Scientist at Danaher in Cortland, NY

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.

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The Scientist – Analytical & Materials Characterization is responsible for performing analytical testing and materials characterization that directly supports product development, manufacturing, and customer applications. You will work independently within established methods and contribute to the development of new test procedures and laboratory best practices.

This position reports to the Chemistry Lab Manager and is part of the Materials and Products Characterization (MPC) group within R&D organization. This will be an on-site role located in Cortland, New York, USA.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Perform standard and advanced analytical tests to support R&D, manufacturing, and customer inquiries.
• Design and execute small scale lab experiments; analyze data and apply scientific principles to solve moderately complex problems including setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting analytical instrumentation.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of test methods, procedures, and laboratory techniques including conducting instrument calibrations according to defined procedures and quality standards.
• Maintain accurate, compliant technical records which will allow you to prepare reports, summaries and documentation allowing you to communicate results and technical information to engineers, scientists, and project teams.
• Uphold all safety, quality, and laboratory compliance requirements.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS/BA in Analytical Chemistry or related chemistry field with 2+ years of hands on analytical laboratory experience; or equivalent experience.
• Strong data analysis, documentation, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to work independently within defined procedures and collaborate effectively in cross functional teams.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment, cylinders, and tools
• Ability to travel < 5 %, overnight, within USA

It would be a plus if you also possess partial or full previous experience in:

• Media characterization tools such as Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), BET surface area analysis, Viscoelastic property measurements (modulus, energy dissipation), Surface tension / Surface energy analysis, Porometry of polymeric materials, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Optical microscopy, and Particle size distribution techniques.
• Chemical characterization tools such as Liquid Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (LCMS), Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasa – Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS), and Raman and IR spectroscopy.

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $75,000 - $85,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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