26th October Jobroll: Best of the Rest

A round-up of some more diverse jobs from ChemistryWorldJobs advertised over the last month:

Croda create speciality chemicals to optimise polymer processing. Their manufacturing site in Hull is recruiting for a research team leader to drive experimental research programmes to generate new products. A degree and experience delivering and managing multiple projects is required.

Vertex in Oxfordshire are looking for a research scientist to join the medchem research team. This would suite a chemist with a broad analytical background and experience in purification and characterisation. The chosen candidate will take responsibility for all purification and analytical instrumentation in the department and lead a small team.

Ceimig is a supplier of precious metal chemicals. A technical sales executive (£25-30k) is sought to identify opportunities and close contractual agreements for their products, and help commercialise their IP. A degree, excellent interpersonal skills and willingness for regular travel and irregular hours is required. Operating out of the manufacturing site in Dundee, but this may be flexible.

A consultancy firm in Scotland is looking for a senior materials chemist (£40-50k) to design and manage the analysis of materials projects from a wide range of industries. This role will help grow the business and manage a team of material scientists. Experience managing a team, and the use of SEMs, EDX, FT-IR required.

A compliance/validation officer (£24-27k) is required to support all aspects of Quality Assurance at a Kent-based company involved with diagnostic/therapeutic intermediates, traded products and IVDs. An understanding of ISO9001 quality system, and compliance/validation experience – preferably from a cGMP environment – are required.

A Suffolk-based pharmaceutical company is recruiting a Lean specialist. Working in a small team of specialists that report directly to management, the candidate will have practical experience of implementing Lean protocols in a pharma/biotech environment, good knowledge of GMP and an engineering background.