Locus Fermentation Solutions

Associate

• Conduct laboratory testing and participate in experimental design under the guidance of senior scientists
• Prepare surfactant samples, solutions, and formulations according to established test methods and protocols
• Conduct physical and chemical testing, including surface tension, interfacial tension, foam generation and stability, wetting and spreading, emulsion stability, viscosity and rheology, pH, density, and conductivity analyses
• Maintain chemical and sample inventory
• Perform or adapt application-specific performance testing to demonstrate biosurfactant advantages versus conventional surfactants
• Assist with laboratory programs correlating field performance and production outcomes using treatment, production, flowback, and tracer data
• Participate in development of biosurfactant-based technologies across energy, mining, and specialty ingredients industries
• Establish product performance specifications and quality requirements for commercialization
• Plan and execute experiments, DOE, and method improvements aligned to project goals
• Operate and troubleshoot analytical instrumentation; ensure data quality and reproducibility
• Translate findings into recommendations for scale-up or product decisions
• Lead equipment maintenance, optimization, and troubleshooting efforts
• Create SOPs and contribute to method and workflow improvements
• Contribute to invention disclosures, publications, and presentations
• Maintain lab notebooks, electronic files, equipment logs, calibration logs, maintenance records, and equipment usage documentation
• Record test data, observations, and results in project systems
• Communicate data insights, trends, and recommendations to scientists and leadership
• Review and validate documentation from junior team members
• Model chemical hygiene and HSE best practices; support audit readiness and laboratory housekeeping
• Provide informal leadership and technical support to junior team members
• Lead training programs for equipment, documentation, and testing techniques
• Support lab organization, supply planning, equipment readiness, data integrity, and internal knowledge transfer
• Partner across functions to progress project milestones
• Work primarily on-site in a laboratory setting; occasional travel

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