Senior Research Scientist: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Senior Research Scientist: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Entech Instruments Inc. is a California based instrumentation company is seeking an individual with specialized skills and substantial experience with GC/MS method development.   In-depth knowledge of sample preparation and headspace introduction techniques (SPME/SBSE/dynamic Headspace) for a variety of matrices including water, waste water, food and beverage is required. The candidate will participate on a team focused on new product development and new applications for a number of industry verticals including Drinking and Waste Water analysis, Synthetics Characterization, Food, Flavor & Fragrance analysis; Food Safety & Materials; Clinical Breath Analysis, Analysis of Metabolomic Volatile Organic Compounds; Environmental Applications and many more.

Entech's newly developed technology VASE (Vacuum Assisted Sorbent Extraction) aims to revolutionize a number of industry’s that currently utilize methods such as solvent extraction, dynamic headspace, SPME (Solid Phase Micro-Extraction) and SBSE. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved with R&D product development, applications development, customer application support, app note and peer reviewed paper development and publication, and presenting findings in both oral and poster presentations at conferences and trade shows.

Responsibilities:

·         Researching and investigating major market drivers and duplicating popular analysis utilizing our proprietary sample extraction technology to demonstrate              its superiority

·         Constructing a body of evidence to support the development of an application note and working with other senior chemists to finalize and publish findings

·         Creating new applications

·         Web presentations

·         Method development

Requirements :

·         Minimum of 5 years of GCMS or GCMSMS methods development in a research oriented capacity.

·         Extensive experience with Thermo GC's a big plus! (ISQ 7000, TSQ 9000, AEI source)

·         SPME, SBSE, Dynamic Headspace and other sample preparation experience a plus.

·         Experience with Agilent, Thermo, or Shimadzu GC-MS systems.

·         Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written for technical documentation, reporting of experimental results, and oral presentations.

·         Must be enthusiastic about new product development and willing to participate in rigorous experimentation with short production timelines.

·         Must be able to present technical concepts and simulated or experimental results.

Educational profile should include: Analytical Chemistry at MS or PhD Level.  GCMS, GCMSMS, LCMS experience.

Entech Instruments offers excellent benefits:

    401k
    Full Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, and Aflac insurance 
    Bonus, Holiday, and PTO Benefits