Demo Applications Chemist – Separation Science

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Demo Applications Chemist – Separation Science

Schedule

• This full-time demo applications chemist position is located at LECO headquarters in St. Joseph, MI.  This position requires relocation due to the requirement to be onsite daily.
• Full Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday - Friday 

Position Summary

This role reports directly to the Domestic Separation Science Applications Director. The role of the separation science demo applications chemist includes, but is not limited to: providing instrumentation demos for prospective customers across LECO’s GC and GCxGC product lines, assisting applications team by generating data for developing new applications for these product lines, and providing technical support to the separation science sales team. 

Position Responsibilities

This role reports directly to the Domestic Separation Science Applications Director and will work closely with the USA separation science sales and applications teams.  Specific responsibilities will include:

• Providing sales-related product demonstrations for prospective customers of LECO GC-MS, GCxGC-FID, and GCxGC-MS instrumentation.  This involves working closely with sales to determine customer needs prior to quotation/sale of the instrument and will also typically involve analysis of customer samples to demonstrate instrument performance.
• Working closely with the USA applications team to develop a working knowledge of our core markets (petrochemical, flavors/aroma, environmental, metabolomics, food safety, and pharmaceuticals).
• Assist applications team with creation of content to support core markets.
• Some travel will be required to provide support to the USA sales team while visiting customers with the separation science mobile laboratory.

Position Requirements

• Hands-on experience with GCxGC, and/or High Resolution Mass Spectrometry a plus
• Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills are a must.  
• Experience with direct customer interaction
• Desire to function in a customer-service oriented, team environment
• Desire for continuous learning through team interactions as well as independent self-education on diverse scientific instrumentation-related topics
• Willingness to travel is a plus as this position will require approximately 10% travel.  

Education/Certifications

• BS Degree in chemistry or related field
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with GC-MS and a strong understanding of method development strategies

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