Product Operations Manager – Synthetic Chemistry

Role Overview

The Product Operations Manager will oversee project progress from retrosynthesis through to final compound delivery, defining synthetic routes, coordinating with internal teams, and providing technical updates to clients.

What You Will Do

Design, assess, and iterate on synthetic routes for commercial compounds, carry out retrosynthesis of target compounds, plan and manage individual synthesis campaigns, and ensure that planned experiments are safe and accurate for production.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will have experience working in an industrial synthetic chemistry laboratory, synthesising and isolating compounds, and a broad understanding of chemistry, chemical reactions, and a curiosity to synthesise a diverse range of compounds using different synthesis routes and processes.

Requirements

• PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry or a closely related discipline, with 3–5 years of relevant post-qualification experience
• MSc in Synthetic Organic Chemistry or a closely related discipline, with 10+ years of relevant post-qualification experience
• Experience working in an industrial synthetic chemistry laboratory, synthesising and isolating compounds
• A broad understanding of chemistry, chemical reactions and a curiosity to synthesise a diverse range of compounds using different synthesis routes and processes
• Experience using retrosynthesis tools and electronic laboratory notebooks
• Able to assimilate complex concepts with ease and manage projects requiring a wide range of different techniques
• Able to deliver complex projects to tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills (fluent in English), with the ability to interface effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Good numeracy, literacy, and attention to detail
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office, ChemDraw, MestReNova, and Reaxys
• Able to work as part of a diverse, cross-functional team across multiple sites
• Resilience in the face of failure in the laboratory