Chemist I

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future. At Hach, a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth. Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that help safeguard our water and environment.

We offer:

• Professional onboarding and training opportunities.
• A supportive team of chemists and cross-functional partners.
• Career coaching.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Health benefits.
• 401(k).

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chemistry Manager, the Chemist I will research, develop, design, modify, and test chemical products and applications used with Hach instrumentation. You will work with chemists and cross-functional partners in engineering, marketing, operations, production, and service to transform analytical concepts into reliable, manufacturable solutions that help customers address important water‑analysis challenges. This position is part of the Chemistry department, located in Loveland, Colorado, and will be onsite.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Developing new chemical methods of analysis for use with Hach instrumentation.
• Applying analytical techniques, chemical principles, and laboratory practices to new analysis products.
• Developing reagent formulations and quality control procedures while partnering with operations to support manufacturability.
• Planning and conducting experiments, interpreting results, and using statistical analysis or design of experiments when appropriate.
• Documenting development work through clear laboratory records, status updates, and technical reports.
• Collaborating with engineering, marketing, production, service, and customer-facing teams to solve analytical problems and understand market applications.
• Maintaining a safe laboratory environment and following quality systems, hazardous materials, and departmental procedures.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a closely related scientific field.
• At least one year of hands‑on laboratory experience outside standard coursework, gained through professional employment, an internship, a co‑op, or substantive university research.
• Experience applying chemical principles and analytical laboratory techniques to prepare, test, characterize, or troubleshoot chemical samples.
• Demonstrated experience documenting experiments, analyzing results, and communicating technical information to both technical and non‑technical partners.
• Ability to work on site in Loveland, Colorado.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated salary range is $55,000–$65,000, commensurate with experience, and this position is also eligible for bonus pay. The compensation range for this role is $55,000 - $65,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

US ONLY: The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

Company Culture and Diversity

Hach is proud to be part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto, a global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s global network, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility—where your work has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources and building rewarding careers along the way.

Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes. The EEO posters are available here. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.