Technical Specialist - LC-MS / MS

VRS Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytical instrumentation company is seeking an accomplished LC-MS Technical Specialist. The role is home-based in the North of England or Scotland, requiring approximately 50% travel to customer sites. Responsibilities include supporting method development, demonstrating techniques, training customers, and assisting the sales team. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience with LC-MS instruments, alongside strong communication skills. This opportunity offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Company car

Benefits

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience with LC-MS instruments, such as QQQ and QTOF.
• Understanding of method development, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence presenting scientific information.

Responsibilities

• Aiding in the development of customer methods.
• Demonstrating methods / proof of concept.
• Providing technical support to the sales team.
• Customer training and support.

Skills

Experience with LC-MS instruments

Method development

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Work Location: North of England or Scotland

Salary: £Competitive + bonus + company car + benefits

Job Overview

A world leader in analytical instrumentation is seeking an accomplished, ambitious and commercially astute LC-MS Technical Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Aiding in the development of customer methods
• Demonstrating methods / proof of concept
• Technical support to the sales team
• Providing customer training and support

In addition you will also attend high profile industry conferences, presenting technological advancements and helping to build the company’s customer base with a focus on mass spectrometry instrumentation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly experienced scientist to utilise their wealth of LC-MS, method development / troubleshooting experience in a new exciting role and work with the company’s latest LC-MS / MS technology.

For this role, you can be based from home in the North of England or Scotland

You are expected to travel approx. 50% of the working week to customer sites around the North of England & Scotland and the applications laboratory in Milton Keynes with the occasional overnight stay.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience with LC-MS instruments (including QQQ and / or QTOF)
• Understanding of method development, optimisation and troubleshooting (ideally small molecule analysis)
• Excellent communication skills and confidence presenting scientific information to an audience

Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Key words: LC, LCMS, LCMS / MS, LC-MS, chromatography, liquid chromatography, mass spec, mass spectrometry, quadrupole, QQQ, QTOF, time of flight, MALDI, application scientist, chemist, analyst, method development, troubleshooting, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, VRS9232SE