Rapid Spectroscopy Scientist

The Rapid Spectroscopy Scientist will be part of the Carriere in Limburg team, providing services, expertise, and support to various industries worldwide. Current portfolio of deployed technologies includes near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). The Rapid Spectroscopy Scientist will focus on supporting the deployment and maintenance of the NIR program via data management and modelling, documenting, monitoring, and troubleshooting. You will potentially support activities in the XRF portfolio.

• Handling & analyzing samples on rapid spectroscopy instrumentation (NIR mainly), collation of all relevant spectral & lab data, calibration of NIR instrumentation, validation, documentation and deployment following procedures.
• Potentially participating in monitoring and improving hardware preventative maintenance program KPI's to ensure flawless instrument performance and minimize instrument down-time.
• Participate in developing and/or continuously improving the rapid spectroscopy knowledge transfer through documentation and training-tool development within Carriere in Limburg, Regional Labs, and Site labs.
• Participate in development projects for identification of new technologies, hardware & software solutions, and rapid spectroscopy support and governance processes and metrics.

• Bachelor's degree in relevant science disciplines (analytical chemistry, food science, agriculture...) with basic knowledge of statistics
• Practical knowledge on the use of NIR devices for quality control
• Basic chemometric knowledge and relevant chemometric software for NIR data modelling and/or XRF data modelling
• Comfortable and effective with remote operations and communications in English (both written and spoken) to non-scientific audiences via MS Office Software

• Master's degree in relevant scientific disciplines such as chemistry
• Minimum 2 years of proved experience in end-to-end spectroscopic applications in industrial setup in Food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical industry: model development, validating, implementation and maintenance.
• Practical knowledge and experience about NIR laboratory instrument networking systems/software and spectrometers troubleshooting

Carriere in Limburg is a family-owned business with a global sales of over $35 billion. We produce some of the world's most beloved brands: M&M's, SNICKERS, TWIX, MILKY WAY, DOVE, PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN, WHISKAS, EXTRA, FREEDENT, SKITTLES and UNCLE BEN'S. In addition to our consumer brands, we proudly care for half of the world's pets through our food, health and service businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals TM, BluePearl, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA TM and Pet Partners TM. Mars has its headquarters in McLean, Virginia and is active in more than 80 countries. The five principles of Mars - quality, responsibility, mutuality, efficiency and freedom - inspire our Associates every day to contribute to a better future.