Senior Metabolomics Assay Specialist Job UAE/Dubai,Research/Development

Job Title:

Senior Metabolomics Assay Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Metabolomics Assay Specialist to provide scientific and technical expertise in the development, optimization, validation, and application of metabolomics assays. The successful candidate will support the analysis of small-molecule metabolites in biological and other research samples, evaluate analytical performance, interpret complex metabolomics datasets, and contribute to research and development programs across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, and life sciences environments.

This fully remote role requires strong knowledge of analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, chromatography, metabolite profiling, assay validation, and quantitative data analysis. The specialist will collaborate with laboratory scientists, bioinformaticians, researchers, quality teams, and external analytical service providers to ensure reliable, reproducible, and scientifically meaningful results.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the technical development and optimization of targeted and untargeted metabolomics assay strategies.
Design and review analytical approaches for detecting, identifying, and quantifying metabolites in biological samples.
Provide technical guidance on liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and other relevant analytical platforms.
Review sample preparation methodologies, including extraction, protein precipitation, derivatization, and metabolite enrichment procedures.
Assess assay suitability for different sample matrices, including plasma, serum, urine, tissue, cell culture, and other research specimens.
Evaluate analytical performance characteristics, including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, precision, linearity, recovery, and reproducibility.
Review calibration curves, internal standard performance, quality control samples, and analytical acceptance criteria.
Support the selection and evaluation of stable isotope‑labelled internal standards and reference materials.
Assess metabolite identification strategies using retention times, mass‑to‑charge ratios, fragmentation patterns, and spectral libraries.
Review chromatographic separation, peak integration, signal quality, and instrument performance data.
Evaluate matrix effects, ion suppression, carryover, analytical drift, and other factors affecting assay reliability.
Review method qualification, validation, verification, and transfer documentation.
Analyze and interpret metabolomics datasets to identify metabolic patterns, biomarkers, and relevant biochemical pathways.
Coordinate with bioinformatics teams to support data normalization, statistical analysis, multivariate analysis, and pathway interpretation.
Investigate unexpected analytical results, batch effects, assay variability, and deviations from established quality criteria.
Support root‑cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions for analytical performance issues.
Review laboratory protocols, analytical reports, technical summaries, and study documentation for scientific accuracy.
Coordinate remotely with contract research organizations, analytical laboratories, academic partners, and internal research teams.
Support the preparation of scientific reports, research publications, technical presentations, and regulatory‑supporting documentation where applicable.
Monitor developments in metabolomics technologies, analytical instrumentation, reference databases, and industry standards.
Identify opportunities to improve assay sensitivity, throughput, reproducibility, data quality, and…