Process Scientist - New Castle, DE

Adesis Inc. is a subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), a global leader in organic light emitting diodes. Within our OLED Chemistry organization, we engage in research and development of new materials for use in the fabrication of OLED devices leading to the next generation of OLED displays.

Our R&D footprint encompasses almost 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory and manufacturing space in two U.S. locations - New Castle and Wilmington, DE, centrally located in the Mid-Atlantic biotech/pharmaceutical hub.

We are an extraordinary company looking for extraordinary talent! If you would like to be a part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers working on fast-paced and innovative OLED research programs that will impact the next generation of consumer electronics, then please come and join us!

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing efficient, scalable, and environmentally benign chemical processes of synthetic intermediates and target compounds. Working within highly matrixed, multi-disciplinary teams, the successful candidate will lead synthetic investigations, process development and scale-up activities targeting novel OLED materials that are key components of state-of-the-art display technologies.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional scientific / technical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong collaborative nature.
• Delivery focused.
• Growth orientated.
• Operates with a sense of urgency.
• Acts with integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently generate hypotheses, and / execute experimental work to prepare assigned targets.
• Optimize synthetic processes and individual steps therein to improve overall the overall efficiency of synthesis.
• Develop and apply crystallization, distillation, and/or other purification methods to isolate pure process intermediates or final products.
• Establish in-process controls to result robust chemical processes.
• Apply DoE and QbD methods for process optimization.
• Apply PAT tools to design, analyze and control manufacturing processes.
• Scale-up intermediates and final products up to multi-kilogram quantities.
• Identify critical process parameters which affect critical quality attributes.
• Clearly record experimental observations within the electronic notebook per published SOPs.
• Provide oral and written updates to as requested
• Characterize compounds with little to no supervision.
• Attend all relevant safety training and follow published SOPs

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry

Technical and Specialized Equipment:

• NMR
• LC/MS
• EasyMax, PolyBlock
• Jacketed reactors
• GC/MS
• Automated Chromatography Systems
• Hydrogenation equipment

Benefits Package:

Our highly competitive employee package offers:

• Medical/Prescription Drug coverage, Dental, and Vision for employees and family.
• 401(k) company contribution.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Life, Disability and AD&D Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
• A generous time-off policy that includes up to twelve weeks of maternity/parental leave.

We want you to start with us and retire with us.

Annual compensation range: $95k-$110k negotiable plus bonus