Chemist

Description

Leidos is seeking a Chemist to join the Exploration, Energy & Environmental Division's onsite laboratory in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, supporting the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) project. This position will require the use of various laboratory instrumentation to support onsite environmental remediation work. This position will also assist with data analysis, review, and reporting.

Must be able to pass a Public Trust background investigation; per contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required.

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Your Main Objectives:

• Perform formal chain-of-custody sample receipt, verification of sample information, and logging of samples into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

• Perform sample analysis using instrumentation including alpha spectroscopy, gamma spectroscopy, gross alpha/beta analysis, liquid scintillation, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, cold vapor atomic absorption, and X-Ray diffraction analysis.

• Maintain a clean laboratory environment by following all laboratory decontamination procedures.

• Processing of sample results from the instrumentation to the LIMS.

• Complete data package assembly including primary and secondary reviews to identify and correct mistakes and inconsistencies.

• Applicants must be able to follow all radiation and safety procedures in all areas of the laboratory.

• Applicants must be willing to work on other laboratory projects and some travel to other Leidos laboratories to support setup or laboratory operations.

• Applicants must be able to work both independently and in a collaborative environment.

What Sets You Apart:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, chemistry, biology or a related scientific discipline or an associate's degree and 2+ years' experience working in a laboratory setting.

• Capable of reviewing, compiling, and providing data files to users.

• Capable of performing counting procedures on alpha, gamma, gross alpha/beta, and liquid scintillation samples.

This role is covered by the Service Contract Act. The pay for this position is expected to be $30 - $35 an hour.

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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.