Principal Chemist

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.

We are looking for a Principal Chemist for our Production Chemicals Technology team, located in Sugar Land, TX . This role will drive the chemistry and product sourcing efforts in support of the Production Systems, Well Construction and Reservoir Performance businesses.

The ideal candidate is highly versatile, communicates effectively, and thrives in a collaborative environment. If you are a passionate professional that likes to work in an autonomous, hands-on environment, we invite you to apply. This is your opportunity to join a growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.

What's in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, and drives a safety-focused culture
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, and more!

What You Will Do:

• Perform work in a safe manner while identifying opportunities for improving safety.
• Execute on projects, experiments and research of critical chemical components/products with high complexity along with high impact on the business.
• Collaborate with multiple SLB divisions and business stakeholders/functions to determine best synthetic routes for cost effective scale up and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-division technical groups to qualify materials for their respective applications.
• Demonstrate full use and application of scientific, project management, design excellence, and other principles, theories and concepts to assignments where precedents may exist plus working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Provide solutions to a wide range of chemistry challenges associated with various drilling and completion applications via structure property relationships and foundational chemistry/engineering approaches.
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity in identifying and trying new and different approaches.
• Demonstrate the ability to translate understanding of chemistry/product compositions into viable products that are able to be manufactured internally.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement mindset and ability to modify processes to improve internal efficiency.
• Manage time effectively and prioritize assigned tasks to ensure delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related technical field.
• BS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or related field with six years of relevant work experience or MS with four years of relevant work experience or PhD with fewer than two years of work experience
• Experience in organic chemistry with the ability to synthesize a wide range of chemistries, including small molecules, surfactants, polymers and other related materials.
• Problem solver with ability to lead change, manage ambiguity, and be able to adapt to new situations and projects quickly.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to connect and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills.
• Immigration VISA sponsorship will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the use and application of chemical additives for oilfield related products (drilling fluids, fracturing & stimulation fluids, cement, completion fluids, production chemicals and others).
• Formulation experience developing new products and improving existing products.
• Prior experience with product-scale up, commercialization, or manufacturing process troubleshooting.

Physical Demands:

• Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing

About Us:

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that's been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that's been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.

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