know-how, and will be responsible for day-to-day, hands-on laboratory activities.
Essential Job Functions:
- Designing and executing laboratory experiments
- Collecting and analyzing data
- Reading, understanding, and interpreting scientific publications
- Writing and presenting reports to internal team stakeholders
- Maintaining a clean and safe workspace; Safety first mindset
- General laboratory maintenance and upkeep
Competencies & Skills:
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Independent thinker; strong problem solving skills; ability to troubleshoot technical issues
- Ability to analyze data and make recommendations
- Inquisitive mindset; curiosity-driven
- Strong organizational skills
- Understanding of basic chemistry principles, preferably exposure to materials science (emphasis on organic chemistry)
- Design of experiments
- Formulation chemistry; basic material characterization techniques such as FTIR, DSC, and TGA
- Comfortable working in a fast past environment in a growing lab
Preferred Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in chemistry related field (preference for materials science or chemistry); Masters degree a plus
- 3-5 years experience in a research environment for private, commercial, or governmental work
Job Specifications
- Compensation: $70,000 - $80,000
- Location: In person at the Claros Headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Travel: May be required periodically for purposes such as client site visits; not required on a regular or frequent basis.
Claros Technologies offers attractive salary and benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance, PTO as well as 401k plans and options.
For more information, please visit www.clarostech.com
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $70,000 - $80,000
