Principal Scientist

Principal Scientist

Organization Name:

HFL Sport Science

Post date:

01/23/2012

Role & Responsibilities:

The role is full time and is an opportunity to join the equine testing team, working on doping control and animal welfare programs. The successful candidate will be expected to work with non-hazardous biological samples.

Act as technical leader among equine testing team
Develop and evaluate new analytical methods
Operate and maintain LC-MS and GC-MS instrumentation
Analyze and review data
Write, revise, and review standard operating procedures

Strict compliance with chain of custody procedures

Qualifications:

Education:

Essential:
B.S. degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related discipline

Desirable:
M.S. degree in related discipline

Experience:

Core:
Minimum of 5 years relevant post-degree work experience

Specific experience with Thermo instrumentation and Xcalibur/LCQuan software

Familiarity with solid-phase and liquid-liquid extraction techniques and method development

Proven Leader:

Ideal:
10 years relevant post-degree work experience

Experience in equine drug testing

Worked in an ISO and/or GLP facility

Exposure to chain of custody procedures

Use of Agilent GC-MS instruments and software (Chemstation, MassHunter)

Use of AB Sciex instrumentation and Analyst software

Key Personal Qualities/Circumstances:

Reliable with a high degree of integrity

Flexible in terms of working structures, processes and hours

Available to work in Lexington, Kentucky

Available to start work as soon as possible

Other Information/How to Apply:

Company Description:

New modern US lab located in Lexington, Kentucky, a division of an established British chemical analysis and biotechnology company, LGC Ltd. The laboratory is now enjoying major growth and is ramping capacity and capability.

Interested parties should send an updated CV to: information@hflss.com

Application Deadline:

Fri, 03/23/2012

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