research scientist

Vacancy Number: req3011

Location: Cowick

Location Address:
Cowick Hall, Snaith
Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA
United Kingdom

Closing Date: 7/31/2023

Be part of our journey
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high-performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing market place.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Research Scientist based at our Cowick Hall site. The purpose of this role is to develop new or improved products to meet our sustainability and biodegradability targets. You will work with the different businesses within Croda, including Personal Care, Home Care and Crop Care, to understand their needs and deliver novel products that meet their performance requirements. This will involve working within a broad technical and commercial community and taking chemistry from concept to commercialisation. You will use your excellent knowledge of organic chemistry to develop varied product within core platforms.

Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Essentials:

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  Educated to at least degree level or equivalent in chemistry or related subject, with excellent knowledge of organic chemistry
• Practical laboratory experience in the area of organic synthesis; either from a previous role or from an industrial placement
• Able to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems and adapt to changing project requirements
• You will be an effective communicator, capable of building effective working relationships and working well as part of a team

Desirables:

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  Educated PhD level or equivalent in chemistry
• Previous experience working in an industrial laboratory environment
• Good understanding of natural materials and their chemistry
• Excellent project management, time planning and organisation skills
• An understanding of sustainable chemistry and biodegradation

Benefits Package:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:

• Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
• 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
• Access to share plans
• Private medical insurance
• Free lunch in onsite restaurant

Application Information:

To apply for this position please log in to Croda Connect and view our current vacancies. Please email jobs@croda.com if you require any help with the online system.