Senior Analytical Chemist
hace 20 días
Des Moines
Job DescriptionDescription: Who we are and what we value: Feed Energy works at the intersection of feed, fuel, and agriculture, building a nearly four-decade legacy of stewardship in various industries. We support how America nourishes its people and powers its economy. Our team is made up of growth-minded individuals, who are dedicated to transforming global practices in feeding and fueling, driving innovation across the industries we serve. We create circular economies, developing sustainable, low-carbon products and processes. Join us if you're looking for a dynamic environment to contribute to shaping a sustainable future for feeding and fueling the world. We help feed the world by providing safe, energy-based nutrition solutions. Creativity - Stewardship - Impact - Integrity - Healthy Relationships What you will do: You’ll be the go-to technical expert in the lab; leading advanced analytical work, solving tough problems, and helping elevate how we operate every day. • Support R&D, product development, and QC/QA with strong hands-on analytical expertise, • Lead method development, optimization, and validation (GC, HPLC, spectrophotometry, wet chemistry), • Design and run experiments (DOE) to better understand processes and improve products, • Tackle analytical challenges head-on, troubleshoot deviations, and lead root cause investigations, • Serve as a subject matter expert in lipid chemistry and feed ingredient analysis, • Help ensure our lab runs safely, accurately, and in line with regulatory expectations, • Support maintenance, calibration, and validation of lab instruments and systems, • Mentor lab technicians and junior chemists, providing day-to-day technical guidance, • Strengthen onboarding and training by sharing knowledge and best practices, • Support and optimize LIMS processes to ensure strong data integrity and traceability, • Contribute to SOPs, validation protocols, and technical documentation, • Review data and help prepare clear, actionable reports for internal teams, • Provide analytical support to plant operations when needed, • Stay current on new analytical technologies and bring fresh ideas back to the team, • Opportunity to lead and manage a small laboratory team while continuing to stay hands-on technically. Requirements: What You Will Bring: • A Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field, • Minimum 5 years of hands-on analytical chemistry experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or R&D setting, • Strong experience developing and validating methods using GC and HPLC, • Comfort guiding or mentoring other lab team members, • Experience working with LIMS and maintaining strong data and documentation practices, • Solid problem-solving skills with the ability to clearly communicate findings and technical insights What We Offer We take care of our team and invest in their long-term success. Our benefits include: • Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, • Generous 401(k) match up to 6%, • Profit-sharing available to all employees, • Continuing education support and development opportunities, • Annual wellness reimbursement to support your health and well-being