Process Chemist - Leaching, Metal Recovery & Nanoparticles

LanthaGen Bio; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Learning & development budget £500

Volunteer day

Job summary

LanthaGen Bio in Manchester is seeking a Process Chemist to own the chemistry around our protein-based capture step, spanning leaching complex waste streams and downstream processing to oxide and nanoparticle products.

This hands-on role is split ~50% leaching/downstream chemistry and 50% processing and formulation, with a 12-month fixed term and £38k–£42k salary band, onsite, and a strong emphasis on safety and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must have 3–5 years hands-on lab experience, or 1–3 years with a PhD.
• Experience with acids, metals, and safe handling practices.
• Experience with leaching, hydrometallurgical processing, and metal recovery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise dissolution routes for industrial residues and complexes.
• Optimise leaching parameters for metal yield and selectivity.
• Characterise metal-bearing liquors using analytical methods (ICP-OES/MS, titration, pH/ redox).
• Develop downstream processing routes to high-purity oxides and nanoparticles.
• Work with biochemists to integrate biological capture and elution into the process flow.
• Translate lab-scale chemistry to scalable, low-toxicity processes with mass balances and cost per kilogram.

Skills

Wet-lab chemistry

Leaching & hydrometallurgy

Acids, oxidants handling

Metal dissolution

Hydrometallurgy processing

Nanoparticle synthesis

Process optimization

Biochemical collaboration

Safety and COSHH

Education

MChem/MSci in Chemistry

PhD in Chemistry or related field

Tools

ICP-OES/MS

XRD

SEM/TEM

DLS

BET

Job description

LanthaGen Bio in Manchester is seeking a Process Chemist to own the chemistry around our protein-based capture step, spanning leaching complex waste streams and downstream processing to oxide and nanoparticle products.

This hands-on role is split ~50% leaching/downstream chemistry and 50% processing and formulation, with a 12-month fixed term and £38k–£42k salary band, onsite, and a strong emphasis on safety and collaboration.