Geo-Chemical Scientist

Charm

Fort Lupton, Colorado

Full Time

Posted February 3, 2026

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Job Description

A Chemist, Geochemist, or Petroleum Chemist role focused on understanding the behavior of complex bio-oils and injectates under subsurface conditions to support permanent carbon sequestration and improve injection stability and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Understand the behavior of chemically complex, evolving bio-oils and injectates under subsurface conditions.
Analyze interactions between injectates and reservoir rocks, brines, and gases to assess impact on injectivity and stability.
Characterize processes such as aging, polymerization, and phase evolution of bio-oils in geologic storage.
Leverage chemistry and analytical methods to improve injectivity and reduce subsurface uncertainty.
Collaborate with engineering, operations, measurement, verification, and development teams to implement technical recommendations.
Use fluid interaction findings to inform and develop advanced subsurface strategies like enhanced oil recovery and fracking fluid development.

Requirements

Support permanent carbon sequestration via subsurface injection as a Chemist, Geochemist, or Petroleum Chemist with a focus on understanding how chemically complex, evolving bio-oils and other injectates behave under subsurface conditions.
Ability to analyze and characterize the interactions of bio-oils and other injectates with reservoir rocks, brines, and gases to assess their impact on material injectivity and stability over time.
Experience in understanding and managing processes such as aging, polymerization, and phase evolution of bio-oils and reactive fluids in the context of geologic storage.
Leverage chemistry and analytical understanding of fluid behaviors across a portfolio of injectates to solve for key business outcomes related to injectivity improvements and subsurface uncertainty.
Use of analytical conclusions and fluid interaction findings to inform and develop advanced subsurface strategies, including leveraging first principles from enhanced oil recovery (EOR), fracking fluid development, or related methods.
Ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Operations, Measurement Reporting Verification (MRV), and Development teams to translate technical recommendations into practical solutions.
Report to the Head of Engineering and Materials Science in Colorado.
Possess relevant educational background in chemistry, geochemistry, petroleum chemistry, or a related field (implied by the role, though specific degree requirements are not explicitly stated).

Benefits & Perks

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Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%

Paid time off, including parental leave

A yearly professional development stipend

Healthy snacks for onsite employees

A chance to pivot into a role in climate

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