Principal Chemist
Company
Location
Bellshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/11/2025
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Description
Job Description
May be required to represent LGC at Scientific conferences.
- Lead synthetic research projects; design new synthetic routes, improve existing routes, conduct syntheses, troubleshoot and optimize problem steps , participate in technical customer calls primarily around Custom Synthesis
- Provide technical support to the Chemistry Team to ensure successful scale-up and optimization of existing procedures as required
- Provide technical support during the manufacture of contract products : catalogue products as required
- Prepare technical evaluations of custom synthesis requests
- Support costing of Custom Synthesis for use by the Commercial Team to prepare quotations
- Support the development of new products within the company
- Review, optimize and define manufacturing instructions for impure/low-yielding processes
- Contribute to the preparation of catalogue reagents, often within tight deadlines as required
- Mentor less experienced chemists
- SME on project teams with respect to synthetic organic chemistry, NAC products, oligo synthesis using these products and the analysis thereof.
- Proven track record working as part of a cross-functional team
- Demonstrated experience with development and implementation of new technologies and technical processes that improve the quality, efficiency, and/or productivity of products and/or laboratory services
- Effective communication skills with technical staff, peers, and management
- Aptitude to work in a complex and rapidly growing company
- Results-oriented, ensuring targets are met on time
- Must demonstrate good professional judgement and reliability
- Must be highly accurate and detail-oriented
- PhD. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, preferably related to oligonucleotide chemistry, with significant experience in an industrial lab setting
- Proven expert understanding and demonstrated excellence in solid-phase oligonucleotide chemistry
- Knowledge in synthetic organic chemistry related to not only nucleic acid chemistry but to related chemistry types
- Project management skills in order to lead a variety of projects, including process improvements, new product development, and custom work.
- Customer focused.
- Excellent problem solving and critical thinking abilities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present to all levels.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
May be required to represent LGC at Scientific conferences.
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