Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Analytical Chemist

Analytical Chemists develop and perform methods to identify, quantify, and characterize pharmaceutical substances and formulations. They play a critical role in R&D, quality control, and regulatory submissions.

Typical activities include:

  • Developing new analytical methods – For impurities, assay, and dissolution using HPLC, GC, MS, and spectroscopy techniques.

  • Conducting forced degradation and stability testing – To support ICH-compliant studies.

  • Analyzing formulation components – Ensuring consistency and accuracy in tablet, injectable, or topical drug products.

  • Documenting in compliance with GMP – Preparing protocols, reports, and contributing to CMC sections of regulatory filings.

  • Collaborating with formulation and process development teams – To support product lifecycle from early development through commercialization.

This role suits scientists with a strong understanding of chemical properties, instrumentation, and ICH/FDA guidance.​

Barnsley

Barnsley is located in South Yorkshire in the north of England halfway between Leeds and Sheffield and within easy reach of other large towns including Doncaster, Huddersfield and Wakefield.   Originally mentioned in the Domesday Book, Barnsley grew into an industrial town centred on coal mining and glassmaking.   Clinical research, healthcare, manufacturing and technology are among the many business areas currently providing employment in Barnsley.  Barnsley is a foodie heaven with one of the best markets in South Yorkshire complemented by farm shops selling excellent local produce, country pubs, tea rooms and restaurants.  Rolling countryside, including the Peak District,  is easily accessible from Barnsley and is part of the Tour de Yorkshire route. 

Famous people born in Barnsley:  Dickie Bird (cricket umpire), Michael Parkinson (TV chat show host)