Scientist 2 – Polymer Scientist

Sunrise Systems, Inc.Research Triangle Park, NC

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Our client, a leading Medical Devices Manufacturing Company is looking for Scientist 2 – Polymer Scientist and This is for an initial duration of 12 Months Contract - Research Triangle Park, NC

Job Title : Scientist 2 – Polymer Scientist

Job Id : 25-09470

Location : Research Triangle Park, NC

Duration : 12 Months Contract

Position Type : Hourly Contract Position (W2 only)

Scientist 2 – Polymer Scientist
Work hours = 8 hrs / day; 40 hrs / week; onsite role, 8am - 5pm + / -
ONSITE DAILY
Research experience (during graduate school or post graduation) required.

Education :

PhD suggested, Bachelors required

Requirements

Hands on laboratory experience working with various polymers / biomaterials / formulations

Experience with design and development of a polymeric materials-based solution for a biomedical or pharmaceutical application

Hands on experience characterizing formulations / polymers (gels, polymer blends, emulsions, particles, biomedical polyesters, other viscoelastic systems etc.)

Experience operating commonly used materials characterization tools (such as rheometer, Instron, spectroscopic methods, DSC, GPC, etc.) and interpreting resultant data

Ability to design, execute, and appropriately document experiments

Good written and verbal technical communication skills

Ability to effectively interpret and present scientific results

Desired skills

Experience developing test methods to assess biomechanical performance of prototypes

Knowledge of polymer processing methods (extrusion, thermoforming, 3D printing, etc.), resorbable materials

Experience with design of preclinical studies and interpretation of resultant data

Experience in basic synthetic chemistry (small molecule or polymer synthesis)

Willingness to work occasionally with biological specimens (e.g. animal tissues) for lab scale testing

Education :

Graduate degree (Ph.D. preferred) or equivalent work experience in the fields of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Textile engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or related scientific discipline. Prior work experience in a medical device R&D organization is a plus.

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