Laboratory Technician

Elevance™ Renewable Sciences, Inc., a new specialty chemical company based on groundbreaking, proven technology, is harnessing the potential of natural oils to produce a portfolio of commercial products across multiple markets. Elevance was formed to institutionalize work started in 2004 in collaboration between Cargill, one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural oils, and Materia, a leading edge technology organization leveraging patents from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), to catalyze the commercial production of renewable chemicals.

Elevance is backed by TPG, and is a high growth business with a leading market and IP position. We are the leader in using renewable or natural oils (e.g., soybean, canola, corn and sunflower oils) to create an extraordinarily wide variety of specialty chemical products using a broad range of proprietary, patent protected technologies, including Nobel Prize winning metathesis.

The complexity of the business model stems from commercializing multiple products through multiple channels into a wide spectrum of premium markets and end use applications. While Elevance’s business model incorporates a relatively complex supply chain, the manufacturing platform operates within a low temperature and low pressure envelope to facilitate scale-up.

Elevance begins with a revenue base of approximately $20 Million and is projected to scale to over $1 Billion in 6 years and directly addresses a $20 Billion Market.

We have strong IP protection, real revenue and catalyst technologies which are such that they create a compelling growth opportunity.

We currently have multiple opportunities for Technicians to work as a part of a team conducting laboratory experiments related to chemistry of natural products in our lab in Elevance’s suburban Chicago area headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL.

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and executing experimental assignments, primarily dealing with natural product chemistry, i.e., synthesis, purification, analysis, polymerization, scale-up and yield optimization)
• Preparing catalysts and formulating catalysts into fixed-bed and fluid-bed forms, and evaluation of catalyst performance in bench-scale equipment as well as gathering and reporting of test data, and maintaining/modifying bench scale process and laboratory equipment.
• Provide accurate and precise analytical and statistical analysis to meet the needs of technology and business programs.
• Maintain proper laboratory operations including: laboratory notebooks, instrumentation maintenance; quality control and assurance; safe work practices; laboratory housekeeping and supply stocks.
• Analyzing data for accuracy and consistency based on past experience.
• Using proper PPE, including respirators, gloves, safety glasses and goggles.
• Providing accurate routine and non-routine analytical results within a reasonable time to meet business needs.
• Collecting instrument data and performing calculations to deliver correct results.
• Documenting work details in a laboratory notebook.
• Maintaining analytical instrumentation and laboratory infrastructure.
• Implementing and troubleshooting instrumentation software.
• Developing an understanding of the business needs for analytical.
• Construct equipment ranging from lab to pilot plant scale.
• Prepare and update Technical Data Sheets.
• Prepare and update Manufacturing Specification data sheets.
• Work with Suppliers to insure products meet the specifications set forth.
• Help customer surveys and audits for quality.
• Help to develop procedures for loading and unloading of products at customers.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years fats and oils laboratory experience is required
• Ability to communicate both orally and written with all levels and functions of the organization is essential.
• Ability and desire to work in a collaborative team.
• Bachelor degree is preferred.

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