Senior Scientist - Active Chemistry Job at Hoya Vision Care, Ramsey, MN

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  • Hoya Vision Care
  • Ramsey, MN

Job Description

Join The Hoya Vision Care Team!

For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a passionate leader in optical technology innovation. As a manufacturer of high quality, high performing eyeglass lenses, we continuously aim to bring the best possible vision care solutions to eye care professionals.

We are currently hiring a Sr. Scientist – Active Chemistry to work in our Ramsey, MN facility! The salary for this position is $120,000+ plus annual incentive.

What’s in it for you?

  • Health/Dental/Vision/Disability Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401K plans
  • PTO and Paid Holidays
  • And more!

What you’ll do:

  • Develops new polymer matrices and functional structures to deliver lenses and active devices with enhanced performance according to market and customer requirements
  • As part of a diverse team, leads efforts for the development of new materials and processes with application in ophthalmic
  • Works across teams to characterize the new structures, laminates and coatings
  • Investigates, plans and executes work for developing and bringing to market new active lenses
  • Produces data analyses and assembles updates for technical review by peers and management
  • Prepare technical reports, research summaries, and presentations
  • Work with internal and external partners, including labs, consultants, research centers, universities, customers to optimize, innovate ophthalmic products and processes.
  • Understands scale-up and transfer of laboratory processes to production, ensures quality standards are capable of being met
  • Reviews current literature and patents to determine new possible paths of exploration
  • Supervises and directs technicians and junior engineers in the execution of the experiments
  • Follows safety protocols for handling chemical hazards and regulations in a laboratory setting

Qualifications:

  • BS in materials science, physics, chemistry or chemical engineering. M.S. or PhD strongly preferred
  • Minimum of five years preferred, as an R&D scientist/engineer in an industrial setting
  • Strong scientific background in active chemistries including photochromic, peroxides, urethanes and acrylates.
  • Experience in new product development within a stage gate
  • 5+ years of applied research and/or product development in optical materials; Experience in polymer physics and understanding of polymer structure-property relationships
  • Experience building and testing prototypes for advanced performance to meet customer requirements
  • Familiar with statistical analysis and design of experiments applied to the design and evaluation of new materials and processes
  • Willingness to travel up to 15%

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