Senior Scientist - Chemistry

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%

Hoya Vision Care is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.