Polymer Chemist

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Verdox, Inc. is dedicated to reversing climate change through the development and deployment of advanced technology. The company’s proprietary electro-swing process, developed at MIT, enables carbon dioxide and other acid gases to be captured with up to 80% less energy and 70% less cost than conventional approaches. Verdox is backed by institutional investors and based in Boston. See verdox.com for additional information on our technology and our vision.

Verdox seeks a Polymer Chemist to join our R&D team. 
Key Responsibilities

• Design and synthesize polymers with specific electrochemical and physico-chemical properties
• Examine and develop diverse polymer chemistry, employing various types of
  polymerizations, polymer backbones, and purification techniques
• Focus on developing and optimizing synthetic protocols for cost-effective polymer
  synthesis and purification at the multi-kilogram scale and beyond
• Perform and interpret the physical, chemical, and electrochemical characterization of monomers and polymers
• Oversee quality control of polymer products
• Use and maintain elements of the chemistry R&D infrastructure

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• PhD in Synthetic/Organic/Polymer Chemistry (or equivalent), with focus on polymer synthesis, purification and physical characterization. Some industry experience is preferred
• Strong polymer chemistry experience, including the design and preparation of novel polymer structures
• Advanced organic synthesis skills – ability to design and synthesize monomers and polymers with desired properties. This includes multistep synthesis, Schlenk line and air-free techniques.
• Characterization – chemical: NMR, GPC, GC/LC-MS, MALDI-TOF, FT-IR, UV-Vis, etc.; physical: SEM, TEM, AFM, tensile strength
• Purification techniques – experience with various polymer workup and purification techniques, including at the kilogram scale
• Scale-up (preferred) – some experience in gram to kilogram scale synthesis
• Electrochemistry experience (preferred) – some experience in organic electrochemistry and electrochemical techniques
• ChemDraw, NMR analysis software, Excel, MATLAB (or equivalent)
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable working in an evolutionary and dynamic startup environment