LGC ASSURE Sports & Specialised Analytical Services is an internationally recognised world-class testing laboratory that specialises in banned substance and anti-doping testing. We operate in 3 key categories: Animal sports medication and doping control, Human drug testing, and Supplement testing and product certification.
Job DescriptionWe are looking for a Senior Scientist to join our Innovation team in Fordham, where you will develop new methods, address complex scientific challenges, and deliver innovative solutions throughout the business. You will focus on developing and validating analytical methods using LC-MS technologies, so experience in this area is required.
If you are a scientist who enjoys problem-solving and working on new initiatives, this could be the ideal role for you.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, optimise, and validate analytical methods, with a focus on LC-MS-based workflows
- Design and develop extraction approaches, including sample preparation techniques to achieve results
- Configure, operate, troubleshoot, and optimise LC-MS instrumentation to generate high-quality analytical data
- Analyse and interpret complex scientific data, using your expertise to identify trends, resolve issues, and support decision-making
- Support innovation projects across the business, working closely with teams to develop and improve analytical capabilities
- Balance your workload effectively, prioritising different projects and delivering high-quality outputs within agreed timelines
- Produce clear scientific documentation, including technical reports, validation summaries, and project updates
- Present scientific findings and project outcomes confidently to internal teams and external customers
- Support customer discussions by providing scientific insight, explaining analytical approaches, and contributing to technical solutions
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping enhance laboratory processes, methods, and ways of working
- Maintain accurate records and ensure all work is completed in line with ISO 17025 requirements and quality standards
About you
You are an experienced analytical scientist with a strong background in commercial laboratory environments and a passion for developing innovative scientific solutions.
Qualifications- A degree in Chemistry or a relevant scientific field
- Experience working in a busy analytical laboratory environment, ideally within a commercial testing or contract laboratory setting
- Strong practical experience with LC-MS instrumentation, including method development, optimisation, troubleshooting, and validation is crucial
- Experience developing extraction methods and sample preparation workflows
- Knowledge of chromatography techniques and analytical method validation principles
- Able to interpret complex analytical data and communicate scientific findings clearly
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines in a busy environment
- Excellent written communication skills, with experience producing technical reports and scientific documentation
- Confidence presenting scientific information to a range of audiences, both internally and externally
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team while independently managing your own workload
- Knowledge of ISO 17025 accreditation standards and quality systems
- Experience with GC-MS/MS, high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) analysis, or anti-doping/supplement testing would be advantageous but is not essential.
Why join us?
You will be joining a specialist scientific team where your expertise will directly contribute to the development of new analytical capabilities and solutions that support our customers and the wider business.
Our Values
- Passion
- Curiosity
- Integrity
- Brilliance
- Respect
Equal opportunities
We are committed to ensuring that every job applicant and employee is valued for their individual talents. We strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental status, religion, or belief. We proudly support an inclusive work environment where everyone can compete and succeed based on their merits.
For more information about us, please visit our website: www.lgcassure.com
Skills Required
- Degree in Chemistry or relevant scientific field
- Experience working in a busy analytical laboratory or commercial testing/contract laboratory
- Practical experience with LC-MS instrumentation including method development, optimisation, troubleshooting, and validation
- Experience developing extraction methods and sample preparation workflows
- Knowledge of chromatography techniques and analytical method validation principles
- Ability to interpret complex analytical data and communicate scientific findings clearly
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Excellent written communication skills and experience producing technical reports and scientific documentation
- Confidence presenting scientific information to internal teams and external customers
- Collaborative approach with ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of ISO 17025 accreditation standards and quality systems
- Experience with GC-MS/MS, HRAM analysis, or anti-doping/supplement testing
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
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What We Do
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. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
