12 Month University Industrial Placement Student (UIPS): Synthetic - Organic Chemistry
Core
12-month industrial placement for undergraduate chemistry students to develop synthetic organic chemistry skills and contribute to new drug candidate development.
Role type
Undergraduate Industrial Placement Student (Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Builds
Novel multi-step synthetic routes for potential drug candidates (Cambridge) or safe, sustainable, economical synthetic routes for kilogram-scale manufacturing (Macclesfield)
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Organic synthesis, purification, reaction monitoring, automation techniques, bio-catalysis, crystallisation, physical organic chemistry, peptide chemistry
Preferred skills
Lab experience, publications, leadership, teamwork
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Develop novel multi-step synthetic routes to new compounds; Work with medicinal or process development chemists; Present work to other chemists and wider teams
Seniority
Undergraduate Student