Job Description
Job Title: Research And Development Chemist
Location: Glasgow
Logistics: Onsite
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About Us:
My client is a leading innovator in the development of sustainable and eco-friendly materials for various industries. They specialise in harnessing the potential of chitosan-based formulations to create high-value alternative commercial products that meet the evolving needs of their customers.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Develop chitosan-based formulations for high-value alternative commercial products.
- Provide guidance on ongoing up-scale development to the commercial manufacturing team.
- Utilize analytical testing to enhance our understanding of chitosan products and chitinous derivatives, including parameters such as degree of deacetylation, molecular weight, and apparent viscosity.
- Collaborate with customers to determine their product specification needs.
- Generate work plans, design experiments, and report progress effectively.
- Uphold working practices to ensure the safety of colleagues and maintain the company's safety codes of conduct.
- Adhere to good laboratory practices, ensure proper lab housekeeping, and assist in maintaining stock inventory.
Knowledge, Experience, and Skills Required:
- A degree in polymer materials science or chemistry, preferably with experience in biopolymers such as chitin and chitosan.
- Minimum of 4 years' experience in developing commercially viable products within the food, cosmetics, medical devices, or pharmaceutical sectors.
- Proficiency in analytical techniques such as NMR, GPC, FTIR, LCMS, and Ash analysis, along with expertise in data interpretation.
- Experience in work plan generation, experimental design, and clear, concise reporting of data both verbally and in writing.
- Familiarity with creating and following SOPs, COSHH, and Risk Assessment documentation.
- Strong team player with a natural preference for working in fast-paced, challenging environments while prioritizing safety.
If this is you or you feel you would be a good fit for this role. Please feel free to send me your CV via jordyn@barringtonjames.com or alternatively you can call me on +441293908104.