Job Description LGC provides a range of measurement products and services which underpin the safety, health and security of the public, including reference materials and proficiency testing, genomics solutions, services and instrumentation, and expert sample analysis and interpretation. Our customers are across a number of end markets including Government, Academia Pharmaceuticals, Agricultural Biotechnology, Food, Environment. The Protein Mass Spectrometry team delivers high quality research projects to meet current and future analytical challenges as part of the LGC’s international role as the UK’s National Measurement Laboratory and Designated Institute (DI) for chemical and bio-measurement. The team is equipped with a broad range of separation sciences and mass spectrometry instruments to underpin standardisation of measurements in the clinical, food and bio-pharmaceutical areas. This is a great career opportunity for a mass spectrometry specialist to work alongside a small team of doctoral, post-doctoral and other researchers developing accurate methods that help enable the structural characterisation of proteins as well as purity determination of protein and peptides, and their quantification in complex matrices (clinical or food), traceable to the International System of Units. Complementary developed materials will be used as calibrators for these reference measurement procedures, especially in plasma, serum and cerebrospinal fluid (for application areas including neurodegenerative and cardiac related diseases) and in food matrices (for application areas including allergenicity). This role is a great opportunity for experienced candidates looking to progress their career as a science leader. The successful candidate will therefore have experience in protein quantification and structural characterisation by mass spectrometry and in bringing a group of scientists together to deliver work for our stakeholders and customers, within time scale, quality specifications and budget. Candidates may have equivalent industrial experience and wish to deepen their knowledge in analytical chemistry, metrology and further develop as a scientific leader. Key Responsibilities Overseeing delivery of our core protein and peptide metrology projects, including purity determination and quantification in complex matrices Training, mentoring and line managing a team of researchers and PhD students Presenting results at national and international conferences, preparing technical reports, writing and reviewing peer review publications Building relationships with external stakeholders/collaborators, developing and extending metrology networks to underpin the UK national measurement system Delivering ad-hoc research commercial projects and reporting results.