Analytical Scientist II

Country: United Kingdom Location: Southampton Function: Scientific Research & Development Level: Experienced Professional Appointment Type: Permanent Overview In our Research and Development (R&D) function, our focus is on science-based innovations through leading-edge research and harm reduction at its core. With dedicated and curious colleagues who are experts in everything from toxicology and plant biology to engineering and product development, we are leading the way for scientific developments in our industry. Together, we are Transforming Tobacco. By driving the growth of our potentially reduced-risk products business, such as vapor, tobacco heating and oral and nicotine products, we're giving consumers broader and more varied choice. Our people work in state-of-the-art facilities to bring a whole new world of nicotine products into the future. Collaborating with multiple functions and markets, these are the people who put us ahead of our competitors. And it's about more than satisfying consumer needs, it's about delivering stakeholder value and creating valued experiences for colleagues and consumers alike. What does this mean for you? By working in R&D, you'll have access to first-class technology that can help you transform an entire industry from inside a global market-leading business. It means learning from experts who can push you to reach your full potential. It means innovative technologies to produced potentially reduced-risk solutions. And it means boldly taking your career to brand-new heights by continually learning and growing. Welcome to R&D. Job Purpose The Analytical Scientist II will provide fundamental analytical science management and applied analytical science expertise to R&D (Research and Development). Also, the role is responsible for driving strategy to develop methods/capabilities that will support the direction of the business, will deliver a variety of analytical processes, techniques and evaluations in order to support tobacco, smoke, and nicotine product assessment. Principal Accountabilities * Manage delivery and implementation of strategy to provide BAT with the analytical tools for the future * Provide analytical science management in scoping and technical discussions with project stakeholders, giving appropriate scientific guidance and evaluating short to medium term capability requirements * Support the training and technical/professional development of scientific staff to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge and practical capability to deliver to the required standard and to continue in their development * Provide scientific supervision to technical specialists and technicians in the conduct of their work, including review of study plans, data and reports * Review technical resources and capability, identify potential limitations of capability, and propose technical solutions, including new and replacement equipment, instruments, and technical processes * Coordinate technical specialists in the identification, analysis, and resolution of scientific problems, and monitor the scientific integrity of studies and projects, keeping stakeholders and management informed * Manage the structured evaluation of technologies to support proposals for capability development in own and other areas of technical specialism, including preparation of business case and coordination with other R&D functions (e.g. Commercial Manager) * Analyze technical capability and identify opportunities for improvement * Interpret output of stakeholder engagement, make technical recommendations, and evaluate implementation * Explore cutting edge technologies and investigate and recommend opportunities to apply these to R&D challenges and future capability builds Knowledge, Skills and Experience * Professional or academic achievement in Chemistry or a related physical science at master's level or above. * Good understanding of preparative and instrumental techniques applicable to the isolation and measurement of the physical properties or trace level analytes in complex matrices * Relevant technical experience resulting in knowledge and application of best technical practice, analytical method development, and validation using complex instrumental analysis techniques (including GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, HPLC/MS, HPLC/MS/MS) with associated high-level problem-solving skills * Evidence of maintenance of current technical awareness, and knowledge of all relevant aspects of emerging analytical science and techniques. * Experience of working in an ISO accredited and/or GLP compliant laboratory Benefits * Base salary from 45,600 to 57,000 per year, depending of relevant experience * Bonus target up to 30% of annual base salary * 25 days annual leave * Participation in Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme * Participation in Company Share Reward Scheme * Company Pension Scheme * Private Healthcare Cover * Eligibility for Company Flexible Benefits Scheme. Note : at this moment, we are not looking to fill in this