Machinists use the lunchboxes to manipulate aether and are a physical class. Why go out of your way to make chemist magical?

Maybe it is just me, but wouldn't one of the most attractive features of chemist be that it is a healer that would not rely on mana? If chemist is not that job, we are very short on options for a physical healer. Wouldn't a healer that uses a different role set than magical healers be a good way to expand the way jobs can work differently from one another? In the next expansion role actions would likely see change, so adjustments would not be too difficult to allow a physical healing class. Does it bother people that much to use a different gearset for chemist? It can be a dexerity set that shares one with MCH/BRD or a unique one. Aesthetically, the clothing of ranged jobs would work better, also.

I'm not knocking the ideas. The hand cannon sounds great, and a lot of the abilities are close to what I was thinking. I just don't get the need to force it into a magical role, particularly since it is Garlean in nature. I'm looking to be educated on this, since no one seems to yet have agreed with me at any point on the forums.