Analytical Scientist II (Nicotine Pouches)

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.

To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together.

British American Tobacco UK has an exciting opportunity for an ANALYTICAL SCIENTIST II (NICOTINE POUCHES) in Southampton.

Key Objectives and Expectations

• To provide technical direction, execution and delivery of Advanced Analytical to deliver analytical testing capabilities to support BAT’s New Category products, with focus on nicotine pouches.
• To be accountable in supporting the development of tools, knowledge and data in analytical sciences across BAT’s New Category products.

Direct Impact of this role on the team or organisation

• Providing fast, reliable, end-to-end fit for purpose, accredited analytical data to support BAT’s New Categories product innovation lifecycle and tobacco harm reduction (THR) ambition across key global hubs within the Analytical department, BAT global laboratory network and external third parties.
• Supporting Quality Growth with high quality robust analytical data to enable foundational product understanding, product stewardship, regulatory submissions, competitor analysis and patents.
• Supporting Sustainable Future and THR with cutting edge analytical data, enabling regulatory engagement, scientific communications and collaborations.

Reports To

Senior Scientist Analytical

Core Relationships

• Internal – All teams across R&S, NC R&D, US S&RD, Global Analytical teams.
• External – Suppliers, CROs, academic and industry consultants.

Geographic Scope

Global

Travel Required

Infrequent – travel to third party suppliers and conferences.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Application of expert knowledge of routine analytical testing to execute the planning, delivery and reporting within the Analytical team based on an agreed plan, equipment and methodologies following best practise.
• Input into the technical application of the Analytical team, to develop, deliver and ensure fit‑for‑purpose analytical testing capabilities and defined requirements to support product innovation, tobacco harm reduction science, and regulatory engagement.
• Expert knowledge of analytical method development & method validation (including to ISO 17025) and routine deployment, following best practise supported by laboratory quality management systems and key business processes.
• Initiator or lead representative in interactions with cross‑functional teams and internal and third‑party external technical stakeholders.
• Ensure that data generated are timely, fit for purpose and meeting the appropriate quality requirements (data standards) and business needs, harnessing approaches aligned to the digital transformation roadmap.
• Maintain clear ways of working and adherence to key processes, providing clear technical leadership, maintaining a culture of continuous improvement.
• Author and deliver technical reports, internal and external publications and presentations.
• Understands, promotes and applies responsibilities under the EH&S policy.
• Application of project management and planning.
• Monitor the competitor landscape in the field of analytical science.

What are we looking for?

Experience Required

• Strong, recent experience in an analytical testing laboratory.
• Thorough knowledge and hands‑on application of a broad range of analytical instruments and techniques (e.g. GC‑MS, HPLC‑UV, HPLC/MS/MS), and laboratory operational and governance requirements.
• Extensive experience, running, maintenance and trouble‑shooting of a broad range of analytical instruments and establishing best practise.
• Knowledge of applying informatics tools to process and assess analytical data, and meeting appropriate data quality standards.
• Experience of best practise of analytical approaches, including method development and validation, in a controlled quality assured environment such as ISO 17025 accredited and/or GxP compliant laboratory.
• Author and deliver technical reports, conference materials and contributions to external peer‑reviewed manuscripts.

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

• Extensive experience of leading high throughput routine analysis, data interpretation and reporting in accordance with approved methods.
• Experience of quality management systems, integration across different platforms and contribution to the effectiveness of routine analysis.
• Awareness of product design to enable the development of the appropriate analytical test methods and applications.
• Leading the delivery of routine analytical approaches to support Quality Growth throughout the product innovation lifecycle.
• Leading senior stakeholder engagement, developing analytical solutions and generating data, ensuring timely communication in clear and simple terms.
• Supporting the development of external scientific collaborations to enable analytical method acceptance, and external endorsement supported by established Analytical approaches, via technology transfer and third‑party cross‑laboratory validation studies.
• Provision of appropriate technical supervision/ coaching to support across the Advanced Analytical team.
• Adherence to financial process and controls, supporting budget forecasting, planning and tracking spend.
• Drives single point of accountability, ability to identify and make suitable interventions to ensure project delivery.
• Track record in delivering independently and across teams- to achieve goals and agreed outputs.
• Focused delivery on‑time‑in‑full (OTIF), leads by example, seizes opportunities to benefit team and function (Research & Science).

Education / Professional Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Relevant professional/academic achievement equivalent 1st or 2nd Degree in Chemistry or related science.
• Relevant society and or professional body membership, e.g., Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), or evidence of proactive continuing professional development.

BENEFICIAL

• Working knowledge of BAT products.
• Experience with project management techniques.

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.
• You will have access to online learning platforms and personalised growth programs to nurture your leadership skills.
• We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes.

Equal Opportunity

We are 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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