Chemistry Specialist

What you'll do

The ad is written around the day job of an experimental chemist: designing and interpreting experiments involving reactions, synthesis and separations, running qualitative and quantitative analyses, and documenting methods well enough to be reproduced. The AI contribution is to feed that judgment into training data and to improve how a model reasons about chemistry.

Two lines stand out. One is critical evaluation of experimental outcomes, proposing better approaches when a result does not hold up. The other is translating complex chemistry into clear language for non-specialists, which suggests some of the work is checking whether a model's explanation is both correct and understandable. Being remote, the listing does not say you will run any experiments for the project; expect to reason about them rather than perform them.

Who fits

• An advanced degree in chemistry or a close field, with a PhD preferred
• Extensive wet-lab experience, experimental design and instrumentation
• A deep grasp of reaction chemistry, analytical chemistry and good lab practice
• A record of problem-solving in research or applied chemistry
• Clear written and spoken communication
• Quality control, safety standards or regulatory familiarity is a plus

What it pays

$70–90/hour, micro1's published band, the same as its Biologist and Microbiologist listings. Given the PhD preference, this band sits below what micro1 offers some computational chemistry roles (the Computational Biology and Cheminformatics listing runs $80–110). No pay structure, hours or duration are stated.

Worth knowing

Good:

• 100 openings, flagged high demand
• Broad chemistry scope; synthetic, analytical and process chemists can all fit
• A narrow, predictable band
• No AI background needed

Less good:

• PhD preferred at a rate that undercuts other micro1 science listings
• Generic scope: the customer and the exact task type are not named
• No hours, duration or pay mechanism published
• Contractor engagement: no benefits, your own tax to manage

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal about two months before we read it on 24 September 2026. The band, openings count and preferences above come from that listing; no country restriction is stated. Payment schedule and visa terms are not published on the ad. See micro1.