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发信人: Vivaldi (老板爷爷), 信区: Career_POST
标 题: Hach recruiting chemist
发信站: 水木社区 (Thu Nov 19 11:19:07 2009), 站内
About Hach
Since 1947, Hach Company has manufactured and distributed analytical instruments, test kits, and reagents for testing the quality of water and aqueous solutions, with products for lab, process, and field. Our products are designed specifically for quality, accuracy, and simplicity, and today are in use around the world.
Hach U.S. Facilities
Our Loveland, Colorado (USA) facility houses our corporate headquarters, research and development laboratories, and instrument manufacturing operations. A plastics division and the Hach Technical Training Center are also based in Loveland facilities. Over 500 of our employees work in Loveland.
Employees at our facility in Ames, Iowa (USA) manufacture and package all our chemical reagents and test kits, and fill customer orders from our main warehouse there. Advanced electronic information systems help us to pick, pack, and ship hundreds of orders throughout the world every day. About 300 Hach employees work at Ames.
This job locates at Shanghai.
Please send your resume to jilu@hach.com
R&D CHEMIST II POSITION DESCRIPTION 2009
The essential of a Hach Company R&D Chemist II role are detailed below.
I. Purpose of Position
The R&D Chemist II develops chemical products and product application with some regular supervision and guidance in the design and test of various analytical equipment, subassemblies, and chemical formulations for use with Hach’s analytical systems for water analysis-based on solid, practical understanding of water market practices, processes and requirements.
II. Key Responsibilities
 Demonstrates practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods, principles, and practices similar to a narrow area of a professional field, and skill in applying this knowledge to such assignments as the design and planning of difficult, but well-precedent projects. The employee generally seeks assistance with unusual situations that do not have clear precedents.
 The employee plans and carries out the successive steps and handles problems and deviations in the work assignment in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, or accepted practices in the occupation. Completed work is usually evaluated for technical soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements. The methods used in arriving at the end results are not usually reviewed in detail.
 Guidelines are available, but are not completely applicable to the work or have gaps in specificity. The employee uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines such as policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems. The employee analyzes results and recommends changes.
 The work includes responsibilities involving different and unrelated processes and methods. The work involves treating a variety of conventional problems, questions, or situations in conformance with established criteria. The work product or service affects the design or operation of systems, programs, or equipment; the adequacy of such activities as field investigations, testing operations, or research conclusions.
 Personal contacts are with individuals or groups from inside and outside the employing establishment in a moderately unstructured setting. The purpose is to obtain, clarify, or give facts or information regardless of the nature of those facts, i.e., the facts or information may range from easily understood to highly technical.
 The employee plans and carries out the successive steps and handles problems and deviations in the work assignment in accordance with instructions from senior technical team members, department policies, previous training, or accepted practices in the occupation.
 Provides chemistry knowledge to the project or business area of focus. The position includes demonstrating academic level knowledge for adjacent scientific fields and methods.
 Provides information on strategic planning and technology evaluation as needed.
 Shows beginning level experience and use of DBS tools.
 The Chemist II will follow guidelines such as department policies, hazardous materials regulations and procedures, experimental precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems. A Chemist II will recommend changes, exceptions or adaptations to these things as suitable to improve the safety, effectiveness and performance of the department or company.
III. Key Duties
 A Chemist II uses solid practical discipline knowledge to develop new chemical methods of analysis. Actively demonstrates practical knowledge of a wide range of analytical techniques, methods, chemical principles and laboratory practices during the development of new analysis products.
 Uses solid, practical technical knowledge to develop new applications for existing products to expand market and product base. Works closely with marketing in commercialization of new product or application launches to gain practical experience.
 Shows solid skill in applying chemistry knowledge to project assignments in the experimental design and planning stage. The employee generally seeks assistance with unusual situations where they do not have clear previous experience.
 Presents and/or publishes technical or application-focused papers, notes, poster sessions, seminars, etc. to aid in promotion of company’s technical image and to help promote company marketing efforts.
 Writes chemical analysis procedures for incorporation into methods manuals.
 Generates formularies and quality control procedures for new test reagents.
 Shows solid practical experience with methods for gathering and interpreting customer VOC. Investigates technical concepts and market needs which might lead to new analytical products.
 Acts as project manager on small method development projects using academic level experience.
 Participates on product development teams to represent chemical development.
 Supports and travels to key account and selected filed sites to determine market applications and needs.
 Maintains solid industry contacts and participation. Has a solid, practical working relationship with appropriate experts, thought leaders, researchers, government agency staff and/or other industry contacts - as an ongoing source of information on topics related to a market area or other specialty.
 Actively participates in (as a Hach representative) or interacts with specific consensus organizations and/or other bodies which may influence market/regulatory acceptance of Hach products or industry trends.
 Assists other R&D chemists on chemical methods development projects to run experiments, interference studies and stability studies.
 Prepares calibrations of analytical methods and calibration reports.
 Writes summary reports of development work completed and project status.
 May supervise efforts of interns or chemistry technicians on specific project activities.
 Reviews technical journals and competitive literature to maintain company competitiveness.
