Catalyst Development Experimentalist (Lab to Scale-Up)

Everience; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Everience in Amsterdam is seeking an Experimentalist to support the development of innovative catalysts for refining and chemical applications. You will perform hands-on synthesis and preparation, translate lab recipes into scalable processes, and collaborate with scientists and production teams.

The role requires an HBO degree in chemistry or related field, practical lab experience, and a proactive, team-oriented attitude. Open to professionals ready to contribute to industrial innovation.

Qualifications

• HB0 degree in a related chemical discipline is required.
• Practical experience in chemical synthesis and materials preparation.
• Understanding of lab procedures, formulations and experiments.
• Experience with solid materials, powders or catalysts is a plus.
• Ability to develop and test preparation methods and recipes.
• Knowledge of scale-up from lab to industrial production is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; hands-on approach.
• Collaborative, working well in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in catalyst synthesis or heterogeneous catalysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on laboratory experiments for catalyst samples.
• Develop and refine catalyst formulations and recipes.
• Prepare prototype catalysts for refining and chemical applications.
• Improve preparation methods for reproducibility and quality.
• Translate lab recipes into scalable processes for manufacturing.
• Collaborate with scientists, project leaders and analysts.
• Support scale-up with production and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of catalyst samples to R&D programs.
• Document procedures and results accurately.
• Contribute expertise to multidisciplinary development projects.

Skills

Catalyst synthesis

Lab experiments

Process development

Scale-up knowledge

Analytical skills

Education

Applied Chemistry

Chemistry

Materials Science

Job description

Everience in Amsterdam is seeking an Experimentalist to support the development of innovative catalysts for refining and chemical applications. You will perform hands-on synthesis and preparation, translate lab recipes into scalable processes, and collaborate with scientists and production teams.

The role requires an HBO degree in chemistry or related field, practical lab experience, and a proactive, team-oriented attitude. Open to professionals ready to contribute to industrial innovation.