Sr Scientist, Inkjet – Billerica, MA

Location: Fully onsite in Billerica, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $128,300–$186,100 per year, plus health benefits, 401(k), vision, dental, and annual bonus eligibility.

Company

hirify.global is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company developing reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches, and conductive compounds.

What you will do

• Independently lead medium- to high-complexity projects addressing technical and commercial needs in materials, products, processes, and applications.
• Define project objectives, scope, milestones, resources, risks, deliverables, schedules, and decision points with Technology management and cross-functional partners.
• Develop hypotheses and technical approaches using literature, mechanistic understanding, experimentation, modeling, theory, experimental design, and advanced statistical analysis.
• Apply AI, machine learning, high-throughput experimentation, laboratory automation, data management, and advanced analytics to accelerate development.
• Lead or contribute to carbon black projects linking particle properties, surface chemistry, structure, morphology, dispersion, manufacturing variables, and application performance.
• Work with R&D, Marketing, Commercial, Manufacturing, customers, and external partners; communicate results, support intellectual property activities, train junior staff, and maintain safe laboratory operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or university technical degree plus generally 10+ years of colloid-based research and development or related inkjet industry experience, OR a Master’s degree in a related technical discipline plus generally 6+ years of such experience, OR a Ph.D. in a related technical discipline plus generally 2+ years of such experience.
• Advanced knowledge of chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline, with the ability to connect scientific fundamentals to practical execution and business value.
• Ability to organize and manage complex technical projects, coordinate cross-functional contributors, manage priorities and risks, and deliver against objectives and timelines.
• Strong hypothesis-driven problem-solving, experimental design, classical statistics, modeling, data management, and interpretation of complex technical results.
• Ability to make sound decisions and actionable recommendations based on reliable data.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills for communication with customers, technical teams, commercial partners, and senior management.
• Ability to follow intellectual property, laboratory safety, SH&E, Responsible Care, and RC14001 requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience managing customer interactions or relationships in a technology environment for product, process, or application development.
• Knowledge of carbon black particle characteristics, surface chemistry, structure, morphology, dispersion behavior, performance relationships, and carbon black manufacturing.
• Exposure to Python or similar programming languages for data analytics and workflow automation.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools for research, data analysis, workflow efficiency, and technical problem-solving.
• Direct people-management or employee-supervision experience, or experience guiding junior technical staff.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, diverse, flexible, and fast-moving environment focused on meaningful materials innovation.
• Training, peer coaching, and support for professional growth.
• Health benefits from the first day of employment, 401(k) savings plan, vision and dental coverage, vacation, and annual bonus eligibility.
• Open feedback culture with support for personal and professional development.
• Equal opportunity, inclusive, safe, and environmentally focused workplace.

Hiring process

• Employment is conditional on completing and passing a background check and drug test.