Custom & Flow Chemist

Custom & Flow Chemist

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday, Flexible working pattern.

Ref No: HRJOB9685

Business Unit: Almac Sciences

Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Open To: Internal and external applicants welcome

The Role

Working as part of the Custom and Flow Chemistry team, based in our global headquarters in Craigavon, you will be responsible for performing high quality chemistry, including development of continuous Flow processes, to provide superior solutions within agreed timelines for our customers, utilising the best available technology to meet their demanding processing needs today, tomorrow and in the future.

As part of a busy team within a rapidly growing organisation, operating within a challenging industry you will benefit from the numerous personal and professional developmental opportunities available throughout the Almac group.

Essential Criteria

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline

• Practical organic chemistry experience and associated analysis and a knowledge of flow chemistry

• Experience of multistep synthesis, ability to develop synthetic methodologies and to develop reaction conditions and workups

Desirable Criteria

(The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exists)

• Postgraduate Qualification i.e., MSc, PhD (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other closely related discipline

• Previous practical experience in the use and/or construction of continuous flow rigs

• Previous practical experience of process development chemistry

• Previous practical experience of performing synthetic chemistry to a deadline

Reward

For the successful candidate, we offer an attractive benefits package which will include a competitive salary, annual bonus, employer pension contributions, 34 days paid annual leave, healthcare benefits and much more. Please see further details on the Benefits Tab.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited, and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.

Closing Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024 at 17:00