Metabolomics Scientist - Mass Spec & CLIA Lab

Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago invites a PhD-level metabolomics scientist to advance LC-MS and GC-MS based research within the Duchossois Family Institute (DFI) Metabolomics team.

You will collaborate across internal and clinical partners, maintain instrumentation, develop quantitative assays, and contribute to data analysis, visualization, and manuscripts in a CLIA/CAP-regulated environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in a related field.
• 2–5 years of related work experience in metabolomics.
• Experience with mass spectrometry in CLIA/CAP environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams, partners, and clinical staff on study design and data interpretation.
• Maintain and troubleshoot LC and GC-MS instruments; perform metabolomics experiments.
• Develop quantitative same-day blood and fecal assays for a CLIA/CAP lab.
• Lead data analysis, visualizations, and manuscript preparation.
• Review protocols and training; manage data sets and research writing.

Skills

Mass spectrometry

Metabolomics

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in related field

Tools

LC-MS

GC-MS

Job description

Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago invites a PhD-level metabolomics scientist to advance LC-MS and GC-MS based research within the Duchossois Family Institute (DFI) Metabolomics team.

You will collaborate across internal and clinical partners, maintain instrumentation, develop quantitative assays, and contribute to data analysis, visualization, and manuscripts in a CLIA/CAP-regulated environment.