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Analytical Chemical Development Scientist

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Analytical Chemical Development Scientist

full-timePosted: Jan 16, 2026Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

Description

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This is a full time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract position, working a flexible 36.5 hour week, Monday – Friday.

The purpose of this role is to provide Analytical support to the client’s drug substance development area from late phase clinical through to commercial development support..

Job Responsibilities:

  • To perform routine and non-routine Analytical Testing using a broad range of analytical techniques for Regulatory starting materials, Intermediates and Drug Substance including LC, GC, MS, and spectroscopic methodology.
  • Support the development and subsequent validation of LC and GC analytical methodology.
  • Support any relevant technical troubleshooting activities.
  • Ensure work activities are conducted to the highest standards of quality and GMP compliance.
  • To identify any opportunities for improvement of quality and service and work with the team to implement continuous improvement.
  • To document data as dictated by current client policies and procedures.
  • Operate in electronic systems including electronic notebooks and chromatographic data systems.
  • To ensure that all documentation is carried out on time, is accurate and legible and conforms to the relevant quality standards.
  • To update any relevant documentation when requested by Lead Scientist or client representative.
  • To participate in the preparation of reports.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Chemistry or analytical chemistry is essential.
  • A sound, fundamental knowledge of Chemistry is essential with an emphasis on organic chemistry and analytical science.
  • Knowledge and experience within a pharmaceutical development environment and an understanding of the drug development process would be desirable.
  • Method development experience is required.
  • Method validation experience ideal.
  • Knowledge and experience of drug substance and API analysis.
  • Knowledge and experience of modern analytical techniques such as HPLC and GC within a development environment is essential.
  • At least 4 years’ relevant experience of pharmaceutical analysis in a development laboratory.
  • Experience of additional techniques such as NMR and LC-MS would be an advantage.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot issues relating to instrumentation and analysis as required.
  • Good understanding of requirements for working in a GMP environment.

Additional Info

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

  • Reward and Recognition.
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
  • Company Pension Plan
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
  • Free car parking
  • Worldwide career opportunities
  • Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ 

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Locations

  • Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

Salary

Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

80,000 - 140,000 GBP / yearly

Source: ai estimated

* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

Skills Required

  • HPLC, GC, MS, spectroscopyintermediate
  • Method development and validationintermediate
  • GMP complianceintermediate
  • Analytical troubleshootingintermediate
  • Electronic data systemsintermediate

Required Qualifications

  • Degree in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry (experience)
  • 4+ years pharmaceutical analysis experience (experience)
  • Method development experience (experience)
  • HPLC/GC knowledge essential (experience)

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine/non-routine analytical testing (LC, GC, MS)
  • Support method development/validation
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Ensure GMP quality standards
  • Document data and prepare reports

Benefits

  • general: Health Cash Plan
  • general: Life Assurance (4x salary)
  • general: Company Pension
  • general: Employee Assistance Programme
  • general: Free parking
  • general: Perkbox discounts

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Analytical Chemical Development Scientist

Eurofins

Analytical Chemical Development Scientist

full-timePosted: Jan 16, 2026Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

Description

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This is a full time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract position, working a flexible 36.5 hour week, Monday – Friday.

The purpose of this role is to provide Analytical support to the client’s drug substance development area from late phase clinical through to commercial development support..

Job Responsibilities:

  • To perform routine and non-routine Analytical Testing using a broad range of analytical techniques for Regulatory starting materials, Intermediates and Drug Substance including LC, GC, MS, and spectroscopic methodology.
  • Support the development and subsequent validation of LC and GC analytical methodology.
  • Support any relevant technical troubleshooting activities.
  • Ensure work activities are conducted to the highest standards of quality and GMP compliance.
  • To identify any opportunities for improvement of quality and service and work with the team to implement continuous improvement.
  • To document data as dictated by current client policies and procedures.
  • Operate in electronic systems including electronic notebooks and chromatographic data systems.
  • To ensure that all documentation is carried out on time, is accurate and legible and conforms to the relevant quality standards.
  • To update any relevant documentation when requested by Lead Scientist or client representative.
  • To participate in the preparation of reports.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Chemistry or analytical chemistry is essential.
  • A sound, fundamental knowledge of Chemistry is essential with an emphasis on organic chemistry and analytical science.
  • Knowledge and experience within a pharmaceutical development environment and an understanding of the drug development process would be desirable.
  • Method development experience is required.
  • Method validation experience ideal.
  • Knowledge and experience of drug substance and API analysis.
  • Knowledge and experience of modern analytical techniques such as HPLC and GC within a development environment is essential.
  • At least 4 years’ relevant experience of pharmaceutical analysis in a development laboratory.
  • Experience of additional techniques such as NMR and LC-MS would be an advantage.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot issues relating to instrumentation and analysis as required.
  • Good understanding of requirements for working in a GMP environment.

Additional Info

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

  • Reward and Recognition.
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
  • Company Pension Plan
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
  • Free car parking
  • Worldwide career opportunities
  • Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ 

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Locations

  • Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

Salary

Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

80,000 - 140,000 GBP / yearly

Source: ai estimated

* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

Skills Required

  • HPLC, GC, MS, spectroscopyintermediate
  • Method development and validationintermediate
  • GMP complianceintermediate
  • Analytical troubleshootingintermediate
  • Electronic data systemsintermediate

Required Qualifications

  • Degree in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry (experience)
  • 4+ years pharmaceutical analysis experience (experience)
  • Method development experience (experience)
  • HPLC/GC knowledge essential (experience)

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine/non-routine analytical testing (LC, GC, MS)
  • Support method development/validation
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Ensure GMP quality standards
  • Document data and prepare reports

Benefits

  • general: Health Cash Plan
  • general: Life Assurance (4x salary)
  • general: Company Pension
  • general: Employee Assistance Programme
  • general: Free parking
  • general: Perkbox discounts

Target Your Resume for "Analytical Chemical Development Scientist" , Eurofins

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Check Your ATS Score for "Analytical Chemical Development Scientist" , Eurofins

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ATS compatibility check
Keyword optimization analysis
Skill matching & gap identification
Format & readability score

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~2 Minutes
Instant Score

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