Job Duties for Chemists
- Analyze, synthesize, purify, modify and characterize chemical or biochemical compounds
- Develop and conduct programs of analysis to ensure quality control of raw materials, chemical intermediates or final products
- Conduct programs of sample and data collection and analysis to identify and quantify environmental toxicants
- Conduct research to develop new chemical formulations and processes and devise new technical applications of industrial chemicals and compounds
- Conduct research to discover, develop, refine and evaluate new products such as those used in nanomedicine, nanoelectronics and other applications of chemistry
- Conduct fundamental and applied research into the synthesis and properties of chemical compounds and the mechanisms of chemical reactions
- Investigate chemical aspects of the mechanisms of drug action, the diagnosis and treatment of disease, organ function and the assessment of health
- Participate in interdisciplinary research and development projects working with chemical engineers, biologists, microbiologists, agronomists, geologists or other professionals
- Act as technical consultant in a particular field of expertise
- May participate in the commercialization of new products
- May supervise other chemists and chemical technicians and technologists.
Working Conditions for Chemists
Work takes place in a typical lab setting.
Alternate Job Titles
- Agricultural Chemist
- Agrochemist
- Analytical Biochemist
- Analytical Chemist
- Atmospheric Chemist
- Bioanalytical Chemist
- Biochemist
- Biochemistry Research Scientist
- Biological Chemist
- Chemical Spectroscopist
- Chemist
- Chemist - Biomolecular Assembly
- Chemistry Research Scientist
- Chemistry Researcher
- Clinical Chemist
- Coatings Chemist
- Control Chemist
- Dairy Chemist
- Detergent Chemist
- Dye Chemist
- Electrochemist
- Environmental Chemist
- Enzyme Chemist
- Fermentologist
- Food Chemist
- Forensic Chemist
- Glass Chemist
- Hydrochemist
- Industrial Chemist
- Inorganic Chemist
- Laboratory Chemist
- Leather Chemist
- Medical Biochemist
- Medical Chemist
- Medicinal Chemist
- Nanochemist
- NMR (nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Spectroscopist
- Nuclear Chemist
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopist
- Nutritional Chemist
- Oceanographic Chemist
- Optical Spectroscopist
- Organic Chemist
- Organic Mass Spectrometrist
- Organometallic Chemist
- Petroleum Chemist
- Pharmaceutical Chemist
- Pharmacological Chemist
- Physical Chemist
- Physical Research Chemist
- Physiological Chemist
- Plastics And Resins Chemist
- Polymer Chemist
- Process Control Chemist
- Protective Coatings Chemist
- Protein Chemist
- Quality Control Chemist
- Research Chemist
- Soil Chemist
- Standards Chemist
- Textile Chemist
- Theoretical Chemist
- Water Chemist
- Water Purification Chemist
- Wood Chemist
- Agricultural Chemist
- Analytical Chemist
- Bioanalytical Chemist
- Biochemist
- Chemist
- Clinical Chemist
- Coatings Chemist
- Electrochemist
- Environmental Chemist
- Food Chemist
- Inorganic Chemist
- Medicinal Chemist
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopist
- Oceanographic Chemist
- Organic Chemist
- Organic Mass Spectrometrist
- Organometallic Chemist
- Pharmacological Chemist
- Physical Chemist
- Polymer Chemist
- Quality Control Chemist
- Research Chemist
- Soil Chemist
- Textile Chemist
- Theoretical Chemist
- Analytical Scientist
- Quality Control Analyst
- Research & Development Technician
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