Senior Quality Scientist
Listed on 2026-10-21
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Salary: $125,000–$150,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Location: Beatrice, Nebraska
Advance Your Career in Quality Assurance & Analytical Laboratory Leadership!
Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking an experienced QA/QC Scientist for an exciting direct-hire opportunity in Beatrice, NE!
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled scientist to lead quality assurance and quality control initiatives within an innovative rare earth separation and processing facility . The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in analytical laboratory management, instrumentation oversight, QA/QC protocol development, and chemical manufacturing operations.
In this highly visible role, you will play a critical part in ensuring product quality, optimizing laboratory performance, supporting facility expansion, and driving operational excellence.
Key ResponsibilitiesQA/QC Program Development: Design, implement, and continuously improve quality assurance and quality control procedures, analytical methods, and laboratory protocols.
Analytical Laboratory Leadership: Oversee daily laboratory operations, personnel, workflows, and analytical testing activities, including ICP-OES and ICP-MS instrumentation.
Laboratory Instrumentation Management: Direct instrument maintenance, calibration, qualification, troubleshooting, and performance verification to ensure operational readiness and reliable analytical results.
Laboratory Expansion & Commissioning: Coordinate new equipment installations, instrument onboarding, laboratory capacity expansion, and commissioning activities.
Product Quality & Documentation: Manage QA/QC data, verify product specifications, maintain accurate analytical records, and issue Certificates of Analysis (COAs) to support product release and shipping.
Process & Production Support: Partner with engineering, operations, and technical teams to optimize rare earth separation processes, analyze feed stocks, and resolve quality-related challenges.
Compliance & Safety: Ensure laboratory operations align with applicable safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve analytical efficiency, instrumentation reliability, data integrity, and overall laboratory performance.
PhD in Chemistry, QA/QC Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related scientific discipline.
10+ years of QA/QC experience within chemical processing, manufacturing, or a related industrial environment.
Hands‑on experience with ICP‑OES and/or ICP‑MS, including analytical testing, method development, or instrument oversight.
Proven experience managing analytical laboratory operations, technical personnel, and quality control programs.
Demonstrated ability to oversee laboratories utilizing multiple analytical instruments and complex equipment systems.
Strong background in instrument maintenance, calibration, qualification, troubleshooting, and operational readiness.
Experience managing expanding instrumentation portfolios while maintaining data integrity, regulatory compliance, and laboratory efficiency.
Experience supporting laboratory equipment installations, commissioning, and capacity expansion projects.
Excellent organizational, leadership, problem‑solving, and project management skills.
Experience with rare earth elements, mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, or specialty chemical manufacturing.
Knowledge of environmental regulations and industrial laboratory safety practices.
Experience supporting process optimization, facility…
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