Senior Chemist: Scale-Up & Process Development Lead

Vateris; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vateris is seeking a highly capable Senior Chemist to join our technical team, driving chemistry from laboratory development into robust industrial processes at scale in Nottingham.

You will lead process development, design experiments, troubleshoot, and work closely with engineers to translate lab results into repeatable, scalable production capabilities using techniques such as FTIR, XRD, SEM/EDS, and GC-MS.

Experience with startup/scale-up environments and TRL 5+ is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry or closely related field with 5+ years industrial experience.
• Experience taking chemistry to TRL 5+ and pilot-scale processes.
• Strong hands-on analytical skills with listed techniques.
• Experience in startup/scale-up R&D preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead chemistry and process development from lab to pilot scale.
• Design experiments to optimise conditions, crystallisation, yield and process repeatability.
• Troubleshoot chemistry and process issues and perform structured root-cause analysis.
• Translate laboratory results into repeatable, scalable industrial processes.
• Develop analytical methods, specifications, SOPs and quality-control procedures.
• Characterise materials and interpret results using FTIR, XRD, SEM/EDS, BET, TGA/DSC, GC-MS.
• Work closely with chemical engineers and process engineers during scale-up.

Skills

Lab process design

Data interpretation

Troubleshooting

Scale-up

Analytical methods

Education

PhD in Chemistry or related field

Tools

FTIR

XRD

SEM/EDS

BET

TGA/DSC

GC-MS

Job description

Vateris is seeking a highly capable Senior Chemist to join our technical team, driving chemistry from laboratory development into robust industrial processes at scale in Nottingham.

You will lead process development, design experiments, troubleshoot, and work closely with engineers to translate lab results into repeatable, scalable production capabilities using techniques such as FTIR, XRD, SEM/EDS, and GC-MS.

Experience with startup/scale-up environments and TRL 5+ is highly preferred.