Rewarding opportunity to join a successful Drugs of Abuse testing laboratory!

Primarily lab-based you will undertake a range of projects, screening for drugs of abuse in biological samples using both LC-MS and GC-MS instrumentation. You will be responsible for the entire analytical process, from sample preparation, hands on with LC-MS & GC-MS to data interpretation. You will also have the opportunity to troubleshoot instrumentation and methods as required.

The successful candidate must have:

• Chemistry or Scientific related degree
• At least 18 months laboratory experience with a strong background in both LC-MS & GC-MS analyses
• Experience analysing drugs of abuse within biological samples is desirable (ideally urine or hair).
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining instrumentation (Experience with TraceFinder software would be highly advantageous)

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, you must have lived in the UK for the last five years to pass mandatory security clearance screening. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experience analyst with LC-MS/GC-MS experience to make the transition into Forensics, or to take the next step in their career. If this sounds like the role for you then apply today!

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Key words: LC-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, mass spectrometry, chromatography, triple quadrupole, laboratory, analytical chemistry, method development, method transfer, biological samples, urine, oral fluid, hair, toxicology, bioanalysis, forensics, drugs of abuse, drug testing, instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, Twickenham, South West London, London, South East, Heathrow, Slough, Feltham, Hounslow VRS8767MP

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