Chemistry Research Associate

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With a global portfolio of over 100 unique wine and spirits brands, we are the largest family-owned winery in the world. Apply Today! Our Brands. Your Future.

Are you passionate about beverage chemistry and eager to contribute to innovative research in winemaking, spirits, and beverage science? We invite you to join our dynamic team, where you will play a vital role in delivering chemical metrics and insights that enhance the quality and innovation of our product portfolio.

As a key member of the chemistry team, you will help shape strategy, design, planning, and execution of chemistry research projects. You will independently develop methods, draft operating procedures, and conduct standard chemistry tests according to established data integrity guidelines. You will also train others and perform regular maintenance on analytical equipment systems.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in analytical chemistry to produce high-quality results, along with significant hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting instruments, particularly GC-MS and HPLC-DAD/FLD, as well as FTIR, IC, and GPC. To excel in this role, you should have extensive experience processing data with MassHunter, ChemStation, Chromeleon, and FOSS Integrator.

We value collaboration. As a member of our team, your contributions will be essential in planning research projects designed to enhance commercial processes and the sensory attributes of our beverages. You will regularly report on the performance status of methods and collaborate across functions and departments to achieve project goals.

At GALLO, we value intrapreneurship, ownership, humility, teamwork, respect, innovation, commitment, and integrity. We encourage bold thinking, risk-taking, initiative, and accountability. Join us in driving innovation and excellence in the research of alcoholic beverage chemistry!

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, Biochemistry or Fermentation Science plus 5 years of wine, food, pharmaceutical or environmental laboratory experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; or Master's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, Biochemistry or Fermentation Science plus 3 years of wine, food, pharmaceutical or environmental laboratory and research experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Required to Travel by Automobile up to 20% of the time
• Candidate is required to have a valid driver's license, a safe driving record and reliable vehicle (if applicable) at the time of hire. This position will undergo a motor vehicle check (MVR) to confirm a history of safe and responsible driving. If needed, candidate must obtain the appropriate state driver's license based on the position's location within 30 days of hire.
• Required to be 21 years or older.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

Gallo does not sponsor for employment based visas for this position now or in the future.

Compensation:

• Hiring Salary Range Posted: $83,200 -$124,800 / year
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Perks & Benefits:

• This position includes a competitive benefits package.
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Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM with extended hours as needed to support harvest activities from mid-August to mid-October.
This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.

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Application Window is Expected to Close On: June 22, 2025

Requisition ID: 106094
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