About Us

At Dimer Instruments we’re creating the next generation of laboratory and process analytical tools for the pharmaceutical market. Our products use multiple light-based spectroscopic methods to interrogate solutions containing molecules and particles, providing researchers not just with data but with organized information allowing them to make informed decisions, and providing automated Process systems with the feedback required for Quality by Design. At Dimer you’ll be working with a high-quality, high-performing, highly collaborative, and enjoyable team of Engineers and Scientists to create products that make a difference in the world. We have fun while we’re creating great products.

Summary

The Staff Research and Development Scientist will be a critical member of the team designing and developing analytical and Process Control instruments. They will use a combination of science, math, analysis, scripting/programming, optics, mechanics, data acquisition, and electronics to contribute hands-on through all phases of research and development, including 1) initial math, analysis, simulation, 2) building real-world prototypes demonstrating proof of concept for individual measurement modalities and functionality, 3) building integrated system early prototypes, 4) building full pre-production prototypes, 5) demonstrating product performance at every stage in the product lifecycle, and 6) supporting product release and early rapid product improvement. Along the way the Staff R&D Scientist will be collaborating closely with in-house application scientists and most importantly with external pharmaceutical researchers to fully understand customer unmet needs and the requirements for a winning product. The successful Staff R&D Scientist will be able to be scientifically careful and rigorous, able to tease apart subtle contributors to data and signals, and also able to come to quick, practical, and manufacturable solutions. They will be crafting and creating scientific instruments that will provide cutting edge data and yet are robust in the real world, able to ship to Japan or Europe without optics mis-aligning, and able to reliably operate in sometimes non-ideal laboratory or Process conditions. The successful Staff R&D Scientist will not shy away from tackling the sometimes less glamorous work of contributing to work instructions and assembly instructions (e.g. for an optical alignment or calibration method to be used in manufacturing), generating and documenting manufacturing tools (which can sometimes be complicated analytical instruments in their own right), contributing to user documentation, and running and analyzing user samples. The successful R&D Staff scientist will be highly collaborative, both with Dimer staff across the organization and with external researchers. The Staff R&D Scientist will also be willing and able to educate customers, internal Dimer staff, and other stakeholders regarding the science behind the Dimer products, generating presentations and demonstrations and presenting at conferences, trade shows, customer sites, and for internal training as needed.

Dimer Instruments products are scientific instruments and analytical tools used by scientists. The Staff R&D Scientist will be key member of a collaborative team inventing, designing, developing, and launching products that solve real world challenges and improve the pace of science and pharmaceutical development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Math, simulation, and analysis to predict real world performance of physical systems, e.g. cooling rate of a thermoelectric module assembly, noise floor for a particular optical measurment, signal strength from molecules in solution being probed by various modalities, etc., etc.
• Demonstrate proof of concept performance of physical systems by designing, building, and demonstrating using prototype systems.
• Contribute to system level architecture and design of laboratory analytical instrument products and Process control products.
• Build and demonstrate performance of early system level prototypes through to pre-produciton prototypes.
• Contribute to DFMEA and generate mitigations for the higher impact failures identified.
• Programming and scripting to automate measurements or manufacturing steps, e.g. calibration of a component as a function of temperature.
• Perform research and analysis dmeonstrating the scientific added value of Dimer products by collaborating with industry pharmaceutical researchers, and/or conceiving of novel demonstraiton measurements.
• Contribute to project and product planning, including schedule and budgets, and contribute to project and product reports and updates.
• Generate Manufacturing procedures and documentation as needed.
• Generate User facing procedures and documentation as needed.
• Create and present interally and externally intro level explanations of the science and technology that power Dimer Instruments products.
• Scientific publications and presentations.
• Contribute to patent applications as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics, EE, MechE, ChemE, or equivalent training, work experience, and skills.
• Knowledge of high level math, programming/scripting, optics, data acquisition, electronics, general science.
• Demonstrated ability to create and work with real world measurement systems.

Additional Skills

Must have the social “soft skills” required to be collaborative across the organization. Socially adept, able to navigate different groups and functions with competing needs, and able to work with stakeholders to create solutions requiring compromise. Must be able to understand and communicate well in English, both spoken and written, and be able to write reports, work instructions, business correspondence, procedures, and manuals. Must be able to present work in an organized way both for project/progress reviews and design reviews.

Physical Requirements

When working in machine shop, chemistry, or optics lab, appropriate protective gear must be worn including eyewear, eye protection from laser or UV light, lab coats, and closed toed shoes.

Work Environment

Office space, optics lab, chemistry lab, warehouse, and electronics and optical manufacturing space. The employee may occasionally be exposed to moderate noise levels, e.g. from loud fans in electronics equipment. Travel may occasionally be required, e.g. to test labs, customer sites, for conferences and trade shows, or for training.