Polymer Chemist
SPECTRAFORCE · Irvine, CA
CONTRACT
Posted Sep 8, 2026
Job Description
Position Title: Scientist
Work Location: Irvine, CA 92612
Assignment Duration: 12 Months (possible extension-performance based)
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary:
- The Irvine team has been working for approximately four years on developing over-the-counter eye care products. The products being developed are eye drops, including solutions, emulsions, and suspensions.
Background & Context:
- The team has been working for approximately four years on developing over-the-counter eye care products at our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- This is a lab-based position. The selected candidate is expected to spend most of their time in the lab and work both independently and with other members of the team.
- The role supports product development involving polymer science, polymer-solution characterization, physical and chemical characterization of solutions, stability studies, emulsion formulation development, and independent laboratory execution.
- The team is also looking for support with process development, scale-up, and transferring manufacturing processes from the laboratory to a commercial manufacturing site.
- Relevant manufacturing unit operations include filtration, heat sterilization, and other sterilization methods.
Qualification & Experience:
- Experience with the principles of polymer science.
- Hands-on characterization experience with polymer solutions, including viscosity, rheology, and molecular weight.
- Experience with standard physical and chemical characterization of solutions, including pH, osmolality, turbidity, and other physical properties. Experience in pharmaceutical or consumer product development.
- Experience designing and executing stability studies toward developing new products.
- Understanding of emulsion principles and ability to help design emulsion formulations.
- Ability to independently execute laboratory work.
- Ideally, experience with process development, scale-up, and transferring manufacturing processes from the lab to a commercial manufacturing site.
- Familiarity with manufacturing unit operations, particularly filtration, heat sterilization, and other sterilization methods.
- Enthusiasm to learn and ability to work independently and with other team members. Three to five years of experience preferred with a Bachelor's degree.
- Ideally, the candidate would not have a PhD and would have less than 10 years of experience.
For information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices. Click here: https://spectraforce.com/spectraforce-applicant-disclaimers-contingent/
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.
Work Location: Irvine, CA 92612
Assignment Duration: 12 Months (possible extension-performance based)
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary:
- The Irvine team has been working for approximately four years on developing over-the-counter eye care products. The products being developed are eye drops, including solutions, emulsions, and suspensions.
Background & Context:
- The team has been working for approximately four years on developing over-the-counter eye care products at our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- This is a lab-based position. The selected candidate is expected to spend most of their time in the lab and work both independently and with other members of the team.
- The role supports product development involving polymer science, polymer-solution characterization, physical and chemical characterization of solutions, stability studies, emulsion formulation development, and independent laboratory execution.
- The team is also looking for support with process development, scale-up, and transferring manufacturing processes from the laboratory to a commercial manufacturing site.
- Relevant manufacturing unit operations include filtration, heat sterilization, and other sterilization methods.
Qualification & Experience:
- Experience with the principles of polymer science.
- Hands-on characterization experience with polymer solutions, including viscosity, rheology, and molecular weight.
- Experience with standard physical and chemical characterization of solutions, including pH, osmolality, turbidity, and other physical properties. Experience in pharmaceutical or consumer product development.
- Experience designing and executing stability studies toward developing new products.
- Understanding of emulsion principles and ability to help design emulsion formulations.
- Ability to independently execute laboratory work.
- Ideally, experience with process development, scale-up, and transferring manufacturing processes from the lab to a commercial manufacturing site.
- Familiarity with manufacturing unit operations, particularly filtration, heat sterilization, and other sterilization methods.
- Enthusiasm to learn and ability to work independently and with other team members. Three to five years of experience preferred with a Bachelor's degree.
- Ideally, the candidate would not have a PhD and would have less than 10 years of experience.
For information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices. Click here: https://spectraforce.com/spectraforce-applicant-disclaimers-contingent/
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.
Additional Details
- City
- Irvine
- State
- California
- Country
- US
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