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Senior Quality Scientist
Beatrice, NE, US
Scientific
Doctorate/PhD
Full Time, Direct Hire
$125k-$150k/year
Experienced (Non-Manager)
On-site
Chemicals/Petro-Chemicals
First Shift (Day)
Beatrice, NE, US
$125k-$150k/year
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Full Time, Direct Hire
Chemicals/Petro-Chemicals
On-site
Scientific
Doctorate/PhD
First Shift (Day)
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QA/QC Scientist – Rare Earth Processing
Kelly Science & Clinical | Beatrice, NE
Direct Hire | Permanent Opportunity
Salary: $125,000–$150,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Location: Beatrice, Nebraska
Advance Your Career in Quality Assurance & Analytical Laboratory Leadership!
Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking an experienced QA/QC Scientist for an exciting direct-hire opportunity in Beatrice, NE!
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled scientist to lead quality assurance and quality control initiatives within an innovative rare earth separation and processing facility. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in analytical laboratory management, instrumentation oversight, QA/QC protocol development, and chemical manufacturing operations.
In this highly visible role, you will play a critical part in ensuring product quality, optimizing laboratory performance, supporting facility expansion, and driving operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- QA/QC Program Development: Design, implement, and continuously improve quality assurance and quality control procedures, analytical methods, and laboratory protocols.
- Analytical Laboratory Leadership: Oversee daily laboratory operations, personnel, workflows, and analytical testing activities, including ICP-OES and ICP-MS instrumentation.
- Laboratory Instrumentation Management: Direct instrument maintenance, calibration, qualification, troubleshooting, and performance verification to ensure operational readiness and reliable analytical results.
- Laboratory Expansion & Commissioning: Coordinate new equipment installations, instrument onboarding, laboratory capacity expansion, and commissioning activities.
- Product Quality & Documentation: Manage QA/QC data, verify product specifications, maintain accurate analytical records, and issue Certificates of Analysis (COAs) to support product release and shipping.
- Process & Production Support: Partner with engineering, operations, and technical teams to optimize rare earth separation processes, analyze feedstocks, and resolve quality-related challenges.
- Compliance & Safety: Ensure laboratory operations align with applicable safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve analytical efficiency, instrumentation reliability, data integrity, and overall laboratory performance.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in Chemistry, QA/QC Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related scientific discipline.
- 10+ years of QA/QC experience within chemical processing, manufacturing, or a related industrial environment.
- Hands-on experience with ICP-OES and/or ICP-MS, including analytical testing, method development, or instrument oversight.
- Proven experience managing analytical laboratory operations, technical personnel, and quality control programs.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee laboratories utilizing multiple analytical instruments and complex equipment systems.
- Strong background in instrument maintenance, calibration, qualification, troubleshooting, and operational readiness.
- Experience managing expanding instrumentation portfolios while maintaining data integrity, regulatory compliance, and laboratory efficiency.
- Experience supporting laboratory equipment installations, commissioning, and capacity expansion projects.
- Excellent organizational, leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with rare earth elements, mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, or specialty chemical manufacturing.
- Knowledge of environmental regulations and industrial laboratory safety practices.
- Experience supporting process optimization, facility commissioning, or manufacturing scale-up.
- Strong computer proficiency, technical documentation skills, and the ability to manage competing operational priorities.
- Adaptability and a proactive, hands-on leadership approach in an evolving manufacturing environment.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Competitive Compensation: $125,000–$150,000 annually, based on qualifications and relevant experience.
- Direct-Hire Position: Permanent career opportunity.
- Leadership Impact: Take ownership of critical laboratory and quality operations.
- Innovative Industry: Contribute to advanced rare earth separation and processing technologies.
- Professional Growth: Play a key role in laboratory expansion, process improvement, and operational development.
Apply Today!
If you are an accomplished QA/QC professional with a strong background in analytical instrumentation, laboratory leadership, and chemical manufacturing, Kelly Science & Clinical wants to connect with you!
Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity in Beatrice, NE, and take the next step in your scientific leadership career.
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