Analysis Review Lead - NMR & UPLC-MS (Shift Coverage)

Chemify Ltd; Maryhill (WA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemify Ltd. is seeking an Analysis Review Team Leader to guide NMR and UPLC-MS data interpretation for our automated chemistry platform. You will lead a shift-based team, set performance standards, and collaborate with POM/OPS teams to ensure high-quality results.

Based at our Glasgow site, the role emphasizes coaching, workload planning, and escalation for complex spectra, with an incentive structure for unsocial hours and enhanced annual leave.

Qualifications

• PhD in synthetic chemistry, or equivalent experience, with several years of industry experience in analytical or synthetic chemistry.
• Proven experience leading, supervising or mentoring a team, and/or significant industry experience that has prepared you for a first-line leadership role.
• Skilled in resolving challenging structure elucidation and NMR signal assignment problems — using 1D/2D NMR data (e.g. COSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY) alongside UPLC-MS to confidently assign structures to complex or ambiguous compounds
• Working knowledge of LC/HPLC/UPLC data, including mass spectrometry and UV/Vis and/or ELSD detection
• A solid understanding of organic chemistry, to make sense of the reactions under review and anticipate likely side products or impurities
• Strong written and verbal communication, comfortable coaching junior team members and discussing complex outcomes with senior scientists and cross-functional teams
• Able to work, and help manage, a rotating shift pattern that includes evenings and weekends

Responsibilities

• Workload and rota planning: Plan and manage the shift rota to ensure consistent coverage across evenings and weekends, and allocate day-to-day workload across the team.
• Performance and development: Run regular one-to-ones and performance reviews, identify training needs, and support each team member's development and progression.
• Onboarding and recruitment: Onboard new starters and contribute to recruitment as the team grows.
• Complex interpretation: Act as the team's escalation point for ambiguous or complex spectra, applying structure elucidation and NMR signal assignment expertise to resolve difficult cases.
• Quality and compliance: Own SOPs and quality procedures for the team's data review, and lead timely investigation of flagged discrepancies or audit findings.
• Continuous improvement: Identify and implement improvements to interpretation guidelines and workflows, and contribute to building out the automation of our analytical data processing and interpretation work, working closely with our software team.
• Team representation and culture: Chair team meetings, represent the team in cross-functional discussions with the POM and OPS teams, and report on team performance and quality metrics to senior scientists and stakeholders

Skills

Leadership experience

NMR/UPLC-MS interpretation

Communication

Shift management

Education

PhD in synthetic chemistry

Industry experience in analytical or synthetic chemistry

Tools

MestReNova

LC/HPLC/UPLC data analysis

Job description

Chemify Ltd. is seeking an Analysis Review Team Leader to guide NMR and UPLC-MS data interpretation for our automated chemistry platform. You will lead a shift-based team, set performance standards, and collaborate with POM/OPS teams to ensure high-quality results.

Based at our Glasgow site, the role emphasizes coaching, workload planning, and escalation for complex spectra, with an incentive structure for unsocial hours and enhanced annual leave.