PhD Qualified / Postdoctoral Chemist (Polymer Synthesis)

Hudson Shribman ,
London, Greater London
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Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum

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Technologist (Polymer Synthesis) c£33-45k Benefits South East AB/J4408 An experienced PhD chemist with polymerisation, radical polymerisation or condensation polymerisation is required to work very closely with R&D teams. As a PhD qualified polymer chemist this a great opportunity to design and synthesise next generation materials for the business. There are also opportunities to influence multiple interfaces (like performance differentiation, Innovation, Manufacturing Technology, external outsourcing and Safety). The successful candidate will complement the R&D team’s current skill base and play a critical role in enabling the team to become the High Performance Agile Team that deliver the new components the business needs (incremental, step-out & disruptive). This is a great role for an organic chemist who wants to be involved in Coaching - imparting experience and knowledge to a variety of skill bases and team members. Opportunity to build personal network extensively across range Influence our New Technology Innovation Culture. Greater understanding of market opportunities (short - long term) Exposure to Innovation & road map opportunities. Development of external outsourcing relationships. Influence lab set-up & equipment to support the synthesis needs of the business. Key Responsibilities Lead the scale-up from 10g to 10Kg with support from chemical engineer. Lead safety initiatives to continue to build on the strong safety culture, deliver risk assessments and consistently demonstrate the highest standards of safety and quality. Deliver robust routing scouting to deliver materials in a time efficient manner. Supervise, develop & coach laboratory based chemists. Prepare a variety of materials in an agile and efficient manner. External focal lead for assigned chemical outsourcing. Provide design solutions to a variety of programs to enable science teams to prove or disprove the working hypothesis. Communicate progress, challenges and delivery through a variety of communication media. Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience Required: PhD Chemistry, Polymer chemistry Synthetic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, even pharmaceutical chemistry or a related petroleum subject. Technical background including polymerisation, radical polymerisation or condensation polymerisation and commercial experience together with things like 'scale up OR continuous flow chemistry. Excellent organic chemistry background with strong track record of delivering materials to aggressive timescales within a research & development environment. Strong safety focus including networking, communication, a demonstrated ability to deliver high standard risk assessments, make solid safety recommendations when faced with obstacles and influence changes to work differently based on learnings from near miss reporting. Ability to take an objective view of technical problems and address them with creativity and innovation. Strong commitment to HSE and quality values They offer an attractive salary (dependent on experience), commensurate with qualifications and experience as well as associated benefits, including Bonus and Pension Scheme. To Apply: Please contact Alison Basson quoting AB/J4408 on This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89648071

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