<div class="content-intro"><p style="text-align: center;">Certified Group is committed to partnering with customers to deliver innovative scientific solutions and expertise – <strong>So The World Can Trust In What It Consumes™.</strong> Our network of 30+ North American and European laboratories serves the food & beverage, dietary supplements, cosmetics, OTC, tobacco/nicotine, cannabis, and hemp industries.</p> <p><iframe style="display: table; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qb_jVhEQj_s" width="560" height="314"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: left;" data-start="55" data-end="90"><strong>Our Brands</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;" data-start="92" data-end="291">Certified Group is comprised of a set of specialized brands that collectively deliver laboratory testing, regulatory consulting, and certification & audit services across highly regulated industries:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;" data-start="293" data-end="1257"> <li data-section-id="42ugn4" data-start="293" data-end="474"><strong data-start="295" data-end="321">Certified Laboratories</strong> – Provides comprehensive analytical and microbiological testing, primarily supporting food, beverage, cosmetics, OTC, and dietary supplement industries.</li> <li data-section-id="16bl6x5" data-start="476" data-end="685"><strong data-start="478" data-end="513">Food Safety Net Services (FSNS)</strong> – A leading network of ISO-accredited laboratories across North America, focused on food safety testing, operational support, and technical services for the food industry.</li> <li data-section-id="13ngv7j" data-start="687" data-end="880"><strong data-start="689" data-end="700">Labstat</strong> – A global leader in contract research and testing for nicotine, tobacco, cannabis, hemp, and next-generation products, with deep expertise in analytical chemistry and toxicology.</li> <li data-section-id="qfh16k" data-start="882" data-end="1095"><strong data-start="884" data-end="908">EAS Consulting Group</strong> – A regulatory consulting firm offering expert guidance, training, and auditing support across FDA, USDA, and other regulated sectors, powered by a large network of independent advisors.</li> <li data-section-id="12apvtx" data-start="1097" data-end="1257"><strong data-start="1099" data-end="1129">FSNS Certification & Audit</strong> – Provides accredited third-party auditing and certification services, including food safety, animal welfare, and GMP programs.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p></div><div> <p><strong>Job Summary:</strong></p> <p>The Scientist will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert responsible for high-complexity analytical testing in support of an FDA proposal. The role requires extensive hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry instrumentation, including GC-MS platform.</p> <p><strong>Essential Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Preparation of test samples for analysis including forced degradation and stability testing</li> <li>Independently operate, maintain, and troubleshoot analytical systems.</li> <li>Perform routine and advanced instrument maintenance, including column replacement, and performance verification.</li> <li>Diagnose complex instrument and method performance issues and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime.</li> <li>Serve as a technical resource for instrument performance, repairs, vendor interactions, and troubleshooting support.</li> <li>Maintain accurate and complete technical records.</li> <li>Evaluate and trend QA/QC metrics, including internal standards, surrogates, blanks, laboratory control samples, matrix spikes/matrix spike duplicates, and calibration criteria (where applicable).</li> <li>Assist in developing technical documentation, validation summaries, method performance studies, and related reports.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Education & Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>PhD/MSc, Chemistry; 5+ years of experience</li> <li>GC-MS technology specializing in NTA (Non-targeted Analysis) for the identification of unknowns</li> <li>Estimated 498 NTA analysis</li> <li>228 Forced Degradation replicates over 2 months (38 Sample Types X 3 Replicates X 2 Conditions/Timepoint variants)</li> <li>270 Stability Study replicates (over 12 months)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Technical Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Advanced technical understanding of GC-MS and/or LC-qTOF theory, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.</li> <li>Strong understanding of advanced chromatography techniques, including GC-MS and/or LC-qTOF.</li> <li>Experience with Agilent systems.</li> <li>Experience in advanced chromatography techniques, method development, routine testing, problem solving, and unknown determination.</li> <li>Ability to read and interpret chromatograms, mass spectra, analytical reports, and method performance data.</li> <li>Manual dexterity required for instrument maintenance and sample preparation.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Communication and Work Style Expectations</strong></p> <ul> <li>Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written, for technical documentation, reporting of experimental results, and oral presentations.</li> <li>Ability to present techn