Scientist

Fortera is seeking a Scientist to lead laboratory efforts to pioneer new process chemistries, cementitious materials, and carbonate morphologies. The role will include altering cementitious matrices to optimize transformation kinetics and property development, and developing new reaction schemes and pathways.

Requirements

• Conduct experiments utilizing laboratory reactors and cementitious material systems
• Characterize precipitation products and cementitious materials via XRD, SEM, PSA, TGA, titrations, calorimetry, and related analytical techniques
• Investigate calcium carbonate reactions, cement hydration mechanisms, and cementitious material transformation pathways
• Develop and optimize cementitious formulations and reaction schemes to support product performance objectives
• Endeavor to meet development milestones and project timelines
• Contribute to product strategy planning and prioritization of R&D efforts
• Generate high-quality reports of findings and conclusions for presentation to the R&D team
• Coordinate with the Process Development and Product Development groups to understand interactions between production process parameters and product performance
• Follow established laboratory safety protocols and procedures
• Develop recommendations and implement solutions to improve established processes
• Maintain complete and accurate records of work performed and report results in a precise format for inclusion in laboratory information management systems
• Create and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Research and develop new analytical approaches for cementitious and carbonate-based materials
• Conduct literature reviews and use historical data to develop innovative applications for Fortera cementitious materials
• Write invention disclosures, support patent applications, and author technical articles explaining company technology

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual bonus
• Pre-IPO incentive stock options