NES Fircroft is recruiting a Physical Chemist to join a leading agricultural company. This role is based at our client's site in Bracknell. 

NES Fircroft is supporting the recruitment for our client, a leading global organisation with deep roots in agricultural science and sustainability at its heart. Their mission is to improve crop productivity and make farming more efficient – enabling growers to provide healthy, high-quality food safely and sustainably.

Our Client is hiring a Physical Chemist to join their highly collaborative team, working at the cutting edge of innovation in the design and development of the next generation of agrochemicals.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for measuring, understanding, and modelling the physical properties that underpin product development. You will use a variety of techniques to deliver high-quality experimental data to tight deadlines, working closely with scientists from a range of disciplines to overcome complex challenges and develop new methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Measure, analyse, and model physical properties to support product design
• Apply a range of analytical and chromatographic techniques
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to solve challenging scientific problems
• Design and deliver new assays, methods, and approaches to meet project demands
• Maintain high levels of accuracy and critically evaluate experimental data

What We’re Looking For

• PhD or strong undergraduate degree in Chemistry or related discipline
• Practical understanding of analytical and chromatographic techniques
• Knowledge of how physical properties influence behaviour in biological systems
• Strong attention to detail and critical analysis skills
• Evidence of collaboration within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards
• Excellent communication skills

Additional Information

• Initial 12-month contract, with potential for extension
• Competitive salary and benefits package and 30 holidays per year.
• Flexible working opportunities
• Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture with excellent career development prospects
• No prior agrochemical experience required – candidates from medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry backgrounds are encouraged to apply

Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion, embracing unique perspectives to drive innovation and performance.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.