Analytical Chemist

Company Description

ABOUT LGC ASSURE:

LGC ASSURE is a business unit within LGC Group, bound together by the core purpose of "Science for a Safer World". Our mission within LGC Assure is to provide intelligent assurance for our customers and their supply network, primarily in the global food and beverage sector. We achieve this through three primary product and service offerings: certification and standards, digital and data, and testing and science-based services.

Our core products in the food and beverage sector comprise:

1. BRCGS: Protecting brands with globally recognised supply chain assurance solutions, based in London - UK and Milton - Canada.
2. INFORMED: Delivering quality assurance through globally trusted testing and certification programs for banned substances, based in Fordham, Cambridge - UK.
3. Safefood360: A leading software provider covering all aspects of compliance, delivered by a team of experienced food industry experts based in Dublin - Ireland.
4. SSAS: Sports and Specialised Analytical Services - An internationally recognised world-class testing laboratory that specialises in banned substance and anti-doping testing.

Job Description

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an Analytical Chemist to join our Sports & Specialised Analytical Services department (SSAS) which is based at our Fordham (Cambridgeshire) facility.

LGC's SSAS department provides a range of analytical services including animal sports doping control, human occupational drug testing, nutritional supplement analysis, drug monitoring and bespoke contract research. Due to the diverse nature of analytes studied and the variety of matrices encountered; various sample preparation techniques and instrument technologies are utilised. The SSAS department operates to ISO 17025 quality systems.

Working across our human drug testing (HDT) and supplement analysis teams, you will be responsible for the analysis of a wide range of sample matrices, ranging from the analysis of biological samples for a diverse range of drugs of abuse (including anabolic steroids and new psychoactive substances), through to testing supplement samples for a wide range of substances prohibited in elite sport.

Both qualitative and quantitative analysis is undertaken routinely, dependent upon application; with a wide range of analytical techniques including GC-MS and LC-MS being employed. The role will entail routine analysis, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting (both instrument and method).

Key responsibilities:

• The role is predominantly laboratory based
• Extraction of drugs of abuse and prohibited substances from a range of sample matrices. Sample preparation techniques used include Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE)
• Analysis of routine samples using GC-MS and LC-MS techniques
• Provision of results delivered on time and to the requirements set by our customers, regulatory bodies and quality system following documented procedures
• Interpretation of analytical data and presentation of results and conclusions
• Perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting on a range of scientific equipment
• Where required, work closely with development scientists on project work and validations

Qualifications

• Minimum of BSc in Chemistry (or similar relevant scientific discipline) - recent graduates are welcome to apply
• Previous experience of LC-MS and GC-MS techniques.
• Experience of high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of ISO 17025/GLP is desirable but not essential

Additional Information

ABOUT LGC:

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers' products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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