Principal Chemist

Principal Chemist

ChampionX, has an immediate need for a Principal Chemist located in Sugar Land, TX at our Chemical Plant. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.

What You Will Do:

• Foster CHX's vision of a Goal Zero safety culture by working safely and ensuring others are working safely.
• Troubleshooting in-process problem batches, including both reactions and simple blends, using instrumental data and knowledge of chemistry.
• Participate in and contribute to root cause investigations for failed batches.
• Prepare thorough reports for failed or atypically processed batches for use in future troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with Production and Engineering personnel to troubleshoot manufacturing processes for recurring problem batches.
• Taking action to minimize the liability inventory by providing analysis and dispositions of non-conforming materials.
• Facilitate the technology transfer process from Research to Pilot Plant to Plant for new products, including leveraging knowledge of chemistry to anticipate and prevent manufacturing issues.
• Evaluate trends in specifications as they relate to product quality and, if necessary, recommend/initiate specification change requests for Marketing and Research to review.
• Provide timely technical support to Sales and Marketing in the handling of field performance problems and customer complaints.
• Trains plant personnel on relevant subject matter, including material that enhances others' understanding of product chemistry.
• Performs any other duties relevant to company goals of Safety, Service, and Savings, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education/Work Experience: Degree or Advanced degree in a chemistry or related discipline. BS and 5+ years, MS and 3+ years or PhD and less than 2 years related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of fundamental physical/chemical properties and structural activity relationships
• Working knowledge of statistics

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operation.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

AtChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.