About this vacancy

Broughton is a group of companies that offer a fully integrated scientific and regulatory consultancy. This is combined with comprehensive laboratory services across the global nicotine, cannabinoids, and pharmaceutical industries. The company are on a mission to help their clients deliver life-enhancing products to market by providing the most trusted integrated services in the world. Broughton encourage employees to grow.

Duties/main responsibilties include:

The Scientist is part of Broughton’s Laboratory Operations team. Principally responsible for performing chemical analyses on customers’ products within agreed deadlines and quality standards.

Responsibilities / Objectives

• Perform analytical testing on client products
• Adhere to study protocols
• Adhere to company policy and procedure e.g. Dignity at work, Health & Safety, ALCOA
• Record data in a timely and accurate manner

Key tasks

• To perform chemical analysis to produce high-quality, compliant data for clients within the agreed timeframes.
• Preparation of reagents.
• Preparation of samples and standards used in the testing.
• Instrumental techniques to be employed include:
  • HPLC, LC-MS
  • GC-FID, GC-MS
  • CETI-8
• Maintaining the standards of housekeeping required in the laboratory.
• Production of data in accordance with the Quality Management System.
• All personnel involved in the conduct of a GLP regulatory study must be knowledgeable in those parts of the principles of good laboratory practice which are applicable to their involvement in the study.
• Comply with the instructions given in test methods/study plans etc. Any deviation from these instructions should be documented and communicated directly to the line manager or study director/principal investigator for GLP studies.
• Any other duties as required to fulfil business goals

Working week

Monday to Friday

8am – 4.30pm with 30 minutes for lunch