- Boulder, Colorado, United States +1 more
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $125K–$180K per year
- 3–8 years
As a Process and Synthetic Chemist in Ohr's mining and metals vertical, you will design and build mineral processing, hydrometallurgical refining, and metal finishing molecules.
Locations (2)
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Lafayette, Colorado, United States
Compensation
The annual base salary range for this position is $125,000 – $180,000, commensurate with experience, plus equity.
Responsibilities
- Run synthesis campaigns that carry the portfolio through its decision year, sized to deliver 100 g of characterized material, across heterocyclic, aromatic, chelating-ligand, and phenolic condensation chemistry.
- Select routes on delivered cost per kilogram based on step count, step type, yield, and reagent choice.
- Own the hazard case for routes, including reaction calorimetry, thermal characterization, quench design, and handling of hazardous reagents.
- Propose and triage new candidates on Ohr's platform chemistries.
- Judge which duties the binding chemistry can reach (gallium, zinc, alumina, manganese, magnesium, nickel, cobalt).