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Senior Analytical Chemist/Mass Spectrometry Scientist

Salary £37,325.00
Location Dundee
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Experienced Analytical Chemist – GMP

Advanced Mass Spectrometry ¦ Lipids & Medicinal Cannabis

Dundee ¦ Full-time ¦ Permanent

Join a Growing GMP Analytical Function

We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Analytical Chemist to join our GMP laboratory, specialising in lipid-based drug products and medicinal cannabis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a subject matter expert in advanced mass spectrometry and complex analytical method development to play a key role in expanding and strengthening our analytical capability.

You will contribute to technical strategy, lead validation programmes, and take ownership of advanced analytical platforms within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

The Role

You will lead method development, optimisation and validation (ICH Q2(R2)), working with complex matrices including oils and botanical extracts. The role includes significant hands-on work with:

  • LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS (Triple Quadrupole)
  • High-resolution mass spectrometry
  • ICP-MS (ICH Q3D elemental impurities)
  • UHPLC / HPLC / GC-MS

You will also:

  • Troubleshoot complex matrices including lipids and botanical extracts
  • Lead instrument qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and lifecycle management
  • Support computer system validation (CSV) for analytical software platforms
  • Act as technical lead for mass spectrometry capability within the laboratory
  • Contribute to regulatory submissions and audit readiness

This position offers strong technical autonomy and the opportunity to influence analytical strategy within a growing GMP environment.

What We’re Looking For

  • MSc/PhD in Analytical Chemistry (or BSc with substantial GMP experience)
  • Strong GMP laboratory experience
  • Proven experience in LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS method development and troubleshooting
  • Experience with ICP-MS
  • Strong understanding of ICH Q2(R2), EU GMP and data integrity (ALCOA+)
  • Experience using analytical software such as Lab Solutions, MassHunter, Xcalibur, Empower or Chromeleon
  • Confidence working with complex matrices (lipids, botanical extracts, oils)

Why Join Us?

  • Work at the forefront of an evolving pharmaceutical sector
  • Take ownership of advanced analytical capability
  • Join a collaborative, technically driven team
  • Opportunity to grow within an expanding analytical function

If you are an experienced mass spectrometry specialist looking for your next challenge in a GMP environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Please see attached a full copy of the job description and person specification.

We will not consider the use of 3rd party recruitment agencies for the sourcing of candidates for this position.  

The James Hutton Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The James Hutton Institute is a: Stonewall Diversity Champion; Athena SWAN Silver Status Holder; Disability Confident Committed Employer and a Living Wage Employer.

The James Hutton Institute is Happy to Talk Flexible Working.

The James Hutton Institute combines strengths in crops, soils and land use and environmental research, and makes a major contribution to the understanding of key global issues, such as food, energy and environmental security, and developing and promoting effective technological and management solutions to these.

James Hutton (1726 – 1797) was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, an eighteenth century golden age of intellectual and scientific achievements centred on Edinburgh. He is internationally regarded as the founder of modern geology and one of the first scientists to describe the Earth as a living system. His thinking on natural selection influenced Charles Darwin in developing his theory of evolution.

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