Mass Spectrometry Specialist - Small Molecules (Permanent)

A leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources is currently looking for their new Mass Spectrometry Specialist in Switzerland who will have the pleasure to work within a world class science environment.

In the global Analytical Development function you will be given an exciting opportunity to provide expertise in solving demanding structure elucidations to enable the R&D function to build an understanding of chemical reactions, degradation pathways and the chemical profile of the products.

This is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious professional who would like to develop their careers within the crop solution sector. This position will allow you to participate to valuable and impactful projects within a stimulating environment.

With more than 28,000 people located in over 90 countries, this international and renown company focuses on innovation and is committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

Missions:
* Design and implement MS analytical strategies to suit the needs of current product development projects
* Use state-of-the-art high resolution mass spectrometry and the latest software technology to solve challenging analytical questions
* Interpret MS data to perform structure elucidations of unknown compound in reaction masses, technical grade active ingredients and final products
* Advise on, and perform appropriate analytical experiments required to answer structure elucidation questions
* Integrate data from multiple sources, and advise users of its implications
* Contribute input to project teams & interpret results for use by project teams
* Develop and apply a variety of quantitative methodologies
* Independently identify experimental techniques and develop methods to meet project objectives
* Keep abreast of technological advances in mass spectrometry, chromatography, data processing and informatics systems.
* Work flexibly within the team to maintain instruments, propose and implement improvements to optimize the capability and capacity of our systems

Profile:

• 5 years experience in the application of mass spectrometry to the determination of small molecule chemical structure
• MSc university degree
• Knowledge and experience of liquid chromatography and LC-MS method development
• Strong theoretical understanding of MS of small molecules and ideally several years practical experience optimizing instrumental performance in an industrial or postgraduate environment
• Established knowledge of the acquisition and interpretation of MS data of challenging small molecules
• An understanding of chemical structures is essential and a grasp of synthetic chemistry mechanisms is imperative
• Good communication skills
• English and German
• Team player; flexible to work with different cultures and backgrounds

If that opportunity caught your attention, send your CV in MS WORD format in order to be included in the recruitment process or give me a call for more information.
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