Senior Research Scientist, Mass Spectrometry

Senior Research Scientist, Mass Spectrometry

CK Group are recruiting for a Senior Research Scientist, Mass Spectrometry to join a global biotechnology company, on a contract basis for 12 months.

• Design, develop, and validate robust small molecule MS-based assays for drug discovery.
• Optimize assay conditions to ensure high sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility for small molecule detection and quantification.
• Collaborate with structural biology and biophysics teams to integrate MS data with structural and biophysical insights.
• Work closely with medicinal chemists, biologists, and other scientists to align assay development with project goals.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory SOPs and detailed record keeping in an electronic notebook.
• Maintain, operate, and troubleshoot LCMS instrumentation for routine and novel assays.

£270 per day - £330 per day PAYE.

• Relevant Ph.D. or equivalent experience with a proven track record of small molecule mass spec delivery.
• Experience running and analysing quantitative small molecule mass spec assays.
• Practical experience working with triple quad MS platforms.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting complex instrumentation.
• Experience of small molecule Affinity Selection Mass Spectrometry (AS‑MS) is desirable.

Our client is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases.

This role is based at our client's site in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.