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American Water Enterprises Scientist in Camden, New Jersey
Requisition ID: 105881 Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Primary Role **This position will report to American Water's Delran laboratory as well as Camden HQO.The Scientist assists in solving complex problems as defined in the research goals for the respective scientific, technology or engineering domain related to AW's business areas. The scientist primarily supports water research projects through water sample collection, chemical and/or microbiological analysis, and data evaluations. The Scientist adheres to research standards and the governance framework set by leadership. The candidate's role includes executing tasks for research investigations that require a variety of complex water quality analytical equipment and associated data processing components. They are responsible for using proper operating, maintenance and safety techniques conducted in the laboratory and in the field. They will assist with design and implementation of sampling surveys, bench- and pilot-scale testing. They assist in the creation and maintenance of a research and innovation agenda and roadmap to support AW Business needs. They contribute to research articles and papers relevant to their domain. #LI-JS1-HybridKey Accountabilities * Maintains laboratory safety and QAQC procedures. * Supports experimental design and development of project objectives. * Executes planning and scheduling for water quality research projects. * Prepares samples according to established methods for chemical or microbiological analytes. * Develops and applies methodology for water quality constituents (e.g., organic matter fractions, chemical contaminants, cyanobacteria, etc.) using laboratory and online monitoring equipment, advanced data analytics/statistics and machine learning. * Performs related duties within research studies such as purchasing laboratory supplies, preparing sampling kits and materials for analysis (e.g., organic-free glassware) and manages time, budget and costs as related. * Analyzes and interprets water quality data through a detailed review. * Participates in project progress meetings by preparing written updates that include data visualization related to objectives and associated tasks. * Assists in preparing technical information and major findings of research and innovation projects iTo view the full job description, click here>