Analytical Chemist - Supplements and Feeds Testing

LGC; Fordham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

LGC in Fordham is looking for an Analytical Chemist to join their Supplements and Feeds team. This role involves engaging in innovative analysis on product matrices to ensure compliance with anti-doping regulations and nutritional standards. Candidates should have a BSc in Chemistry or equivalent experience, proven expertise with LC-MS and GC-MS techniques, and familiarity with ISO 17025. Join a committed team that values integrity, curiosity, and innovation while providing world-class testing services.

Qualifications

• BSc in Chemistry or equivalent is required; graduates are welcome to apply.
• Proven experience with LC-MS and GC-MS techniques is essential.
• Familiarity with ISO 17025/GLP standards is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform extraction techniques including solid phase extraction and liquid/liquid extraction.
• Use high-spec analytical instrumentation for testing products.
• Conduct analysis to verify protein content and adhere to protocols.

Skills

LC-MS techniques

GC-MS techniques

Data analysis with TraceFinder

Education

Minimum of BSc in Chemistry

Tools

Chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments

HRAM technology

Job description

LGC ASSURE Sports & Specialised Analytical Services is an internationally recognised world‑class testing laboratory that specialises in banned substance and anti‑doping testing. We operate in 3 key categories: animal sports medication and doping control, human drug testing, and supplement testing and product certification.

Job Description

Do you seek to make an impact in the world of analytical chemistry? We have an opportunity for an Analytical Chemist to join our dynamic Supplements and Feeds team. Based in Fordham, Cambridgeshire, you will engage in innovative analysis on a diverse range of product matrices. You will play a pivotal role in testing products for substances prohibited in sport and verifying key nutritional parameters such as protein content. Our testing and "Informed" certification programmes support elite athletes, manufacturers, and general consumers, ensuring outstanding standards of quality and safety.

Tasks

• Perform extraction techniques – solid phase extraction, liquid/liquid extraction and automated liquid handling.
• Use high‑spec analytical instrumentation for chromatography and mass spectrometry – GC‑MS/MS, LC‑MS/MS and HRAM.
• Conduct instrumental analysis to verify protein content.
• Analyse data and review using TraceFinder and Masshunter applications.
• Strictly adhere to protocols within an ISO17025 accredited laboratory.

Qualifications

• Minimum of BSc in Chemistry (or equivalent experience) – graduates are welcome to apply.
• Proven experience with LC‑MS and GC‑MS techniques.
• Experience with high‑resolution accurate mass (HRAM) is desirable.
• Familiarity with ISO 17025/GLP standards is desirable.
• Experience working in a food testing or analytical laboratory would be advantageous.

Additional Information

Our Values

• Passion: Pride in our achievements engenders passion for our work and it translates into our ambition to make the world a safer place.
• Curiosity: We constantly look forward to what’s next: our curiosity for today’s discoveries makes tomorrow’s innovations possible.
• Integrity: A commitment to high ethical standards has been at the heart of LGC since we started testing the integrity of products in 1842.
• Brilliance: We strive to be the very best in everything we say and do. We exceed customers’ expectations through innovation and pioneering science.
• Respect: We respect gender, age, nationality, religion and individuality – our diversity is our strength.

We deliver world‑class solutions and foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive and achieve their full potential.

We are committed to ensuring that every job applicant and employee is valued for their individual talents. We strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental status, religion, or belief. We proudly support an inclusive work environment where everyone can compete and succeed based on their merits.

For more information about us, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com