{"id":2763490,"url":"https://alion.io/job/fmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader","title":"Analytical Chemistry Team Leader","company":{"id":1859262,"name":"FMC","domain":"fmc.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/fmc-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.5,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":31,"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Schaffhausen, Switzerland"],"countries":["CH"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-16","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T01:47:43Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":21,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":21},"description":"FMC is seeking an experienced Analytical Chemistry Team Leader to join our Global R&D Technology team in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. In this role, you will lead a team of analytical scientists, establish and manage a GLP-compliant laboratory, and drive the development and validation of analytical methods that support the characterization of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.\nThis is an exciting opportunity to combine technical leadership, laboratory management, and cross-functional collaboration within a global innovation environment.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead, develop, and mentor a team of analytical scientists, ensuring high-quality delivery of analytical activities in compliance with GLP principles.\nEstablish and manage a GLP-compliant laboratory, including laboratory workflows, SOPs, training programs, and operational excellence.\nLead analytical method development, validation, and implementation for raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.\nPrepare for and coordinate regulatory inspections, ensuring compliance with GLP and relevant industry standards.\nOversee laboratory equipment maintenance, calibration, budgeting, and resource management.\nPartner with cross-functional teams to support product development, technical investigations, and problem-solving activities.\nReview and approve technical reports, protocols, and laboratory documentation.\nDrive continuous improvement by implementing new analytical technologies and best practices while maintaining a strong safety culture.\nRequired Qualifications\nPhD in Analytical Chemistry or a related scientific field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience, or MSc with 8+ years of relevant experience.\nDemonstrated experience leading and developing scientific teams.\nStrong expertise in analytical techniques, including HPLC, GC, MS, NMR, and spectroscopy.\nProven experience with analytical method development and validation in a regulated environment.\nStrong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.\nIndustry experience in small-molecule agrochemicals and/or pharmaceuticals.\nKnowledge of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and data analysis software.\nExperience managing external partners, including CROs and CDMOs.\nFluency in English is required; proficiency in German is an advantage.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2412,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"German","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":true},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Farming & Agriculture","Crop Protection"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-17T03:14:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":74,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.818,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":21,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:4","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/fmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/fmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T09:00:35Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16239,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1859262},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1859262"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/fmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffmc-analytical-chemistry-team-leader"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2763490}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"fmc.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2763490},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}