Production and Development Chemist/Technician

FluoRok; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative start-up that is changing the landscape of fluorochemical production. As a Production and Development Chemist/Technician, you will play a crucial role in developing and scaling up cutting-edge fluorinating processes that are safe, sustainable, and economically viable. Collaborate with a passionate team of scientists and engineers dedicated to revolutionizing fluorination chemistry while ensuring high safety standards. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to significant advancements in the field, all while enjoying a competitive benefits package and a supportive work environment at a leading innovation campus in Oxford.

Benefits

Private Pension

Private Health Insurance

Share Options Plan

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry with 2+ years of industrial experience in R&D or scale-up.
• Experience with jacketed reactor vessels and safety assessments.

Responsibilities

• Scale-up technologies to industry-relevant kilogram-plus scales.
• Conduct process improvement studies and quality control analysis.

Skills

Process Improvement

Organic Synthesis

Inorganic Synthesis

Safety Assessment

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Chemistry (BSc/MChem/MSc)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scifinder

Chemdraw

Job description

Production and Development Chemist/Technician

We are FluoRok, a fast-growing VC-backed start-up that is reinventing the way fluorochemicals are produced. Spun out of the University of Oxford in 2022, FluoRok is developing safe, sustainable, and lower-cost routes towards key fluorinated materials that are fundamental to our daily life and energy transition, e.g. agrochemicals & Li-ion battery electrolyte salts. FluoRok’s mission is to find new solutions to improve people’s health and food security, all while reducing our impact on the planet. We are based at a leading innovation campus, ARC Oxford, and the role will be based across our state-of-the-art R&D facility and our new scale-up facility.

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

Overview

The Production and Development Chemist/Technician will be a target-oriented 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

• First-hand opportunity to scale-up a range of technologies to industry-relevant kilogram-plus scales
• Conduct process improvement and process intensification studies on existing and new technology
• Scale-up production of material for sampling and downstream processes
• Conduct process robustness and stress-testing studies
• Design and develop safety practices on scale, whilst contributing to the general high safety standards of the company
• Routinely conduct quality control (QC) and stage-gate analysis of materials
• Tackle R&D challenges and develop new routes to fluorochemicals using our latest technology
• Design, recommend, and execute experimental work in organic and/or inorganic synthesis

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree (BSc/MChem/MSc or equivalent) in Chemistry with 2+ years of relevant industrial experience in R&D and/or scale-up/production role
• Demonstrable experience of process improvement (technological or economical)
• Experience in working on scale using jacketed reactor vessels (>20 L) or equivalent
• Experience in carrying out safety assessment of chemical processes
• The ability to work efficiently on your own or as part of a team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and chemistry software suites (Scifinder, Chemdraw, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and interpersonal skills
• Right to live and work in the UK
• Experience in inert manipulation (Glovebox and/or Schlenk’s line)
• Experience in process analytical technology (PAT)
• Scale-up experience in both batch and continuous regimes

Pay

• £30,000 - £38,000 per year

To apply, please send us a cover letter and your CV.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

Chemical Manufacturing