What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chemistry Technical Analyst - Metals position at Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom?
Technical Analyst – Metals
Department: Metals
Reports To: Chemistry Director
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
The Technical Analyst – Metals serves as the technical authority for laboratory methods, instrumentation, and analytical data integrity within the Chemistry Department. This role ensures the scientific validity, regulatory compliance, and defensibility of analytical results generated by the laboratory.
This is a non-supervisory position and does not include direct personnel management, performance evaluations, staffing oversight, project prioritization, or business accountability. The focus of this role is strictly technical oversight, method authority, and quality compliance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related scientific field with a minimum of 24 semester credit hours in chemistry required. Advanced degree preferred.
Experience
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Department: Metals
Reports To: Chemistry Director
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
The Technical Analyst – Metals serves as the technical authority for laboratory methods, instrumentation, and analytical data integrity within the Chemistry Department. This role ensures the scientific validity, regulatory compliance, and defensibility of analytical results generated by the laboratory.
This is a non-supervisory position and does not include direct personnel management, performance evaluations, staffing oversight, project prioritization, or business accountability. The focus of this role is strictly technical oversight, method authority, and quality compliance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise to laboratory staff.
- Ensure analytical activities meet scientific standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain technical oversight of laboratory instrumentation to ensure operational readiness and compliance.
- Lead method development, validation, implementation, and technical data review.
- Share responsibility for the technical accuracy and integrity of laboratory reports prior to release.
- Develop and oversee technical training programs and competency standards to support staff proficiency and cross-training.
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate technical risks within laboratory processes.
- Perform sample preparation, analytical testing, and data interpretation as needed.
- Author, revise, and manage controlled SOPs in alignment with Quality Management System (QMS) and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee SOP review, change control processes, and QA/QC approvals to ensure consistency with validated methods.
- Support internal and external audits by providing technical documentation and compliance evidence.
- Perform additional laboratory-related duties as assigned.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related scientific field with a minimum of 24 semester credit hours in chemistry required. Advanced degree preferred.
Experience
- 2–5 years of experience in analytical laboratory operations.
- Experience working under TNI 2016 and ISO/IEC 17025 standards required.
- Demonstrated expertise in analytical instrumentation and technical data review.
- Experience in a regulated laboratory environment (e.g., ISO/IEC, GMP, or equivalent) required.
- ICP-MS experience preferred.
- Ability to work a minimum of 40 hours per week; overtime and weekend work may be required.
- Strong scientific judgment
- Method development and validation expertise
- Technical decision-making capability
- High attention to detail
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.