Senior Technologist - NMR

NMR Expert (Technologist)

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, Nano Science, Plasma Technology and X‑Ray Technology. With a sixty‑year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world‑class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We are seeking an NMR Expert (Technologist) to join our New Product Development team based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The primary purpose of this role is to develop and deliver technology innovations for future NMR product requirements, and to investigate and provide solutions for technical issues with existing products.

High Wycombe (Cressex). Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 days king week is 37 hours, with flexible working hours and a 12:30 finish on Fridays.

Wellbeing

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and an option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
• Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 telephone support, counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance

Money & Lifestyle

• My Discounts – save money with a number of leading retailers
• Car salary exchange scheme – part of your salary exchanged for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
• Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme – purchase a bike and/or tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months
• Pension – all employees eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA
• Share incentive plan – invest in your future and share in the success of the company

Development

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and/or academic qualifications
• Defined career paths and regular reviews

• Appropriate degree in Physical Science or Engineering
• Ideally a further degree in Physical Science or Engineering
• High level of competence with NMR hardware and familiarity at the system level, with the ability to diagnose hardware behaviours and faults at the sub‑modular level
• Proven ability to identify a path of investigation and align experimental work with theoretical concepts
• Familiar with modern testing and diagnostic methodologies and equipment
• Ability to identify and implement safe working procedures (COSHH, pressurised fluid systems, electrical safety, magnetic safety, etc.)
• Knowledge of intellectual property concerns, FTO principles, and ability to document and communicate technical ideas during the patent process
• Ability to translate complex technical expertise to others

• Impact on commercial results will be important. Technical insight and proficiency will have an impact on the end results of others. The role holder will contribute to end results indirectly, providing contributory input of explanatory, advisory or supporting assistance for use by others. Impact may be qualitative or quantitative.

• Recognised as an expert in own area or function within the organisation
• Demonstrates a depth and/or breadth of technical knowledge and expertise
• Identifies applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems
• Demonstrates proficiency and insight acquired through qualification and expertise

• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends solutions or best practice
• Solves complex problems, taking a broad perspective to identify solutions
• Will typically resolve problems where precedents may not exist

• Deliver technology enhancements in accordance with agreed specifications, budgets and time scales. May include interim deliverables such as feasibility studies, cost estimates, prototypes and proposed production methods
• Contribute to technology and development projects as appropriate
• Maintain professional awareness of relevant technology developments
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for existing products
• Operate at all times…