Job title: Senior Process Development Scientist

Location: Scale Space, London W12 7RZ

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £55,000-£70,000 (We value expertise and are willing to negotiate to find the right fit for our team)

The opportunity....

Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, and are you looking for a role where you can have full ownership of process chemistry projects? If so, this role could be your next big step.

As a Senior Process Development Scientist, you’ll have the opportunity to take the lead of our efforts to bridge the gap between material development and manufacturing. Your role will be crucial in translating chemical processes from the lab to full-scale production.

What you’ll be doing...

• Design and perform experiments to enhance understanding of reaction chemistry in order to optimise manufacturing processes.

• Liaise with in-house manufacturing teams to ensure integration of process development chemistry, optimising production efficiency and maintaining process control.

• Research and test new synthetic routes to improve manufacturing efficiency.

• Collaborate with third-party manufacturers to provide chemistry insights and support process development.

• Work closely with analytical scientists to ensure product quality and reproducibility and to investigate reaction monitoring processes where applicable

• Embed process chemistry considerations in new material development projects.

• Design and conduct experiments to assess the impact of process parameters on product quality and establish the tolerances of these parameters.

• Collaborate with process engineers to translate findings into actionable recommendations.

• Support manufacturing operations by implementing new processes and troubleshooting issues.

• Ensure compliance with HSE guidelines, writing necessary documentation like COSHH forms and risk assessments.

• Share knowledge and expertise with the team, contributing to upskilling efforts.

What you’ll need to be successful...

To excel in this role, you’ll need a strong foundation in chemistry, with a degree or PhD in the field, and industrial experience in process development. Your expertise in scaling products from lab to full-scale manufacturing will be crucial, as will your ability to optimise processes and design efficient synthetic routes.

Beyond your technical skills, your adaptability and creativity will be essential as you navigate new materials and processes, leveraging both your experience and innovative thinking. Collaboration will be at the heart of your success, working alongside scientists, engineers, and third-party partners to translate chemical processes into successful manufacturing operations.

About Puraffinity

We are an energetic, customer-driven advanced materials science company focused on designing, developing, and manufacturing smart engineered adsorbent to capture and retain PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from water across the Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Municipal market sectors.

Based in London – UK, Puraffinity was founded in 2015 and since then has become a leading organization in tackling PFAS, commonly known as The Forever Chemicals, due to its resistance and high mobility.

Our Vision is to provide 1 billion people with PFAS safe water by 2030, and our Mission is to protect environmental and human health by engineering precision materials to capture chemicals in water.

Puraffinity embraces diversity and fosters a collaborative and teamworking environment, and we dedicate 100% of our time to create a purposeful and sustainable environmental impact.

Our Core Values: Collaboration & team first, Adaptability, Take initiative and Empathy

Puraffinity Benefits

• We offer great benefits: Vitality Private Health and Dental Care

• Enhanced pension employer contribution scheme (up to 7.5%)

• Unlimited coaching with MoreHappi and mental health coaching and support by Spill

• We offer shares in Puraffinity for all employees, which means you get recognised and rewarded for your work

• We care about your learning and development and to support this we have a generous training budget for personal development (up to £2,000 per year)

• A work life balance is important – we offer 25 days annual leave (in addition to the 8 bank holidays) and a hybrid working approach

• We have a very strong diversity and inclusion focus, and in line with this, we have equalised our parental leave and pay for all