Senior Separation Scientist

JR United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative early-stage organization in Scotland is seeking a Senior Purification/Separation Scientist to enhance the yield and purity of organic products. This role involves collaborating with production and synthetic chemistry teams, utilizing advanced techniques like prep-HPLC and flash chromatography. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD and possess expert knowledge in chromatographic methods, with a strong focus on process improvement. Join this forward-thinking company and contribute to exciting advancements in organic material purification.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant subject required.
• Experience in purification/separation of organic products essential.

Responsibilities

• Improve yield and purity of organic products.
• Responsible for method development and optimization of purification processes.

Skills

Chromatographic purification

Process improvement

Analytical dataset generation

Education

PhD in a relevant subject

Tools

prep-HPLC

prep-SFC

Flash chromatography

Job description

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SRG is delighted to be working with one of Scotland's most innovative and exciting early-stage organisations as they continue their promising start to 2025.

As part of their ongoing expansion, the organisation is looking to recruit a senior purification/separation scientist to work in their new production facility.

The Role

As a senior separation scientist, you will work closely with the production chemistry and synthetic chemistry teams to improve the yield and purity of organic products. You will provide expert-level knowledge in the isolation and purification of high-value materials of interest.

You will carry out purifications on a milligram to gram scale using techniques such as prep-HPLC, prep-SFC, and flash chromatography. The successful candidate will also be responsible for method development and optimization of these purification/separation processes.

The Right Person

• Ideally hold a PhD in a relevant subject.
• Demonstrable experience in an industrial position focused on purification/separation of organic products.
• Expert-level knowledge in chromatographic purification of organic material (SFC/HPLC/Flash Chromatography).
• Experience processing and generating relevant analytical datasets.
• Demonstrable experience in process improvement.