Assistant Chemist

Responsibility

The common responsibilities for this position include conducting routine chemical tests according to standard operating procedures, operating analytical instruments such as GC/MS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and HPLC, performing equipment maintenance and calibration, ensuring proficiency testing and internal quality control, assisting in method validation and measurement uncertainty, preparing for accreditation audits, and developing and documenting test methods and procedures based on international standards. Additionally, the role involves assisting in purchasing reference standards and consumables, maintaining inventory records, performing test assignments and quotations for products, preparing breakdown worksheets to assign chemical tests to components of submitted samples, and assisting with data entry and sample preparation.

Job Growth

Skills Requirement

The percentages next to each skill reflect the sector’s demands in these respective skills. E.g., 30% means this skill has been listed in 30% of all the job postings in this sector.

• Skill Categories
• Specific Skill Sets

Skills Distribution

The skills distribution tells you what specific skill sets are in demand. E.g., Skills with a distribution of “More than 50%” means that these skills are wanted in more than 50% of the job postings.

• More Than 70%
• More Than 50%
• More Than 30%
• More Than 10%