Job Description

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. We are on a mission to decrease the health impact of our industry
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to Be The Change. Come, join us on this journey!British American Tobacco UK has an exciting opportunity for a Chemometrics Specialist in SouthamptonThe role is responsible for supporting the Applied Chemometrics CoE Laboratory in accordance with Business demands.

• As a Chemometrics Specialist, you will be responsible by managing the chemometrics operation and methodologies.
• Driving Applied Chemometrics Lab capabilities and apply chemometrics tools in connection with business needs.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Implement Applied Chemometrics capabilities and methodologies to support projects with chemical and sensory-like within the appropriate lead-times and costs as defined.
• Responsible to handle the analytical chemistry data generation and operation ensuring chemical data quality and method alignment as well as management of demands for the laboratory.
• Provide advisory in chemistry, analytical chemistry and chemometrics to improve the quality and reliability of analyses, ensuring robust results.
• Monitor projects implementation and coordinate laboratory activities execution ensuring chemometrics tools capacity.
• Support the development of new capabilities and new chemical methods development associated with chemometrics demand, internally or through main internal and external partners.
• Assist the application of chemometrics capabilities and methodologies to cross-category product development.

What are we looking for?Technical Experience Required

• Proven experience with chemometrics (unsupervised and supervised methods) and analytical chemistry statistics (ANOVA, comparison tests), as well as programming skills for data science (like Python, Matlab, R).
• Relevant experience in analytical chemistry ideally with experience in data treatment of chromatographic (LC, GC), spectrometric (MS) and spectroscopic (NIR, FTIR, HSI) techniques.
• Solid experience working in Chemistry and Analytical Laboratories.

Functional / Leadership Skills Required

• Proactive and curious mentality to build upon current approaches, taking scientific findings into account and understanding potential impacts for the business.
• Apply appropriate solutions or approaches to identify and resolve problems based on an understanding and experience and proactively develop new working procedures or methods as needed to solve technical challenges.
• Excellent analytics and problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and findings to non-technical partners, as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Degree, master's degree, PhD or equivalent in Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Sciences or Chemical Engineering or Biochemistry or similar discipline.

What we offer you?

• We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
• Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives
• Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement - it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
• You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills
• We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes

WHY JOIN BAT?
We're one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute - certified in offering excellent employee conditions.At BAT, we champion collaboration, inclusion, and partnership as the bedrock of our values. We wish to foster an environment where every individual can thrive, irrespective of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, as well as diverse perspectives and thinking styles. We recognise that our strength lies in embracing talent from all walks of life, empowering us to develop our culture of inclusivity and better achieve our business objectives.We view career breaks not as obstacles but as opportunities and encourage everyone, without hesitation, to apply. Through our Global Returners program, we provide support to professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence, be it for family care, parental leave, national service, sabbatical, or starting their own venture.
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience .We take pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process to support you performing at your best, please inform the recruitment partner who will be in touch should your profile be selected for the role you applied for. We are wholeheartedly committed to optimising your prospects of success by making suitable arrangements so that you may showcase your full potential.

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