Senior Research Scientist / Research and Technology Specialist (Colloid Science)
Vacancy Number: req2954
Location: Ditton
Location Address:
Foundry Lane, Ditton
Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 8UB
United Kingdom
Closing Date: 30/06/2024
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high-performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing market place. Our Research and Technology teams play a key role in ensuring we are identifying new product applications and technology opportunities as well as continually developing our existing product range.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for a R&T Specialist in the Sun Care team at our Ditton site. We are looking for an experienced, hands on and enthusiastic specialist to research and develop new products or improve our existing products for our Global sun care portfolio (Personal Care).
In this role you will collaborate internally and externally to identify, invent and develop innovative technologies and generate fundamental scientific understanding. You will design and carry out suitable experiments focusing on colloidal science and particle design of metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in powder and dispersion form. This will involve working within a broad technical and commercial community and taking chemistry from concept to commercialization. You will use your excellent knowledge of colloidal chemistry and particle design to conduct and generate new innovative, sustainable, high-performance products for the sun care market.
Benefits package:
The successful candidate will receive a competitivebenefits package including:
1. Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
2. 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
3. Private medical insurance
4. Access to share plans
5. Cycle to work scheme
6. Car leasing scheme
7. Retail platform benefits
8. Free car parking on Croda sites
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.
Essentials:
9. You will have demonstrable expertise within colloidal science and particle design
10. Ability to use your technical expertise creatively to generate commercially viable solutions to complex problems
11. Able to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems and adapt to changing project requirements
12. You will be an effective communicator, capable of building effective working relationships and working well as part of a team
13. Product Development, Scale-up and Delivery Knowledge
14. Excellent project management, time planning and organisation skills
15. You should hold a PhD in a relevant research area or five years industrial experience
Desirables:
16. Previous experience in sun care would be highly advantageous
17. Experienced in the generation and exploitation of intellectual property
Application:
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