Senior Analytical Chemist
Job Description & Overview
You drive and strengthen the laboratory’s scientific capabilities by leading complex analytical developments, supporting critical investigations, and enabling data-driven decision-making across multiple stakeholders (R&D, production, quality, and clients).
You act as a trusted scientific expert, taking ownership of analytical decisions and contributing to the resolution of high-impact technical challenges.
In this position, you bring expertise, autonomy, and leadership in addressing complex analytical problems, while ensuring the robustness, continuous improvement, and long-term sustainability of laboratory activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as scientific referent for critical analytical activities
- Develop, validate, and optimize advanced analytical methods
- Define analytical strategies for complex problem-solving
- Lead analytical investigations and support operations (troubleshooting, root cause analysis, customer support)
- Support ISO 17025 compliance activities
- Mentor laboratory staff and contribute to competency development among the team members
- Represent the analytical laboratory in cross-functional and strategic projects
Analytical Challenges
- Solve complex, non-standard analytical problems
- Develop innovative approaches for complex matrices (inks, polymers...)
- Combine multiple analytical techniques (Pyrolysis-GC-MS, LC-MS, ATR-FTIR, ICP-OES, XRF...)
- Investigate chemical mechanisms (reactions, degradation, interactions)
- Identify and overcome analytical limitations through alternative approaches
- Directly contribute to innovation and business value creation
Profile
- PhD in Analytical Chemistry with minimum 5 years of relevant industrial experience, or equivalent combination of experience and expertise
- Proven experience in leading complex analytical projects
- Strong expertise in method development and validation
- Advanced knowledge of analytical techniques
- Experience working in an ISO 17025 environment is considered an advantage
- Strong analytical thinking, autonomy, and scientific leadership
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Fluent in English and French
Job description:
The Role
You drive and strengthen the laboratory’s scientific capabilities by leading complex analytical developments, supporting critical investigations, and enabling data-driven decision-making across multiple stakeholders (R&D, production, quality, and clients).
You act as a trusted scientific expert, taking ownership of analytical decisions and contributing to the resolution of high-impact technical challenges.
In this position, you bring expertise, autonomy, and leadership in addressing complex analytical problems, while ensuring the robustness, continuous improvement, and long-term sustainability of laboratory activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as scientific referent for critical analytical activities
- Develop, validate, and optimize advanced analytical methods
- Define analytical strategies for complex problem-solving
- Lead analytical investigations and support operations (troubleshooting, root cause analysis, customer support)
- Support ISO 17025 compliance activities
- Mentor laboratory staff and contribute to competency development among the team members
- Represent the analytical laboratory in cross-functional and strategic projects
Analytical Challenges
- Solve complex, non-standard analytical problems
- Develop innovative approaches for complex matrices (inks, polymers...)
- Combine multiple analytical techniques (Pyrolysis-GC-MS, LC-MS, ATR-FTIR, ICP-OES, XRF...)
- Investigate chemical mechanisms (reactions, degradation, interactions)
- Identify and overcome analytical limitations through alternative approaches
- Directly contribute to innovation and business value creation
Profile
- PhD in Analytical Chemistry with minimum 5 years of relevant industrial experience, or equivalent combination of experience and expertise
- Proven experience in leading complex analytical projects
- Strong expertise in method development and validation
- Advanced knowledge of analytical techniques
- Experience working in an ISO 17025 environment is considered an advantage
- Strong analytical thinking, autonomy, and scientific leadership
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Fluent in English and French
We offer:
WHY JOIN US?
- Join a global leader in trust technologies with a mission that matters.
- Be at the strategic heart of a financially sound and innovation-driven company.
- Collaborate with high-level experts and work on impactful international projects.
- Operate in a multi-cultural, high-integrity environment where autonomy and ownership are encouraged.
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 23 Oct 2026
- Location: United Kingdom
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Category: Bio & Pharma & Health, Ingenieurwesen und Technik
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