Junior Chemist

Please note that this role is based in Goa.

Role purpose

• Preparation of reference materials and metabolites thru existing /new routes
• Optimize synthetic routes to viable economic processes
• Good experimental skills with appetite for learning and updating latest developments in synthetic Organic chemistry
• Adopt simple qualitative/quantitative analytical methods

Accountabilities

• Plan and carry out assigned synthesis of reference materials and metabolite.
• Able to conduct complex experimental work safely.
• Always ensure the safe laboratory practices and fine tune the chemistry and process in to economical viable process.
• Ability to work coherently on the assigned experiments and meets timelines.
• Plan and carry out, as necessary, process optimisation of assigned individual reaction steps to allow successful scale-up and manufacturing.
• To receive preliminary analytical methods from R&T and optimise the same to fully developed ready to use in-process analysis.
• Carefully documents the experiments in the electronic notebook (ELN) or in summary tables. Reference material and metabolite procedures are documented in SmartDoc
• Efficiently conducts experiments using established test methods to produce high quality data and results with limited repeat testing.
• Continually seek to improve knowledge experimental chemistry and process development.

Critical success factors & key challenges

• Able to Demonstrate personal commitment to the team
• Value and use individual differences and talents
• Work tenaciously to deliver agreed goals
• Should be self-discipline to achieve results
• Is able to work on different projects in parallel

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• M. Sc. Organic chemistry from reputed university/school with 2-4 years of industrial experience OR PhD in Organic Chemistry with less than 2 years Experience in process chemistry/agrochemical industry is desirable
• Good experimental skills with apatite for learning and updating latest developments in synthetic organic chemistry.
• Is capable to work with chemical safety and with a high hygiene standard
• Good understanding of physical seperation operations in the lab (distillation, crystallisation, extraction etc.) and analytical methods like GC, HPLC, NMR etc.

Critical experience

• Able to plan and organise synthetic chemistry work on small to medium scale to achieve a high level of productivity and to meet important deadlines.
• Should have good understanding of analytical equipments and in-process analysis including practical knowledge of chromatographic and spectroscopic methods (GC, HPLC, NMR, IR, MS)
• Experience with the use of hard-copy and computer-based chemical information storage and retrieval systems
• Team player and flexible to meet targets of individual and team.

Critical professional and personal capabilities

• Understand the principles of organic chemistry and standard transformations
• Good foundation in industrial chemistry and reaction technologies
• Ensure own laboratory work recorded and reported to agreed Syngenta standards
• Provide timely communications and feedback to stakeholders

Additional Information:

People are at the heart of what we do:

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance – for your career growth
• People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

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