Organics Technical Specialist

About the role

The Organics Technical Specialist is a site-based technical leader providing regional support for organic analytical methods and instrumentation across ALS laboratories. This role is responsible for supporting method development, optimization, and implementation while ensuring consistent analytical performance, regulatory compliance, and technical alignment across the region.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical resource for organic analytical methods across the site and assigned regional laboratories
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to laboratory management, supervisors, and analysts
• Act as an escalation point for complex analytical, method, and instrumentation issues
• Support deployment and implementation of ALS technical and quality initiatives at the regional level
• Identify and communicate opportunities for method improvement, standardization, and efficiency
• Lead and support development, modification, and implementation of organic analytical methods across GC and LC platforms
• Lead advanced troubleshooting efforts for chromatographic, mass spectral, and method performance issues
• Support training and staff development across organic platforms, including GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, GC-ECD, GC-FID, and LC-MS/MS
• Support onboarding and skill development of analysts and technical staff
• Deliver technical training across organic platforms, including GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, GC-ECD, GC-FID, and LC-MS/MS
• Perform organic analyses during periods without active technical projects to support laboratory throughput
• Assist with data review, QC evaluation, and technical validation for GC and LC-based methods
• Provide expert judgment for complex identification, integration, and QC issues
• Ensure all analytical work meets quality system, regulatory, and client requirements
• Support internal audits, external assessments, and client data package reviews
• Afford technical root cause analysis, corrective actions, and audit responses
• Partner with QA to maintain data integrity and consistent application of quality standards
• Collaborate with Laboratory Operations, QA, and regional leadership
• Communicate technical risks, progress updates, and implementation plans clearly and effectively
• Document technical decisions, deviations, and corrective actions in a defensible and transparent manner
• Foster a collaborative, technically rigorous environment across the region

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of organic analytical chemistry and environmental laboratory practices
• Strong expertise across multiple platforms: GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, GC-ECD, GC-FID, and LC-MS/MS
• Deep understanding of EPA organic methods (e.g., 8270, 8081/8082, 8015, 625, PFAS methods, pesticides, VOC/SVOC)
• Demonstrated ability to lead method development, validation, and troubleshooting efforts
• Strong chromatographic and mass spectral interpretation skills
• Ability to balance technical leadership with hands-on laboratory support
• Excellent documentation, analytical reasoning, and communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline (Master’s preferred)
• Minimum of six (6) to eight (8) years of experience in organic analytical chemistry within a regulated laboratory
• Proven experience with method development, optimization, and technical leadership