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Lead Polymer Analyst

VRS Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Macclesfield, Cheshire SK117UX, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is seeking an Analytical Lead Chemist to oversee the analytical characterization of materials involved in a sustainable CO2 repurposing process.
  • The role requires at least 5 years of experience in an analytical chemistry laboratory and expertise in developing and validating methods on chromatography instruments.
  • Candidates should have hands-on experience with techniques such as HPLC, LC-MS, or GPC, and ideally possess knowledge of polymer chemistry or characterization.
  • The Lead Chemist will also be responsible for data analysis, reporting, and supervising the Analytical team's work while collaborating with colleagues to improve processes.
  • This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative sustainability efforts in a growing company.

In today’s world, there is a continuous drive towards sustainability and reducing CO2, either through carbon capture or carbon upcycling.

Our client has developed an innovative process to repurpose CO2 into high performance polymeric materials for a variety of everyday products. Having successfully built the business through early research & development they are now beginning the process of licensing this technology and process to established partners around the world!

They now require an Analytical Lead Chemist to oversee and perform duties focused on the analytical characterisation of starting materials, intermediates and products; using a range of techniques e.g. HPLC, LC-MS, NMR, GPC. The Lead Chemist will be responsible for method development & validation, data analysis and reporting, training of colleagues and supervision of the Analytical team’s work. In addition to this you will regularly collaborate with colleagues to drive improvement in processes and ensure the quality of work and materials produced is maintained.

To be suitable for this role you will have:

  • At least 5 years’ experience working in an analytical chemistry laboratory
  • Developed and validated methods on chromatography instruments
  • Knowledge and hands on experience with HPLC, LC-MS or GPC
  • Experience of analysing polymers or theoretical knowledge of polymer chemistry

Experience of polymer chemistry or polymer characterization would be extremely beneficial

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.