Analytical Research Scientist - Dhahran, المملكة العربية السعودية - Whitecrow

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About our client:

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world's largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities:

• Candidate will assess experimental workflow infrastructure adequacy and develop state-of-the-art workflows for catalytic experimentation, and deliver through experimental campaigns reliable operational and characterization data, in various reactor unit configurations.
• The candidate will lead tasks including experimental planning, development/optimization of analytical techniques, maintaining/managing analytical equipment, data visualization, general planning of project/task, data interpretation and results and presentation; interacting with project scientists and technicians as well as management, project gate keepers.
• Candidate will carry out the following core activities:
• Develop and deploy rapid online/offline analytical methods which will support high-throughput experimentation as appropriate to advance catalytic technologies screening and evaluation.
• Continuously monitoring and improving established/existing analytical platforms and workflows to maximize reliability and efficiency.
• Lead analytical workstream of an experimental campaigns that yield catalyst and process parameter optimization within a short time span for targeted applications.
• Responsible for timely progression of catalyst testing, characterization and evaluation tasks
• Operate and interpret MS-spectra for GCMS equipment and work with other analytical methods/techniques.
• Perform routine data analysis and visualization for use in presentations, publications, and internal reports.
• Repair and Maintain Gas Chromatography and a multitude of analytical equipment (XRD, XRF, TGA, etc)
• Utilize advanced and routine feed and product characterization tools/instruments to deliver experimental campaign outputs with mass balance closure
• Perform statistical data analysis on catalyst performance results from high-throughput catalyst testing and leverage existing visualization software to manage/maintain a catalyst performance results database.
• Support lab activities and develop safe protocols which enhance the safety culture
• Organizing team for specific project and task and leading internal and cross-functional project reviews
• Contribute technically his/her expertise to other projects.
• Contribute to R&DC's catalyst development knowledge base. Present research results in internal seminars, technical reports or external publications. Generate patent applications to protect our client intellectual properties.
• Ensure scientific/technical challenges are resolved in a timely manner
• Develop and maintain all appropriate/relevant laboratory records, analytical methods, author technical documents, protocols, and reports.
• Contribute to a safe, efficient, and effective lab environment with high-degree of accountability.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) is a minimum, and a Masters or PhD degree is preferred.
• The candidate should have 7 years of minimum relevant work experience in related fields to this job position. Preferably, the candidate should have experience in High Throughput Testing Equipment for catalysis applications including myHTE software.
• The candidate should have experience in developing and improving online and offline analytical methods on gas chromatography (eg Agilent) for catalysis applications.
• Experience in statistical data analysis using JMP or other software is preferred.
• Analytical-specific certifications, Project Management Professional certification, Professional Engineer certification are preferred where available.