Analytical Chemist Cambridgeshire

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.​

Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is county in the East of England region.  Major towns and cities in Cambridgeshire include Cambridge, Peterborough and Huntingdon.  Most of Cambridgeshire is agricultural.  However, recent years have witnessed the rapid growth of a large cluster of high-tech electronics, IT, software and biotechnology businesses setting up in the area, so much so that it is now referred to as “Silicon Fen”.   Many of these high-tech businesses have grown up around the world famous Cambridge University, which is frequently ranked as one of the top universities in the world.  The city of Cambridge with its stunning architecture, museums and riverside location is a popular tourist destination.                                                                 

Famous people born in Cambridgeshire:  Clive Woodward, World Cup winning England rugby coach and Olivia Newton-John, singer