Associate Scientist (Material/Polymer Science)

Contract: St. Paul, Minnesota, US

Salary Range: 35.00 - 40.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 361001

End Date: 2025-05-15

Days Left: 25 days, 0 hours left

Position Details:
Industry: Medical Devices
Job Title: Associate Scientist (Material/Polymer Science)
Location: St. Paul, MN 55117
Duration: 06-12 months [+ Possibilities of extension]
 
Pay Range: $35-$40/hr
 
Job Description:
  • The scientist will be responsible for acquiring and processing data for materials assessments, supporting other scientists and medical device project teams with development and operational support activities.
  • The candidate will have experience in materials assessment technologies such as thermal analysis, microscopy, metallurgy, and failure analysis.
  • Additionally, candidate will have experience in a dynamic team environment and have strong interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of medical devices is preferred.
  • The candidate will have strong verbal, written, and organizational skills and be results oriented.
  • The candidate will also have experience with documenting experiments in a highly regulated environment and knowledge of technical concepts and principals underlying Materials Science techniques.
Top Skills looking for:
  • Knowledge and technical experience in materials assessment techniques.
  • Successful candidate should be able to work independently and with staff/principal scientists and engineers to support project teams meet their objectives.
  • Successful candidate will have experience in the following: Surface analysis (Microscopy, SEM/EDS, FIB, Laser confocal microscopy); Vibrational spectroscopy (FTRI, Raman); Thermal Analysis (DSC, TGA, TMA, Rheological techniques)
 
Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Polymer Science or related degree; or equivalent work experience.
  • 2-5 or more years of experience and/or post-secondary education in Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Individual must communicate well with all levels of management and employees. Candidate must work well in collaborative environment across functional areas.
  • Ability to collaborate and work as a team player
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute project tasks
 
Job Requirement
  • Material Science
  • Polymer Science
  • Polymer
  • Monomer
  • thermal analysis
  • microscopy
  • SEM
  • EDS
  • Energy Dispersive X-ray
  • scanning electron MICROSCOPY
  • FIB
  • ocused Ion Beam
  • Rheological techniques
  • Vibrational spectroscopy
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  • Recruiter
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Niharika Shrivastava
  • niharika.shrivastava@collabera.com
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