Development Chemist

FluoRok Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private pension

Private health insurance

Group life insurance

Share options plan

Job summary

FluoRok Limited in Oxford is seeking a Development Chemist to join a growing, venture-backed team advancing safe, scalable fluorination chemistry. Based at ARC Oxford, you will contribute across R&D and pilot-scale facilities to bring disruptive processes toward industrial scale.

Applicants should hold a chemistry degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, with hands-on organic or inorganic synthesis expertise and a right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Chemistry degree required; 2+ years R&D experience.
• Experience with organic or inorganic synthesis.
• Right to live and work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop industrially relevant, next-generation fluorinated syntheses across scales.
• Tackle R&D and process development challenges and design new fluorination routes.
• Plan and execute experiments in inorganic and/or organic synthesis.
• Own technical projects from concept through to delivery.

Skills

R&D experience

Organic synthesis

Inorganic synthesis

Education

Chemistry degree (BSc/MChem/MSc or equivalent)

PhD in Chemistry

Job description

About us

At FluoRok, we are reimagining how the world manufactures fluorochemicals. As an Oxford University spin-out backed by leading venture capital investors, we are developing breakthrough technologies that make the production of essential fluorinated materials safer, more sustainable, and more cost-effective.

Our innovations have the potential to transform supply chains that support battery technologies, healthcare, agriculture, and advanced materials, helping accelerate electrification while reducing the environmental footprint of chemical manufacturing. Located at ARC Oxford, you’ll work in a cutting-edge environment spanning both advanced R&D laboratories and pilot-scale production facilities. Joining FluoRok means becoming part of a fast-growing team tackling some of the most important challenges in sustainable industrial chemistry.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the journey of a venture-backed deep-tech company as it scales from scientific innovation to global industrial impact.

For more information see our website or contact us at [e-mail].

Role overview

The Development Chemist will be a scientist working at the forefront of science, engineering, and technology. As a member of our technical team, you will be responsible for contributing to the process development of our new, safe and disruptive fluorinating processes and scaling-up our technology. You will be part of a growing team of inspiring and supportive scientists and engineers working to revolutionize fluorination chemistry worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply a range of synthetic and analytical methodologies to develop industrially relevant, next-generation syntheses of fluorinated compounds across a range of scales.
• Tackle R&D and process development challenges and develop new routes to fluorochemicals using our latest technology.
• Design and execute experimental work in inorganic and/or organic synthesis.
• Take ownership of technical projects, driving them from concept through to delivery

Essential

• Chemistry degree (BSc/MChem/MSc or equivalent) and 2+ years of relevant R&D experience.
• Experience with organic or inorganic synthesis.
• Right to live and work in the UK.

Desirable

• Experience in mechanochemistry, solid-state chemistry, and associated characterisation techniques, such as PXRD.
• PhD in Chemistry.
• Experience in fluorine chemistry.
• Experience working under inert atmosphere conditions, including the use of gloveboxes and/or Schlenk lines.
• Experience with reaction optimisation.
• Experience working closely with analytical scientists.

Competitive salary £35,000 - £40,000 per annum

We offer a competitive benefits package with private pension, private health insurance, group life insurance and share options plan.