Lead Researcher

Company Description

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

Job Summary

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.  We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of water every day.  We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world. 

At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

The F&M Implementation team works to take laboratory research on filters and membranes and turn it into commercialized products made on production equipment.  

Key Characteristics: 

• Broad technical knowledge of membranes for water, process, or gas separation

• Project management skills to lead new product development from ideation to commercialization

• Ability to multi-task and handle diverse responsibilities, while maintaining high productivity in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong experience working in a manufacturing environment

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Lead technology efforts to qualify RO/NF/UF membrane and elements products and processes

• Collect and analyze experimental data and communicate product performance to stakeholders

• Work hands on with manufacturing and pilot lines to assess new process and product ideas

• Collaborate closely with development researchers and manufacturing engineers to turn laboratory concepts into implemented products and processes

• Work with customers and commercial teams to evaluate and identify opportunities that drive meaningful business growth through the development of new membrane products

• Establish inclusive partnerships with complementary functions such as commercial engineering, applications and process engineering, product management and regional technology centers

• Follow your ideas from the lab to the market. Use your creativity, commitment, and drive to transform new products from laboratory-scale ideas to commercial reality

• Where appropriate use statistical design of experiments to deliver while inventing, and implementing new technology to our membrane portfolio

• Lead new product and process development projects

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Experience linking scientific principles, chemistry, membrane structure and formulation to real world applications 

• Proven project management skills. Proven ability to prioritize/manage multiple projects and deliver on their objectives. 

• Experience with statistical analysis and design of experiment for product development

• You are an aspiring leader, influencing and empowering others, making good decisions, and preparing your project teams for success. 

• Ability to work hands on in a research or industrial environment while comfortably interacting with customers and/or internal business partners.

• Innovative, imaginative, and creative 

• Knowledge of membrane production techniques

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $100,000.00 -$110,000.00 annually.

• At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger
  communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder
  and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we
  also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:
  ● Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles.  The range is
  not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills,
  experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity.  Depending upon all the preceding
  considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the
  stated range:
  ● Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
  ● Life Insurance
  ● Paid Time Off
  ● Paid Holidays
  ● Parental Leave
  ● 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
  ● Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
  ● AD&D Insurance
  ● Disability Insurance
  ● Tuition Reimbursement
  
  Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
  ****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not
  sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****
  VWTS does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a
  current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and
  candidate profiles will be deemed the property of VWTS, and no fee will be due.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Required: 

• Bachelor’s Degree (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field)

• 4 years experience

Preferred: 

• Experience working with production and membrane research

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.