Process & Purification Chemist

Bona Voluntate manufactures and wholesales hemp-derived cannabinoid isolates, distillates, and custom blends. We're adding a chemist to own purification and distillation on our production floor.

About Bona Voluntate

Bona Voluntate was founded in January 2022 with the main aim of distributing CBD and Cannabinoid related products both domestically and globally. We have a workforce of around 5 staff based in our company warehouse in Spring Lake, MI. You can get more information on our website at https://bonavoluntate.com.

Description

You will:

• Operate and develop methods on parallel flash chromatography systems (Interchim PuriFlash XS520Plus / ClearPeak) — column packing, gradient development, fraction pooling
• Run wiped-film and short-path distillation; troubleshoot vacuum and thermal systems
• Execute kg-scale crystallization and recrystallization (CBG, CBD, CBC)
• Handle Class I flammable solvents (pentane, heptane, IPA) safely and within permitted quantities
• Author and maintain SOPs and batch records under our 21 CFR Part 111-aligned Quality Manual
• Review third-party COAs, manage retains, and drive corrective action on out-of-spec lots

You have:

• B.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Biochemistry — or equivalent hands-on process experience
• 3+ years in a production or pilot-scale lab (pharma, nutraceutical, food ingredient, flavor/fragrance, or cannabis all count)
• Real preparative chromatography and distillation experience — not just coursework
• Documentation discipline. If it isn't written down, it didn't happen.

Nice to have: natural product isolation, GMP/dietary supplement environment, C1D1 / flammable-storage familiarity, cannabinoid chemistry.

Why here: Small team, no bureaucracy, you own your process end to end. Modern equipment already installed. Direct line to the owner.

Apply with a resume and one paragraph: describe a purification or distillation problem you solved and how you knew it worked.

Salary

$70,000 - $90,000 per year