Dr Simon J. North
Interim Scientific Leadership for Biotech & Diagnostics
Mass Spectrometry • Analytical Strategy • Lab Build‑Out
Biotech moves fast - and sometimes your analytical capability needs to move faster. I help teams bridge the gap by stepping in as an experienced, collaborative scientific leader who can stabilise workflows, guide decisions and get LC‑MS capability delivering quickly.
Hands‑on leadership for growing teams. I bring structure, clarity and momentum while supporting and developing your scientists.
Designing and establishing LC‑MS labs, workflows, documentation and quality frameworks that scale with your science.
Fixing LC‑MS performance issues, stabilising assays and improving data quality across Waters, Thermo, Bruker, Sciex, Shimadzu and Agilent platforms.
20+ years across academia, industry, diagnostics, vendors and CROs
Built multiple MS teams and facilities from the ground up
Directed 100+ GLP/GMP studies
Contributed to FDA‑cleared diagnostic development
Known for warm, collaborative leadership
If you need interim leadership or analytical capability that delivers from day one, I’d be happy to talk.
Email: enquiries@njscientific.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/simonjnorth
Location: Solihull, UK
Director and Principal Consultant