Senior Food Chemistry Scientist & Technical Lead

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 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.