Analytical Scientist 1/2 - LCMS

Mission of the Position

The mission of the Scientist- Analytical Sciences is to help establish Allonnia's Analytical platform. This scientist will help play a key role in helping Allonnia bring transformative, biological solutions to environmental challenges.

Key Criteria/Requirements• M.S with 3-8 or Ph.D. with 0-5 years of experience in chemistry, biochemistry, bioengineering, or a related field• Strong hands-on experience in analytical techniques, including LC-MS (highly preferred), HPLC, GC, FTIR. The ability to troubleshoot these methods for increasing the separation of compounds of interest (for chromatography) and identification of secondary metabolites (using mass spectrometry)• Experience with Solid Phase Extraction methods (SPE) and other concentration methodologies for detection of analytes in different environmental matrix.• Strong background in environmental chemistry and assay development.• Proven experience with handling a wide range of matrices (either by publication or work experience)• Strong data processing and validation skills. Very good data organization skills. You will supply data to several researchers working on diverse projects, and efficient data organization is vital.• Stellar work ethic and a passion for benchwork• Outside to box thinker and creative problem solving.• Strong organizational and record-keeping skills• Effective and proactive communication

Measurable Accountabilities• Understanding of data quality. You need to differentiate signal from noise using knowledge of limits of detection and limits of quantification for various methods.• Data organization. You will supply data to several researchers working on diverse projects, and efficient data organization is vital.• Good communication skills. Researchers need to be able to understand issues with data and how to resolve these issues (if possible), and so good collaboration with your colleagues is essential.• Development of new analytical methods and improvement of existing methods. Our analytical core is being developed as we speak, and we need input from you to choose the best method for given tasks and improve the throughput, precision, and accuracy of the methods we are running.• Experience with liquid and gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The ability to troubleshoot these methods for increasing the separation of compounds of interest (for chromatography) and identification of secondary metabolites (using mass spectrometry).

JOB CODE: 1000037