Process Chemist

Job Title: Process Chemist
At FMC, our employees are guided by our purpose: Innovation for Agriculture, Solutions for the Planet. We provide farmers innovative solutions that increase the productivity and resilience of their land. From our industry-leading pipeline to novel biologicals and precision technologies, we are passionate about the power of science to solve agriculture's biggest challenges.

For more than a century, FMC has successfully delivered some of the of the industry's most advanced, innovative solutions that protect farmers' crops from destructive pests and disease, while also protecting the environment. We are committed to fulfilling our mission of discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

Position Summary
This position is an excellent opportunity for an initiative-taking individual to utilize their knowledge and experience in research and process development. Based in the IIC Hyderabad. The Process Chemist is responsible for developing, optimizing, and scaling up chemical processes from laboratory to pilot and production scale for new molecules and existing products. The role involves ensuring that processes are safe, efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable, while meeting quality and regulatory requirements.

Location: IND - IIC Hyderabad
The Role

• Develop and improve chemical processes for making new and existing products.
• scale up processes from lab level to pilot and full production.
• Coordinate with teams like production, quality control, safety, and regulatory.
• Follow safety and environmental rules.
• Transfer lab-developed processes to manufacturing plants and help solve any issues.
• Draft clear reports, batch records, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Use and maintain lab equipment like reactors, chillers, and Chemical processing equipment's.
• Perform complex chemical reactions, Chiral chemistry, multi-step synthesis like halogenation and pressure reactions.
• Analytical data monitoring for the reaction using tools like NMR, IR, LC-MS, HPLC, GC, and GC-MS.
• Identify and study impurities- purification, crystallization, and distillation methods.
• Understand and control key process parameters to ensure consistent quality.
• Solving production issues and improving efficiency at different Tolling sites.
• Onsite support at Toller site for troubleshooting production issues and ensuring consistency.

The Candidate

• Master's degree in organic chemistry.
• 10-12 years of experience in process development/ R&D and chemical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of organic synthesis and chemical engineering principles.
• Experience in scale-up and pilot plant operations is preferred.
• Knowledge of structural elucidation and interpretation by using analytical techniques such as NMR, IR, LC-MS, HPLC, GC and GC-MS.
• Knowledge about TLC, Rota vapor, EYELA small-scale synthesizer, EYELA small scale pressure reactor, Buchi 20L reactor, UV Visible spectrophotometer, KF titrator, Huber thermostats, Julabo chilling systems.
• Good documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Multistep organic synthesis and custom Synthesis of molecules from gram to kilogram scale. (Chlorination, Bromination and Pressure reaction)
• Synthetic route optimization/process stabilization, validation, and determination of critical process parameters.
• Identification of impurities, their characterization and crystallization techniques.
• Capable of technology transfer related to process from R&D to plant level toller site and trouble shooting.
• Ag, / Speciality fine chemical experience strongly preferred.
• Travel to different Tolling sites is required.

If you're a motivated leader with a strong technical background and a passion for safety and efficiency, we encourage you to apply for this dynamic role and join our team.

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