R&D Scientist


Qualifications & Work Experience

Ph.D. qualification in Chemistry

2 years work experience within food/pharmaceutical or chemical industries

Excellent communication skills

Project management experience


Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsibility for scheduling, organising, executing and documenting R&D product development projects and other associated activities.
• Contribution of new ideas for research, development and analysis of new and existing products.
• Actively pursue collaborations in academia and other relevant industry and professional networks.
• To liaise with internal departments to provide support and advice for product developments and validation. This would include for example:

• To search for and collate testing data from academic literature and other sources.
• To revise and maintain data within technical reports.
• To assist with writing product claims and marketing literature.

• To maintain and develop R&D administrative systems.

• To cooperate with auditors internal and external and to respond to any resulting audit reports.
• To conform to Company and other regulatory requirements with respect to cGMP, health & safety, etc.

• Engage continually in developing World Class practices while driving out costs, waste (both time and materials) and inefficiencies.
• Work to ensure highest level of team work and cooperation between departments at all times.