 Maintains an accurate and up-to-date laboratory notebook to record laboratory work performed.
 Provides assistance to customers and Customer Service Department to resolve analysis questions.
 Interacts with other departments to supply product and analysis information.
 Shows solid practical experience in assisting manufacturing associates with chemistry-related items to facilitate production efficiency.
 Assists with general laboratory and stockroom maintenance to help maintain department efficiency.
 Adheres to company Quality System, through proper use of departmental procedures.
 Has a beginning understanding of the marketing cycle (awareness, credibility, trial, purchase) and how each phase fits with the new product development or applications process. Works closely with marketing in commercialization of new product or application launches to gain practical commercialization experience.
 Has an academic understanding of model markets including market size, potential, and share. Has the ability to use market understanding to evaluate opportunities in new product development or applications projects. Understands the need for return on investment calculations, overhead calculations, and general accounting. Actively interfaces with product management, marketing, sales, and service in the business development around new product or applications development.
IV. Relationships
The R&D Chemist II reports directly to the Chemistry Manager
 Internal relationships:
 Other R&D Chemists
 R&D Project Managers
 Engineering, Scientific and Product Development Teams
throughout Hach & Hach-Lange
 Manufacturing and Operations associates
 Quality Assurance
 Customer Service Department
 Business development staff including Marketing, Product
Managers and Sales Marketing
 External Relationships:
 Customers
 Key Accounts
 Suppliers
 Technical Experts and Thought Leaders
 Regulatory Experts
V. Measures of Performance (Performance Criteria)
 Safe and orderly work practices.
 Timely performance of assigned project activities and communication of results – measured by performance to established objectives and plan.
 Learning and use of knowledge in an assigned technical specialty area. Contribution to projects and processes within Hach according to the assigned technical skill specialty area.
 Accurate laboratory work and recording of data.
 Development of knowledge of products and systems for analysis.
 Resolution of technical challenges within assigned project activities.
 Development and utilization of contacts and resources to support technical efforts.
 Adherence to corporate and departmental policies and procedures.
 Generation of intellectual property and support of its protection.
 Development and utilization of internal and external contacts and resources to support technical efforts.
 Active learning, use and promotion of DBS tools.
 Seeks opportunity for self-improvement.
VI. Desired Background and Skill Requirements
 Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or degree in related field with minimum of 3 years of directly relevant experience or a MS with 0 years of experience.
 Strong knowledge of ISO quality systems (specifically Design Controls/Product Realization) and related requirements.
 Demonstrated skill in the areas required to perform this job for a technologist:
 At minimum a solid practical ability for chemistry skills, analytical
laboratory techniques, practices, and procedures. Strong
understanding of chemical principles. Strong analytical skills.
 At minimum solid practical market Technical Applications
Knowledge.
 At minimum a beginning Cross-Technical Knowledge(Adjacent
Discipline).
 At minimum solid practical Chemical and/or Electromechanical
Manufacturing understanding.
 At minimum solid practical VOC and Product Definition ability.
 At minimum beginning Industry Contacts and Participation in
Industry.
 At minimum a solid practical capability in Presentation Skills and
Ability to Translate Technical Information to Lay People.
 At minimum Low practical experience in Business Development.
 At minimum Low practical experience in Commercialization.
 At minimum a beginning level of DBS tools usage and Cross-
Functional capability.
 At minimum has a beginning level of Project Management skills.
 At minimum has solid practical Internal Hach/Danaher Systems
skills.
 At minimum low practical Leadership of People and Change
Management skills.
VII. Personal Trait Profile
 Passionate about chemistry development and seeks to grow to the next level. Driven to excellence in their core discipline.
 The ability to quickly acquire new knowledge and skills.
 Highly detailed, thorough, and self-disciplined.
 Good written and verbal communication and presentation skills with people inside and outside the technical arena.
 Ability to perform and achieve measurable results independently.
 The ability to negotiate decisions and work effectively with diverse groups of individuals.
 Good problem solving, conflict resolution and facilitation skills.
 Able to communicate trade-offs within research and development in technical terms and appreciates the business trade-offs.
 Always learning and actively learning the business inside and outside their core discipline.
 Computer skills to include word processing, spreadsheet applications and database applications.
VIII. Scope and Impact of Position Responsibilities
The work of the R&D Chemist II contributes to the timely release of analytical systems, which generate continuing revenues for the corporation, while providing customers with accurate analytical results. Participates in many critical efforts by providing technical expertise in projects - may lead smaller projects as determined by supervisor. Supports efforts of the senior technical team members to develop products, applications, and processes. This position is typically critical in sustaining current product lines or proving support to new product development.
 Material and Equipment Directly Used:
 Laboratory chemicals and reagents.
 Laboratory analysis equipment including balances, spectrophotometers, pH and ISE meters, volumetric glassware, titration devices, vacuum pumps and digestion apparatus.
 Working Environment/Physical Activities:
 Chemical research laboratory with desk and computer.
 Exposure to laboratory chemical reagents on a daily basis.
Required to lift and move test equipment and chemicals of up to 50 lb.from laboratory to chemical stockroom or other test laboratories.
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