Chemist

The Non-Kinetic Effects Business Area at Leidos has an opening for a Chemist at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) facility located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

This role involves working with Federal Government staff and Leidos personnel to perform initial hazard assessments of chemicals, evaluating synthesis routes, physical and chemical properties, stability, and preliminary toxicological considerations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support new and ongoing basic and applied research programs as a principal investigator, technical lead, or research team member
• Participate in agent operations as a primary or secondary operator, including chemical synthesis, instrumental analysis and testing, and controlled environmental-exposure experiments
• Analyze samples from various matrices using analytical instrumentation and methods such as thermal desorption, pyrolysis, GC-FPD, GC-MS, LC-MS, and LC-MS/MS
• Prepare analytical standards from surety material to support instrument calibration and calibration-verification requirements
• Determine and evaluate chemical physical properties, including vapor pressure, solubility, density, viscosity, surface tension, flash point, thermal stability, partition coefficient, and acid dissociation constant
• Develop, revise, and maintain laboratory procedures, test plans, research documentation, and technical reports
• Support laboratory management activities, including equipment and supply inventory, chemical tracking, waste-disposal coordination, and maintenance of laboratory procedures and records
• Prepare monthly progress reports and maintain routine communication with program customers, stakeholders, and internal technical teams

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree with 5+ years experience in chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental science, chemical engineering, toxicology, materials science, or a related scientific discipline
• Experience conducting laboratory research involving hazardous materials, chemical analysis, environmental fate, chemical properties, or related technical areas
• Working knowledge of chromatographic and mass-spectrometric analytical techniques, particularly GC-MS, LC-MS, and LC-MS/MS
• Experience preparing analytical standards, performing instrument calibration, and supporting quality-control or calibration-verification activities
• Ability to develop laboratory procedures, test plans, technical reports, and progress updates
• Demonstrated attention to laboratory safety, chemical inventory control, waste-management procedures, and documentation requirements
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical findings to customers and program stakeholders
• Must be a U.S citizen
• Must obtain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret Clearance
• Enrollment in and maintenance of DEVCOM CBC's Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) certification may be required

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS degree with 2+ years experience in aforementioned technical fields
• Prior experience working across multiple program areas under one role
• Previous experience with/enrollment in chemical safety and monitoring programs, such as DEVCOM CBC’s Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)

Pay Range: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00