Senior Environmental Lab Chemist — ICP-MS Expert

SPL; Conroe (TX); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 96.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Zusammenfassung

SPL seeks a senior laboratory professional to lead analytical projects in environmental testing. You will guide technical teams, resolve complex issues, and ensure adherence to EPA methods and QA/QC standards. The role requires hands-on ICP/ICP-MS operation, method development, and mentorship of staff.

Join a regulated environment with opportunities to advance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining data integrity and compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related scientific field.
• 5+ years of progressive analytical lab experience in a regulated environment, including technical leadership, training, and mentorship.
• Advanced hands-on experience with ICP and ICP-MS instrumentation, including operation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience with analytical method development, including validation/verification, transfer, optimization, and implementation.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC, data integrity, CAPA, audit support, EPA methods, and TNI/NELAP requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and LIMS.

Aufgaben

• Serve as a senior technical resource, providing guidance, resolving technical escalations, and supporting workflow and turnaround priorities.
• Perform advanced trace metals analysis on environmental and QC samples in accordance with EPA methods and lab procedures.
• Review and validate analytical data, results, LIMS documentation, and QA/QC to identify instrument drift, matrix interferences, analytical discrepancies, and sample anomalies.
• Develop, validate, transfer, and optimize analytical methods, SOPs, work instructions, and controlled lab documentation.
• Train and mentor lab staff on analytical methods, instrumentation, SOPs, QA/QC, and troubleshooting.
• Operate and maintain ICP and ICP-MS instrumentation, including calibration, performance verification, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Lead investigations involving nonconformances, method deviations, root cause analysis, and CAPA.
• Support audits, data integrity, ISO 17025, NELAC/TNI, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with leadership to improve workflow, capacity, continuous improvement initiatives, and overall lab performance.
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Kenntnisse

Technical leadership

Analytical method development

QA/QC

Data integrity

Audit support

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Environmental Science

Tools

ICP instrumentation

ICP-MS instrumentation

LIMS

Jobbeschreibung

SPL seeks a senior laboratory professional to lead analytical projects in environmental testing. You will guide technical teams, resolve complex issues, and ensure adherence to EPA methods and QA/QC standards. The role requires hands-on ICP/ICP-MS operation, method development, and mentorship of staff.

Join a regulated environment with opportunities to advance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining data integrity and compliance.