Senior Chemist II
Core
Senior Chemist driving innovations in synthetic organic chemistry procedures to improve yields, reproducibility, scale operations, and reduce manufacturing costs.
Role type
Senior IC synthetic organic chemist (process development & scale-up)
Builds
Custom synthesis/NPI projects, new product development, manufacturing instructions
Domain
Life sciences / synthetic organic chemistry / process development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
synthetic organic synthesis, reaction monitoring, purification techniques (chromatography, crystallisation, precipitation, distillation), analytical methods (TLC, HPLC, LCMS, NMR), process improvement, scale-up, project management, quality-led lab environment, batch manufacture
Preferred skills
oligonucleotide synthesis, mentoring, continuous improvement (CI) projects
Technologies
HPLC, LCMS, NMR, column chromatography, crystallisation, precipitation, distillation, TLC
Responsibilities
Craft synthetic routes and troubleshoot existing routes, optimize and define manufacturing instructions, monitor reactions to prevent incomplete work-ups, report batch failures immediately, contribute to writing and revising detailed procedures, plan and manage continuous improvement projects, accurately record and interpret generated data
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC