Analyst - GC Technologies

at  Kings College London

Job id: 098386. Salary: £32,179 - £35,596 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 30 October 2024. Closing date: 17 November 2024.
Business unit: Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. Department: Analytics, Environmental & Forensics.
Contact details: Jayla Mehmet. Jayla.mehmet@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Waterloo Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
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About Us
A vacancy has arisen for an Analyst within the Drug Control Centre (DCC), King’s Forensics in the Department of Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences. The post holder will be familiar with GC-MS/MS analysis and have some laboratory experience.
The DCC is the only World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in the UK and played a key role in the London 2012 Olympics, Glasgow 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2021 Rugby League World Cup sports testing programmes. The DCC is also accredited by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) as a testing laboratory, in accordance with ISO 17025.
Under the supervision of the Lead Analyst (GC-Technologies), the postholder will analyse biological samples in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code’s International Standard for Laboratories and World Anti-Doping Agency and ISO 17025 accreditations. Staff at this level are required to carry out a range of activities using standard laboratory operating procedures and working to always comply with the principals of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). The post holder will need to be organised and proficient in routine laboratory skills and be able to work alone as well as in a team.
About The Role
The post holder is a member of the DCC analyst family, King’s Forensics, providing high quality analytical support for anti-doping within a highly controlled environment based in the Department of Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Science, King’s College London. They will:
Provide recognised analytical skills in a range of analytical services predominantly using GC-MS, where the primary focus will be on operating a routine analytical service, supporting the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) contract. There will be a need for liaison with staff members across the laboratory.
Perform sophisticated routine analysis in compliance with ISO17025 and WADA International Standards for Laboratories (ISL) requirements using established standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the analysis of biological samples
Take responsibility for informing the Lead Analyst when consumables run low, ensuring efficient use of resources and stock control of items used.
Monitor and maintain routinely used equipment, particularly the calibration of pipettes, reporting broken or damaged items as appropriate to the Lead Analyst
Maintain a training record in accordance with the requirements of UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation in order to.
Be responsive to changing priorities and an evolving laboratory environment, maximising the efficiency of the analytical support being provided
Foster a stimulating, innovative and inclusive cultural environment across the DCC laboratories enabling analytical colleagues to thrive and develop, ensuring that processes and policies are visible, accessible and transparent The post holder will work within the GC-technologies team and be assigned tasks by the Lead Analyst and is expected to be flexible in anticipating and responding to shifting and competing demands on their and the wider team’s time. It is expected that the post will work with some supervision and will refer to their line manager/s for advice on issues which fall outside existing regulatory or policy frameworks.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Degree level experience or equivalent experience developed through considerable knowledge and skills gained through work experience in a similar post
• Have a range of analytical or practical skills in related to GC-MS and a well- developed working knowledge of GC-MS analytical practices and procedures
• Knowledge of the use of certified reference materials
• A good understanding of a quality assurance framework as it applies to an analytical laboratory
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Office packages
• Strong communication skills – orally and in writing.
• Strong planning & organisational skills – a systematic and precise approach, managing competing priorities, accurately recording information
• A commitment to professional development and a willingness to learn new techniques

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working in an analytical anti-doping setting
• Experience of relevant modern anti-doping laboratory analytical instrumentation
• Experience of working in an accredited laboratory

Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.
Further Information
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We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
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Please refer the Job description for details