Senior Analyst (GC-MS and GC-MS/MS)
Location: Buckinghamshire
Working hours: 09:00-17:00 Mon - Fri
Salary: Competitive
As a Senior Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting clients to meet Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). Working with advanced GC-MS and GC-MS/MS instrumentation, you will help design and deliver tailored analytical programmes to meet complex regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Manage a business stream to deliver results against agreed targets
Operate single and triple quadrupole GC-MS and GC-MS/MS systems
Apply a minimum of 5+ years' experience as a trace-level GC Analyst
Supervise and provide technical leadership within the GC section
Train and mentor a team of 10-15 scientists, including Extraction Chemists and 1st and 2nd Grade Analysts
Ensure samples are prepared and analysed to customer specifications
Perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting of instrumentation
Develop, optimise, validate and troubleshoot analytical methods
Investigate and close Non-Conforming Work in line with quality systems
Key Requirements
BSc in Chemistry or related scientific discipline
At least 5 years' experience in trace-level GC-MS analysis within an accredited laboratory
Strong technical knowledge of GC-MS and GC-MS/MS
Experience supervising, traini...