Analytical Chemist: Green PET Recycling Lead

Dyerecycle; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible working within lab demands

Job summary

DyeRecycle, a UK-based textile-waste decontamination company, seeks an Analytical Chemist to build and own the analytical backbone for green-chemistry processes in Greater London. The role covers software-free bench testing, method development, and quality validation for polymer recycling streams.

You will run solvent-process experiments, validate depolymerisation and repolymerisation steps, and define product specifications for recyclers.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in analytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or closely related field.
• Hands-on ability to develop, validate, and run analytical methods independently.
• Understanding of polymer molecular weight, IV, and depolymerisation concepts.
• Bench experience with reactions and data interpretation is essential.
• Strong DoE and data management skills with IP protection mindset.
• Ability to write SOPs and technical reports for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own core solvent-process experiments: decontamination, separation, and solvent recovery validation.
• Validate PET depolymerisation/repolymerisation bench processes from feedstock to product specs.
• Lead analytical characterisation: IV, GPC/SEC, DSC/TGA, FTIR, HPLC, LC-MS/MS, NMR, and related tests.
• Define and maintain product specs for outputs to recyclers; feed results into decontamination loops.
• Manage feedstock inventory, lab notebooks, and generate data for reports and IP filings.

Education

PhD in analytical chemistry

MSc in polymer chemistry

Chemical engineering background

Materials science knowledge

Strong analytical capability

DoE design

IP/data management

SOP writing

Clear technical communication

Tools

GPC/SEC

HPLC

LC-MS/MS

NMR

FTIR

ICP-MS

DSC

TGA

Job description

DyeRecycle, a UK-based textile-waste decontamination company, seeks an Analytical Chemist to build and own the analytical backbone for green-chemistry processes in Greater London. The role covers software-free bench testing, method development, and quality validation for polymer recycling streams.

You will run solvent-process experiments, validate depolymerisation and repolymerisation steps, and define product specifications for recyclers.