• Department: Scientific / Technical Science

Job Description

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.

Key responsibilities

• Completion of scheduled work is on time (as per Chemistry Schedule), within budget (as per batch cost) and within specification
• On-Time Delivery in Full (OTIF)
• Underlying chemical and physical principles of chemical and analytical procedures are understood prior to commencing assigned work
• All reactions are monitored effectively to avoid work-up of incomplete reactions