Senior Analytical Chemist

Description:

Do you thrive in a fast-paced laboratory environment?

Passionate about analytical chemistry, method development, and solving complex quality challenges?

Want to play a key role behind the scenes of one of the world’s most recognisable FMCG brands?

We’re looking for a Senior Analytical Chemist to join Monster Energy’s EMEA Quality & QA team. This is a role for someone who enjoys getting hands-on in the lab, thrives on problem solving, and can combine strong technical expertise with leadership and ownership.

If you’re experienced with HPLC, GCMS, LCMS, analytical investigations, and laboratory operations, this is your opportunity to join a high-performing international business operating at serious scale across EMEA.

The Company

Monster isn’t corporate. We’re bold, fast, disruptive and unapologetically ambitious.

Founded in 2002, Monster Energy has grown into one of the leading brands in the global energy drinks category. With 4000+ employees worldwide and 138+ million cases sold across EMEA in 2023, we operate at serious scale, but with the mindset of a challenger brand.

Our brand is aggressive, cool, dark, mysterious and fun.

Our culture? High-energy, accountable, and built on people who take ownership.

Quality and consistency are critical to everything we do. This role plays a key part in ensuring Monster products across EMEA meet the highest standards through robust analytical testing, investigation, and continuous laboratory improvement.

The Role

Reporting to the Laboratory Manager, you’ll be responsible for analytical testing and chemistry support across raw materials, finished products, trial samples, and investigative work within the EMEA QC laboratory.

You’ll play a key role in supporting laboratory operations, improving analytical methods, troubleshooting issues, and helping drive quality standards across the wider business.

This is a hands-on technical role with leadership responsibility, suited to someone who combines strong analytical capability with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Conducting routine analysis of raw materials, finished products, trial samples, and investigative samples
Operating and troubleshooting HPLC and GCMS instrumentation
Supporting method development and continuous laboratory improvement initiatives
Investigating analytical issues, non-conformances, and quality concerns
Supporting the Laboratory Manager with SOPs, documentation, and compliance activities
Managing, mentoring, and developing junior team members
Presenting laboratory data, trends, and metrics where required
Supporting the wider QA function with chemistry-related queries
Planning and prioritising laboratory workloads effectively
Ensuring all work is carried out in line with GLP standards

What We’re Looking For

Degree qualified in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
Strong hands-on HPLC and GCMS experience
Experience within a QC, food, beverage, FMCG, or contract laboratory environment
Method development and troubleshooting capability
Previous experience working within GLP standards
Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking skills
Comfortable working independently whilst also collaborating within a wider team
Previous leadership or supervisory experience is highly advantageous
Strong Excel and documentation capability
SAP exposure would be beneficial
Someone adaptable, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment
A practical, hands-on individual who enjoys solving problems and improving processes

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