# Principal Scientist – LCMS/MS

Ready to lead complex bioanalytical studies and shape the scientific direction of innovative drug development programmes? R&D Partners is seeking an experienced Principal Scientist to join a well-established contract research organization specializing in clinical development and bioanalytical services. This hands-on scientific role offers significant ownership across regulated bioanalytical studies, from method development through to study delivery and reporting. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership within small molecule LC-MS/MS bioanalysis, supporting both scientific excellence and the development of junior team members. Candidates must have full right to work in the UK to be eligible to apply for this role. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Responsibilities: Lead small molecule LC-MS/MS method development, optimization, and validation to ensure robust and compliant bioanalytical assays. Act as the technical SME for complex analytical challenges, including chromatographic troubleshooting and extraction techniques (SPE, LLE, protein precipitation). Provide scientific oversight of regulated studies, ensuring data integrity, re

- **Id**: 4283245
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rd-partners-principal-scientist-lcmsms>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T21:00:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3147
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Recruiting & Staffing, Executive Search

## Company

- **Id**: 4541649
- **Name**: R&D Partners
- **Domain**: r-dpartners.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/r-and-d-partners>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: staffing
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

## Technologies

- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **GLP** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no
- **Mass Spectrometry** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T21:00:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 21
- **Reasons**: conf:9, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T06:21:16Z

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