Junior Development Chemist

Junior Development Chemist
Corby
Hours - Monday to Friday 40 hrs
Salary - Competive DOE
Our established client based in Corby is recruiting a (Junior) Development Chemist on a permanent basis to manage Research and Development Projects from brief to scale up to production, taking an active�lead with formulation work.� Working with support from the R&D Manager you will be an active member of the Research and Development Team, develop and implement plans to�ensure the successful launch of products ensuing products are developed according to the requested�launch dates, costs, and claims. Briefs can come from both customer requests and internal business�strategy.
You will also work in collaboration with other departments that may cross over with development projects such�as Regulatory, Supply Chain and Marketing, etc�
This role is also responsible for technical support, working with Operations and Quality, supporting the Laboratory�Supervisor where needed.
Main responsibilities

• Manage new product developments, not limited to new formulation work, from brief through to commercialisation. Ensuring project minutes are accurately documented and updated throughout.
• Present projects to key stakeholders such as Commercial and Marketing teams where relevant.
• Present regularly throughout key stages of projects.
• Develop timelines capturing key milestones and launch dates.
• Review briefs and create development plans, capturing how project requirements are going to be met, including claim substantiation, (Following the relevant industry standards where applicable), shelf-life determination, production trials and costings.
• Work closely with the Regulatory team ensuring project plans and formulation work have considered essential requirements that may be required to ensure the product is compliant.
• Be an active member in the laboratory ensuring any development tests such as stability samples and samples required for external testing are created accurately and promptly.
• Be an active member supporting the Commercial team with technical queries and samples.
• Be active member for the company to help with technical issues such as out of specification results supporting the Quality Manager to overcome these issues.
• Be present where necessary for production trials which relate to development projects.
• Ensure product claims have been substantiated, accurately, and in accordance with the latest standards where applicable.
• Ensure all chemical ingredients have been reviewed and meet all necessary safety and regulatory requirements. Be responsible for providing this information prior to launch.
• Work within expected health and safety protocols set by the business.
• Support the Research and Development Manager with any other duties were deemed necessary.

Qualifications and experience:

• Essential: Chemistry degree, specifically within formulation area
• Essential: Project Management Experience, specifically managing development projects within the FMCG area, from brief to commercialisation, ideally within Healthcare, Biocides,Cosmetics, Detergents and/or I&I
• Nice to have: Experience specifically formulating biocides and cosmetic products.
• Nice to have: An awareness of CLP regulations and biocidal claims substantiation testing standards.

On offer is a competitive salary, 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays - increases to 25 days with service, plus pension.
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