Chemist - Solid Materials Development

About the role

Air Liquide Japan is looking for a chemist to lead the technical development of solid materials from a chemistry perspective. The role acts as a technical leader for existing and new solid material manufacturing processes, covering raw material analysis, purification, filling and canister-related tasks such as decontamination, cleaning and residue and waste management. It also involves supporting research projects in labs, either internally or through partnerships with universities and start-ups.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical development of solid materials and act as technical leader for manufacturing processes, including raw material analysis, purification, filling and canister handling.
• Investigate synthesis and purification methods for chemicals (batches of 10 kg or less), selecting equipment and preparing implementation plans, and contribute to safety assessments with supervisors, colleagues and suppliers.
• Operate equipment safely and contribute to technical and economic improvement initiatives.
• Lead activities to resolve issues at factories and customer sites, and help explain matters to customers and equipment manufacturers.
• Prepare small volumes of chemicals and evaluation samples in a glovebox, document issues encountered, and help develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when transferring operations to a factory.
• Answer chemistry-related questions and consultations from other departments.

Required profile

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, R&D or similar.
• 1 to 3+ years of experience.
• Ability to manage medium-scale development projects with attention to technical detail, long-term cost, productivity, operability and reliability.
• Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders (project managers, engineers, quality) and ability to justify trade-offs.
• Ability to lead projects in complex, fast-changing environments and to connect the team to outside expertise.
• Experience leading safety actions including PHAs.