Chemistry Principal Scientist

Eurofins UK Food Testing; Linlithgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific in the United Kingdom is recruiting for a role coordinating resource for daily food chemistry operations. You will provide technical and quality guidance to operations teams and clients, act as the technical authority for methods, and lead method development and improvement activities.

The position is a fixed-term contract ending 31 October 2027, working 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00. Visa sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Co-ordinate resource for daily food chemistry operations.
• Provide technical and quality advice to operations teams and clients.
• Lead method development and improvement activities.
• Deliver technical training and competency assessments.
• Support transfer of methods between Eurofins laboratories.
• Support business unit strategy and future capability planning.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for food chemistry methods and analytical interpretation.
• Provide scientific leadership to laboratory staff.
• Support optimisation and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation.
• Identify opportunities for new services and efficiencies.
• Lead transfer of methods between laboratories.
• Support technical strategy and capability planning.

Skills

Technical leadership

Analytical chemistry

Method development

Training

Quality assurance

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across its companies around the world.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

Job Description

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

The purpose of this role will be to be responsible for coordinating resource for daily food chemistry operations and specific projects. You will provide technical and quality advice and expertise to the relevant operations teams, internal group functions and to the clients.

This is a fixed term contract ending 31/10/2027. Working40 hours per week - Monday to Friday08:30 - 17:00.

• Act as the technical authority for food chemistry methods and analytical interpretation.
• Provide scientific leadership and guidance to laboratory staff.
• Support complex troubleshooting of analytical and instrumentation issues.
• Support optimisation and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation.
• Deliver technical training and competency assessments.
• Support development of the laboratory skills matrix.
• Lead method development and improvement activities.
• Assess emerging technologies and analytical approaches.
• Support transfer of methods between Eurofins laboratories.
• Support the Business Unit Manager in technical strategy and future capability planning.
• Identify opportunities for new services, efficiencies and technological improvements.
• Particip