Senior Analytical Scientist – GC-MS/LC-MS & ICP Lead

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group is recruiting for Senior Analytical Scientists across GC-MS, LC-MS and ICP/Inorganic disciplines at an established international environmental testing laboratory in Buckinghamshire. The roles demand leadership, extensive method development and experience in an ISO/IEC 17025 environment.

You will mentor teams, lead projects, and ensure timely, accurate results while upholding quality standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent qualification in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
• Significant analytical laboratory experience within an environmental, environmental testing or similar testing laboratory.
• Proven experience in analytical method development, optimisation and validation.
• Experience working within a UKAS-accredited / ISO 17025 laboratory environment.
• Previous experience providing technical leadership, training and mentoring to analytical staff.
• Strong understanding of laboratory quality systems and analytical best practice.
• Experience troubleshooting analytical methods and instrumentation.
• Ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and deliver results to a high standard.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to support and develop other scientists.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical expertise within GC-MS, LC-MS or ICP/Inorganic analytical areas.
• Lead and support the delivery of analytical work to agreed quality, customer and turnaround-time requirements.
• Develop, optimise, validate and troubleshoot analytical methods.
• Investigate analytical issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot relevant instrumentation.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to analysts within the laboratory.
• Train, mentor and develop junior and experienced scientists.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of laboratory quality systems.
• Work in accordance with UKAS / ISO 17025 requirements and associated quality procedures.
• Investigate non-conforming work and contribute to appropriate root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement across analytical processes, instrumentation and laboratory practices.
• Ensure analytical results are accurate, reliable and delivered within agreed timescales.

Skills

Analytical leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Communication skills

Troubleshooting

Education

BSc in Chemistry or related

Tools

GC-MS

GC-MS/MS

LC-MS

LC-MS/MS

ICP

Job description

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group is recruiting for Senior Analytical Scientists across GC-MS, LC-MS and ICP/Inorganic disciplines at an established international environmental testing laboratory in Buckinghamshire. The roles demand leadership, extensive method development and experience in an ISO/IEC 17025 environment.

You will mentor teams, lead projects, and ensure timely, accurate results while upholding quality standards and regulatory requirements.