Senior Chemist II

Position Summary

The role of Senior Chemist II requires skills in both practical and theoretical synthetic organic chemistry. The role is primarily laboratory based, conducting syntheses on existing products and devising and implementing syntheses for new products. A particular focus is driving improvement to our existing procedures with a view to maximising yields, increasing reproducibility, scaling and reducing manufacturing costs.

• Completion of scheduled work on time (as per Chemistry Schedule), within budget and within specification.
• Right first time (rework reduction, RFT).
• On‑Time Delivery in Full (OTIF).
• Underlying chemical and physical principles understood prior to assigned work.
• All reactions monitored effectively to avoid work‑up of incomplete reactions.
• All batch failures and unexpected results reported immediately to the Chemistry Manager.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for improving chemical procedures.
• Complete custom synthesis/NPI projects efficiently and effectively.
• Contribute to writing and revising documented procedures.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of work.
• Take responsibility for specified area of the business.
• Plan and manage CI (continuous improvement) projects.
• Support development of new products.
• Accurately record, interpret and report all generated data.
• Stay up to date with relevant literature and technical developments.
• Review, optimise and define manufacturing instructions to drive continuous improvement.
• Comply with all relevant environmental, health and safety regulations.

• Right first time (RFT).
• Delivery to plan (DTP).
• Productivity (number of batches completed per chemist per week).

• PhD or equivalent in Chemistry.
• Minimum 10 years industrial experience or relevant postdoc.
• Project management experience.
• Experience working in a quality‑led laboratory environment.
• Batch manufacture from