Senior Laboratory Scientist

We're Hiring: Senior Laboratory Scientist

Location:
United Arab Emirates (Remote) Employment Type: Full-Time Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us
We are a construction-focused organization committed to delivering complex projects through technical excellence, disciplined quality management, and collaborative project execution. Our distributed teams collaborate across Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Commercial, Legal, Finance, Human Resources, Laboratory Services, Quality Assurance, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Consultants, Contractors, Suppliers, Logistics, Administration, Information Technology, and Executive Leadership to maintain reliable testing processes, accurate technical data, and consistent quality standards. We recognize the importance of scientific testing, analytical accuracy, laboratory quality systems, and evidence-based decision-making in supporting project performance and operational reliability. Through robust testing procedures, effective equipment management, rigorous documentation, and continuous improvement, we aim to deliver dependable laboratory results that support material evaluation, quality assurance, research, and compliance with applicable standards. The Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Laboratory Scientist to oversee laboratory testing activities, perform complex scientific analyses, validate test results, maintain laboratory quality systems, and support technical decision-making across relevant project and operational requirements. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in laboratory procedures, analytical techniques, quality control, scientific instrumentation, data interpretation, method validation, laboratory safety, and technical reporting. This role will focus on ensuring the accuracy, reliability, traceability, and integrity of laboratory results while supporting the development and improvement of testing methods and laboratory processes. The Senior Laboratory Scientist will collaborate with laboratory technicians, quality assurance teams, engineers, project managers, consultants, external laboratories, and other stakeholders to ensure that testing activities comply with approved procedures, relevant technical standards, and applicable United Arab Emirates laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee daily laboratory activities and ensure that testing and analytical work is conducted in accordance with approved procedures, technical specifications, and quality requirements. Plan, prioritize, and coordinate laboratory workloads based on project schedules, sample volumes, testing requirements, and reporting deadlines. Perform complex laboratory analyses and specialized testing within the assigned scientific discipline and authorized scope of work. Review testing requests, sample information, analytical requirements, and acceptance criteria before laboratory work begins. Develop, review, and maintain laboratory standard operating procedures, work instructions, analytical protocols, and testing guidelines. Ensure that laboratory methods are appropriate for their intended purpose and consistent with applicable technical standards. Evaluate new or revised testing methods and recommend improvements to analytical accuracy, efficiency, and reproducibility. Support method development, verification, validation, and implementation activities where required. Establish appropriate analytical controls, calibration checks, reference materials, and quality control measures. Verify that laboratory procedures are followed consistently and that deviations are documented and assessed. Review test data, calculations, instrument outputs, and analytical observations for completeness, consistency, and technical validity. Evaluate unusual, inconsistent, or unexpected results and determine whether further investigation or repeat testing is necessary. Identify potential sources of analytical error, including sample contamination, instrument drift, procedural deviations, and calculation errors. Investigate discrepancies between repeat measurements, historical results, reference values, and established acceptance criteria. Ensure that laboratory results are supported by appropriate evidence, quality control records, and traceable analytical documentation. Review and approve laboratory reports within the scope of assigned authority and technical competence. Prepare clear, accurate, and technically defensible test reports, analytical summaries, and scientific interpretations. Communicate significant findings, limitations, anomalies, and potential quality concerns to relevant stakeholders. Maintain accurate records of sample receipt, preparation, analysis, testing conditions, instrument settings, observations, and final results. Ensure that laboratory documentation is complete, controlled, and readily retrievable for authorized review and audit purposes. Manage sample identification, labeling, regist