Production and Development Chemist/Technician
We are FluoRok, a fast-growing VC-backed start-up that is reinventing the way fluorochemicals are produced. Spun out of the University of Oxford in 2022, FluoRok is developing safe, sustainable, and lower-cost routes towards key fluorinated materials that are fundamental to our daily life and energy transition, e.g. agrochemicals & Li-ion battery electrolyte salts. FluoRok’s mission is to find new solutions to improve people’s health and food security, all while reducing our impact on the planet. We are based at a leading innovation campus, ARC Oxford, and the role will be based across our state-of-the-art R&D facility and our new scale-up facility.
We offer a competitive benefits package with private pension, private health insurance, and share options plan.
Overview
The Production and Development Chemist/Technician will be a target-oriented scientist working at the forefront of science, engineering, and technology. As a member of our technical team, you will be responsible for contributing to the process development of our new, safe, and disruptive fluorinating processes and scaling-up our technology. You will be part of a growing team of inspiring and supportive scientists and engineers working to revolutionize fluorination chemistry worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
* First-hand opportunity to scale-up a range of technologies to industry-relevant kilogram-plus scales
* Conduct process improvement and process intensification studies on existing and new technology
* Scale-up production of material for sampling and downstream processes
* Conduct process robustness and stress-testing studies
* Design and develop safety practices on scale, whilst contributing to the general high safety standards of the company
* Routinely conduct quality control (QC) and stage-gate analysis of materials
* Tackle R&D challenges and develop new routes to fluorochemicals using our latest technology
* Design, recommend, and execute experimental work in organic and/or inorganic synthesis
Minimum Qualifications
* Degree (BSc/MChem/MSc or equivalent) in Chemistry with 2+ years of relevant industrial experience in R&D and/or scale-up/production role
* Demonstrable experience of process improvement (technological or economical)
* Experience in working on scale using jacketed reactor vessels (>20 L) or equivalent
* Experience in carrying out safety assessment of chemical processes
* The ability to work efficiently on your own or as part of a team
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and chemistry software suites (Scifinder, Chemdraw, etc.)
* Excellent verbal and written communication in English and interpersonal skills
* Right to live and work in the UK
* Experience in inert manipulation (Glovebox and/or Schlenk’s line)
* Experience in process analytical technology (PAT)
* Scale-up experience in both batch and continuous regimes
Pay
* £30,000 - £38,000 per year
To apply, please send us a cover letter and your CV.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Chemical Manufacturing
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