Senior R&D Chemist opportunity for a rapidly growing fine chemicals manufacturer based in North East England
Job Opportunity – Senior R&D Chemist
Company: International fine chemicals manufacturer based in North East England, which supplies some of the world's largest consumer manufacturers, and is now going through a period of extensive growth.
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Why join?
* Excellent team environment.
* Great benefits.
* Broad range of chemistry.
* £25 million investment in facilities and equipment.
* Stable and established business.
* Opportunity to work on own projects
Duration: Permanent
Location: North East England.
Salary: Up to £45k, depending on skills and experience
You will be involved in:
* Developing new and existing synthetic processes (organic compounds) through literature and laboratory work.
* Scaling up processes up to multi-kilo scale and providing associated tech transfer information and purification by distillation.
* Work with QC department to develop analytical method for in-process QC and final product assays.
* Carrying out projects and oversee project teams.
* Ensuring that H&S and environmental compliance within the laboratory
What do you need to be considered?
You will need:
* Qualification in Chemistry at degree level or above.
* Ideally 5 years industrial experience carrying out synthetic organic chemistry in the development of fine chemicals (APIs, additives, aroma chemicals etc).
* Experience of scale-up/tech transfer (multi-kilo).
* knowledge of analytical techniques such as GC and wet chemistry.
* Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
* Previous experience in project and team management.
Interested?
If you are looking for a role which has variety and helps develop a variety of fascinating organic compounds, which are supplied to the world's leading consumer manufacturers and is moving into a period of rapid growth, then this is the opportunity for you!
Don't delay!
Apply now to avoid disappointment as the company is looking to review CVs immediately