Bioanalytical Chemist
MRIGlobal, 425 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Req #478
About MRIGlobal
MRIGlobal, an independent research and development organization, delivers solutions in global health, national security and defense, and energy and the environment. The organization perform scientific research, advanced engineering, and program integration and management for clients in industry, government, and academia. Established in 1944 as Midwest Research Institute, MRIGlobal is based in Kansas City, Mo., and operates in nine states and Washington, D.C.
MRIGlobal is seeking a highly motivated analytical or bioanalytical chemist to join our team. The position involves experience in development and validation of analytical methods for the quantification of chemicals, e.g., environmental pollutants, in complex biological matrices. The ability to use a variety of analytical instrumentation, such as chromatographic (GC, HPLC, UHPLC) and spectroscopic/detection techniques (MS, UV, fluorescence, FID, FPD, etc.), is required. Experience with various biological sample preparation techniques (LLE, SPE, etc.) is desired. Experience or the ability to learn in these areas is necessary.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in analytical/bioanalytical chemistry; or
- M.S. in chemistry plus 3 years of relevant experience; or
- B.S. in chemistry plus 6 years of relevant experience
Experience:
Knowledge and hands-on experience in the following areas is preferred:
- Analytical or bioanalytical methods development and validation;
- Chromatography and spectroscopy/detection, including HPLC (UV, fluorescence, etc.), GC (FID, FPD, ECD, MS, etc.) and LC-MS/MS (ESI, APCI, etc.);
- Biological sample preparation techniques for complex matrices (e.g., plasma, blood, liver, brain, etc,), including solid-phase extraction (SPE), protein precipitation (PPT) and liquid-liquid extraction (LLE);
- Analytical instrument troubleshooting and maintenance;
- Experience with ELISA and other bioanalytical techniques;
- Experience with chromatography data systems such as Analyst, MassHunter, and Empower;
- Experience in an FDA and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) compliant environment is preferred.
- Experience serving as the Study Director or Task Leader for FDA-GLP studies is preferred.
Competencies:
- Willingness to learn and work in a GLP regulated environment.
- The applicant needs to know how to draft and follow validation protocols and Standard Operation Procedures (SOP), handle laboratory projects and investigations, summarize, report and/or review findings, and perform daily tasks within laboratory to ensure compliance with SOPs and GLP.
- Proven organizational and interpersonal skills, effective written and oral communication skills.
- Problem solving abilities, creativity, efficient time management.
- Ability to analyze samples, troubleshoot, and make basic repairs to laboratory instruments.
- Analytical and conceptual thinking.
- Effective working individually, in a team, or collaborating with outside groups.
- Ability to meet client expectations in a timely fashion.
- Well organized and methodical, yet flexible to changing priorities.
- Work on time critical projects for the analysis of potentially harmful environmental chemicals.
- Effectively build and maintain positive relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization.
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. In order to meet the government security investigation requirements, U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite.
As a Federal Contractor as defined by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidelines, all employees working for MRIGlobal must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved reasonable exemption by the MRIGlobal Office of Accommodations, regardless of location.
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