Senior Organic Chemist
Senior Organic Chemist - Design, Discovery Dev't. Our client, a developer of fuel cell systems based in the North West, is currently looking to recruit for a Senior Organic Chemist to join their Chemistry team.
The main roles and responsibilities of this Organic Chemist role will be to play a major role in the design, discovery and development of organic molecules for use within the fuel cells. You will provide organic chemistry expertise and to play a leading role in the synthesis of next generation catalyst and mediator systems. You will be required to design, synthesise and evaluate next generation catalyst and mediator materials with improved performance.
The major challenges and key accountabilities of the role will be:
Identify and design target molecules to meet requirements for improved fuel cell performance.
Design and execute synthetic routes to target molecules, with consideration of commercial implications.
Fully characterise targetmolecules and conduct preliminary evaluation of properties.
Identify patent opportunities and assist with filing patents.
Establish and maintain relationships with relevant external sources of expertise.
In order to be considered for this Organic Chemist position you will be PhD qualified or equivalent, with vast experience gained within industry in an organic synthesis setting having worked primarily in novel compound/ target molecule design and development. No prior experience with fuel cells is necessary for this role however hands on familiarity with organic chemistry is. Please note this is a lab based position.
Technical skills and knowledge required:
Expertise in organic chemistry and practical chemical synthesis, with enthusiasm for laboratory working.
Educated to PhD level or equivalent in Organic Chemistry.
Considerable experience of research and development chemistry in the field of organic chemistry, with a significant proportion of this spent in an industrial setting, having demonstrated a significant input towards target selection and route design.
Proven ability to identify and design target materials fulfilling given criteria and design and execute practical synthetic routes to these.
Understanding of ligand design and coordination chemistry may be advantageous.
Demonstrable record of frequent and high quality publication in the form of patents and/or papers.
Competent user of literature searching tools.
CK Science is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all who meet our selection criteria.
If you do not hear back fromuswithin 5 working days of your application for this role, it means that on this occasion you have not been shortlisted for the next stage of the recruitment campaign. Entitlement to work in the EEA is essential. Please quote reference SH23957 in all correspondence.
Keywords: synthetic organic chemist, fuel cells, organic synthesis, organic chemistry, practical chemical synthesis, organic catalysts, organic catalyst synthesis, catholytes