Development Chemist

TN United Kingdom; Corby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

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Job Title:

Junior Development Chemist

Reporting to:

Research & Development Manager

Department:

R&D

Location:

Corby, Northamptonshire, UK

Salary:

Competitive

Shifts:

Monday to Friday 08.30-17.00

Pertemps are recruiting for a Junior Development Chemist for our Corby based client. You will have a Chemistry degree and ideally have some experience of project-based work.

Qualifications and experience:

• Essential: Chemistry degree, specifically within formulation area
• Essential: Project Management Experience, specifically managing development projects within the FMCG area, from brief to commercialisation

Nice to have:

• Experience specifically formulating biocides and cosmetic products.
• An awareness of CLP regulations and biocidal claims substantiation testing standard

Essential Function:

• With help from the R&D Manager you will be asked to manage research and development projects from brief to scale up to production, taking an active lead with formulation work.
• To be an active member of the Research and Development Team, develop and implement plans to ensure the successful launch of products, ensuring products are developed according to the requested launch dates, costs, and claim briefs from both customer requests and internal business strategy.
• Work in collaboration with other departments that may cross over with development projects such as Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Marketing.
• Responsible for technical support, working with Operations and Quality, supporting the Laboratory Supervisor where needed.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manage new product developments, not limited to new formulation work, from brief through to commercialisation. Ensuring project minutes are accurately documented and updated throughout.
• Present projects to key stakeholders such as Commercial and Marketing teams where relevant. Present regularly throughout key stages of projects.
• Develop timelines capturing key milestones and launch date.
• Review briefs and create development plans, capturing how project requirements are going to be met, including claim substantiation, shelf-life determination, production trials, and costings.
• Work closely with the Regulatory team ensuring project plans and formulation work have considered essential requirements to ensure product compliance.
• Be an active member in the laboratory ensuring development tests such as stability samples and external testing samples are created accurately and promptly.
• Support the Commercial team with technical queries and samples.
• Support the Quality Manager in addressing technical issues such as out-of-specification results.
• Be present where necessary for production trials related to development projects.
• Ensure product claims are substantiated and meet the latest standards.
• Review all chemical ingredients to ensure safety and regulatory compliance before launch.
• Work within health and safety protocols set by the business.
• Support the Research and Development Manager with other duties as needed.