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Job Description
Heavy Metal Testing - ICP trainer Marsil Laboratories Oklahoma City, OK Job Details Temporary | Contract 12 hours ago Qualifications Volumetric analysis EPA Laboratory environmental analysis research Sample preparation ISO standards Environmental laboratory testing Job-specific skills training (staff training program) User training (technical support) Food analysis (analytical chemistry specialty) Analysis skills Bachelor's degree Mass spectrometers (MS) Chemistry Laboratory sessions (educational delivery method) Chemical testing Food quality control testing Industrial chemical handling Technical Proficiency Teaching Environmental laboratory environment Measurement (quality control) Full Job Description We are looking for an expert Senior Analytical Chemist on a short-term contract basis to spearhead the implementation, method optimization, and staff training for heavy metal trace analysis and sample digestion . The ideal consultant has deep, hands-on expertise in executing complex acid digestions via HotBlock and analyzing food, botanical, and dietary supplement matrices. The primary focus of this role is knowledge transfer: you will refine our protocols and directly train our laboratory technicians to ensure long-term technical competence, precision, and alignment with
ISO 17025
compliance.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables Staff Training & Mentorship:
Act as the primary technical instructor for our lab staff. Provide comprehensive, hands-on training covering sample preparation, dangerous acid handling, instrumentation setup, calibration sequences, and data interpretation.
Sample Digestion Optimization:
Review and refine our existing sample digestion protocols HotBlock for complex food, meat, dairy, and dietary supplement matrices to ensure complete recovery of volatile analytes (e.g., Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury).
Method Optimization & Validation:
Configure and fine-tune elemental instrumentation methods (Atomic Spectroscopy / ICP platforms). Troubleshoot spectral or polyatomic interferences, select analytical wavelengths, and optimize sample introduction lines to handle high-matrix samples cleanly.
Quality Control & Compliance:
Establish robust data-validation criteria—including blanks, matrix spikes, duplicates, and certified reference materials (CRMs)—ensuring all methods yield bulletproof, defensible data that meets
ISO/IEC 17025
2017 standards.
Documentation Support:
Help finalize step-by-step Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) based on your optimized workflows so that the trained technicians have clear, compliant documentation to follow post-contract.
Job Requirements & Qualifications Education:
Bachelor's in
Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Experience:
A minimum of 3 to 5+ years of hands-on laboratory experience performing trace-level heavy metal analysis in an industrial commercial testing environment (Food, Environmental, or Dietary Supplements preferred).
Digestion Expertise:
Demonstrated mastery over destructive wet chemical sample preparation techniques, including handling concentrated hazardous acids (Nitric, Hydrochloric, Peroxide) using hot blocks or high-pressure microwave digestion systems.
Instrumentation Proficiency:
Deep operational expertise with atomic spectroscopy systems (AAS, ICP-OES, or ICP-MS), including instrument tuning, plasma optimization, and vendor software management (e.g., PerkinElmer Syngistix or equivalent).
Quality Systems Knowledge:
Strong working familiarity with
ISO/IEC 17025
2017 , FDA, or EPA quality control requirements (blanks, spikes, recovery calculations, measurement uncertainty).
Strong Communicator/Educator:
A genuine willingness and ability to teach. Must be able to break down complex analytical procedures into clear, actionable training steps for junior and mid-level laboratory technicians.
Compensation & Working Conditions Pay Rate:
Commensurate with experience (Hourly contract rate or fixed project milestone fee options available).
Schedule:
Flexible temporary scheduling, but requires full on-site availability at our Oklahoma facility to conduct hands-on laboratory training and method verification.
