Senior Analytical Chemist

Start date: 13/07/2026

End date: 01/02/2027 - with potential for extension

Rate: $450 - $500/day + super

Location: Upper North Shore Sydney

Working Hours: 7hrs/day, 35 hrs/week

Working arrangement: On-site, flexible working hours

A leading NSW Government agency dedicated to protecting the health and safety of workers across the state is seeking a highly skilled and analytically rigorous

Senior Analytical Chemist to join their specialist laboratory team. In this senior scientific role, you will sit at the heart of a world-class occupational health and safety laboratory — delivering complex chemical analysis, driving method development, and providing expert technical advice that directly informs workplace safety standards and policy across New South Wales.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality, complex chemical analyses using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques (LC, LC-MS and GC-MS) on workplace air, surface and urinary samples
• Undertake research and develop new analytical methods to identify and measure chemical exposure in workplace environments
• Maintain, calibrate and troubleshoot specialised analytical instruments to ensure accuracy, reliability and compliance with ISO 17025 accreditation requirements
• Prepare detailed technical reports, publications and expert advice for customers, inspectors, senior management and government stakeholders
• Participate in and provide complex technical guidance to internal and external state and national committees involved in developing legislation, codes of practice, safety alerts and policies
• Undertake project work that identifies emerging work health and safety issues and provides evidence-based recommendations to inform policy and regulatory change
• Assess the correctness and appropriateness of samples submitted for analysis and ensure the integrity of all analytical results

Essential Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with LC, LC-MS and/or GC-MS instrumentation in a routine analytical or ISO 17025-accredited laboratory environment
• Proven ability to develop and validate new analytical methods and troubleshoot complex instrumentation issues

How to Apply

Please send a copy of your resume to ***email_hidden***