This is your opportunity as a chemist - possibly newly graduated - looking to progress your career away from the laboratory and into a Product Safety Officer position. The Product Safety Officer stays abreast of regulatory aspects of chemical manufacturing and this requires close liaison with the R&D team to understand what is coming out of their laboratory. This means the successful appointment will have the opportunity to represent the UK-based company alongside other scientific teams based internationally and gain a commercial new product-focussed approach while continuing to develop as a chemist.
Your day to day duties as a Product Safety Officer will be:
- Project Managing and writing in-house Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for new chemical products
- Learning about national and international regulatory frameworks related to chemicals
- Representing the company when updating poisons centre notifications
- Managing the database for any changes to raw materials and finished products
You will be an ideal candidate with this background:
- A degree, or equivalent, in a relevant chemistry field
- An interest in regulatory affairs
- A good team-working approach and excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The desire to continue a high-level of career development
This client has started initial screening interviews so I would like you to apply immediately with a CV (Word document format, 2 pages maximum) so as to not miss out on the opportunity.
Note my client is unable to sponsor visas for those without eligibility to work in the UK.
When choosing your scientific recruitment specialist, why should it be Dr Paul Mears, Head of Chemical recruitment, at Science Solutions?
The team I manage here focus solely on matching scientists to positions in the UK speciality chemical industry, and related areas such as drug discovery and agrochemicals, which is where my own experience and network position me best for clients and job seekers alike. Supplemented by a background working in the speciality chemicals and fragrance and flavours sectors, I completed academic studies with a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Manchester, which came after graduating with a BSc at the University of Leeds' famous Colour & Polymer Chemistry department. Following a short post-doctoral research post I built up nearly six years' experience in recruiting scientists into new jobs. Full references and testimonials of successful assignments such as Technical Directors, Heads of Operations and quick turnarounds for urgent laboratory needs can be found on my LinkedIn profile - search Paul Mears.
