Analytical Scientist Laboratory Leader (Chemistry / R&D)

Weatherby

£40,000 - £46,000 DOE + excellent training + flexitime + healthcare + excellent pension + 26.5 days holiday

Are you an experienced Chemist with experience working in a laboratory environment looking for industry leading training with internal and external training courses, working on a project basis to understanding client problems and providing and developing solutions?

Do you want to broaden your technical experience and work on exciting projects with an industry leading business with a huge range of career options at home and abroad?

On offer is a role within a global scientific business that will provide excellent training to work with new product development and who are investing over £750,000 in new laboratory facilities

You will have MS, GC and HPLC experience and a desire to work with a dynamic environment on NPD as well as QA on exiting products.

The Role:

• Deliver completed lab requests within the agreed timescales.
• Conducting analysis on raw materials, in-process samples (routine & non-routine) and final products
• Testing samples using a range of techniques including GC, HPLC, Combustion Ion
• Chromatography, Karl Fischer, FTIR and UV-Vis
• Undertaking method development and method validation to support the R+D team
• Experience of maintaining and tuning single quad GC and LC MS
• Experience in the use of traditional 'wet' chemical and physical testing techniques, e.g., aqueous and non-aqueous titrations and viscosity measurements

The Person:

• Hold a Chemistry or related degree
• Experience of HPLC-MS and GC-MS
• Demonstrable Chemistry industry experience running a laboratory

This is an excellent opportunity to join a global business with all the career opportunities that affords for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

Reference: BBBH17455

Keywords: Analytical Scientist, Development Chemist, Lab Scientist, Lab Chemist, Development Scientist, Laboratory Manager

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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