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American Chemical Society SC32P2 Information Scientist- Polymer Chemist in Columbus, Ohio

Description CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content, and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for 117 years, has helped innovators mine, assess and apply that information to keep businesses thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide. CAS is currently seeking a Polymer Chemist on our Content Operations team. This position is located at our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Position Summary: The Polymer chemist applies scientific expertise, analytical skills, problem solving capabilities, and relevant language skills to help build CAS's world-class collection of chemical information data. They leverage their education and specialized training to curate high-quality research data from patents from 64 patent offices, thousands of journals, technical reports, books, conference proceedings and dissertations published in 180 countries and in more than 50 languages. The incumbent may also provide scientific and content knowledge, capabilities, insights, and solutions for other CAS functions. Job Accountabilities: Analyzes, collects, and curates the valuable chemical structure data disclosed in patent or journal publications, utilizing CAS indexing policies and their expertise. Leverages technical knowledge and applicable language skills to extract key insights and build the CAS Content Collection. Knowledge of structural descriptions and naming conventions of chemical substances is preferred. Qualifications: An advanced degree in polymer/organic chemistry with a focus on polymer synthesis or a related science is preferred. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of related work experience. The ability to read scientific documents in Japanese and/or Korean language skill is desired, but not required. Excellent scientific reading comprehension and writing skills. Ability to learn policies, work habits, insights, and tool usage from trainers to foster quality and productivity. Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently. Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills. CAS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous vacation plan, medical, dental, vision insurance plans, and employee savings and retirement plans. Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future. Qualifications Behaviors Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity Detail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well Motivations Flexibility - Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals Education Bachelor of Science of Polymer Chemistry (preferred) Skills Korean (preferred) Japanese (preferred) Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, un

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