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Join The Hoya Vision Care Team! For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a passionate leader in optical technology innovation. As a manufacturer of high quality, high performing eyeglass lenses, we continuously aim to bring the best possible vision care solutions to eye care professionals. We are currently hiring a Sr. Scientist - Active Chemistry to work in our Ramsey, MN facility! The salary for this position is $120,000+ plus annual incentive. What's in it for you?
- Health/Dental/Vision/Disability Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401K plans
- PTO and Paid Holidays
- And more!
What you'll do:
Develops new polymer matrices and functional structures to deliver lenses and active devices with enhanced performance according to market and customer requirements
As part of a diverse team, leads efforts for the development of new materials and processes with application in ophthalmic
Works across teams to characterize the new structures, laminates and coatings
Investigates, plans and executes work for developing and bringing to market new active lenses
Produces data analyses and assembles updates for technical review by peers and management
Prepare technical reports, research summaries, and presentations
Work with internal and external partners, including labs, consultants, research centers, universities, customers to optimize, innovate ophthalmic products and processes.
Understands scale-up and transfer of laboratory processes to production, ensures quality standards are capable of being met
Reviews current literature and patents to determine new possible paths of exploration
Supervises and directs technicians and junior engineers in the execution of the experiments
Follows safety protocols for handling chemical hazards and regulations in a laboratory setting
Qualifications:
BS in materials science, physics, chemistry or chemical engineering. M.S. or PhD strongly preferred
Minimum of five years preferred, as an R&D scientist/engineer in an industrial setting
Strong scientific background in active chemistries including photochromic, peroxides, urethanes and acrylates.
Experience in new product development within a stage gate
5+ years of applied research and/or product development in optical materials; Experience in polymer physics and understanding of polymer structure-property relationships
Experience building and testing prototypes for advanced performance to meet customer requirements
Familiar with statistical analysis and design of experiments applied to the design and evaluation of new materials and processes
Willingness to travel up to 15%
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Hoya
paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
Oct 26, 2025