Chemist Jobs in Des Plaines, IL

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Users interested in this job title also searched for the following job titles

• Process Chemist
• Research Chemist
• Quality Control Chemist
• Chemist II
• Chemist III
• Research Scientist
• Laboratory Chemist
• Scientist

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Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Chemist positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Chemist position

• Analytical Chemistry
• Assay Development
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Biomarkers
• Cell Biology
• Cell Culture
• Cell-Based Assays
• Chemical Characterization
• Chromatography
• Clinical Laboratory Operations
• Collaboration
• Communication Skills
• Data Analysis
• Documentation
• Drug Discovery
• Education Experience
• Engineering
• Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
• Experimental Design
• Flow Cytometry
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
• Gas Chromatography
• Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
• Gene Therapy
• Genomics
• Good Laboratory Practice
• Healthcare Management
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
• Immunology
• Instrumentation
• Investigation
• Lab Experience
• Leadership
• Liquid Chromatography
• Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
• Management
• Mass Spectrometry
• Materials Management
• Method Development
• Method Validation
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Molecular Biology
• Organization
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Presentation
• Problem Solving
• Product Development
• Purification
• Quality Control
• Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Regulatory Compliance
• Reporting
• Research and Development
• Research Skills
• Sample Preparation
• Scale-Up
• Software
• Spectroscopy
• Staff Supervision
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Statistics
• Synthesis
• Toxicology
• Training and Development
• Troubleshooting
• Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy
• UV-Visible Spectroscopy
• Validation
• Verbal Communication

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