Principal Scientist

Company: Waters Corporation
Location: Milford
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Waters Corporation is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Principal Scientist within the Waters Global Research Organization. If you are a scientist interested in delivering differentiating scientific innovations to advance human health and wellbeing than this position should interest you.

The Global Research Organization within Waters is a dynamic and highly innovative organization tasked with initiating and developing novel, ground-breaking analytical instrumentation . As part of this team you will apply your skills and expertise to work with collaborations in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare industries to advance Waters technologies and bring impactful laboratory solutions to market. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to delivering instrumentation that will impact the development of new therapies in biologics and cell and gene therapies .

The Global Research Organization is a multi-disciplinary team, with expertise in chromatography and mass spectrometry . The group seeks a highly capable scientist , skilled in chromatography , to work in a wide-ranging role which includes advancing fundamental understanding of separation science and developing new prototype technologies .

Waters Global Research labs are located in Milford, MA Waters Global HQ and Cambridge, MA at Waters Innovation Hub.

Responsibilities Identify, champion, and develop new scientific ideas whilst advising on existing research and development activities.

Collaborating with academic and industrial partners on emerging technology in the areas of biological and cell and gene therapies. Develop a deep understanding of customer needs through collaborations and feed this information into the Global Research organization to develop next generation scientific instrumentation.

Collaborate with research scientists and engineers on instrument prototypes.

Provide scientific leadership which significantly impacts research projects and the wider scientific community through patents and publications in internationally recognized journals.

Travel the world ( Qualifications A graduate degree in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, or related discipline. Considerable work experience (5+ years) and knowledge gained in an appropriate environment to make a significant contribution within a world-class science organization is strongly preferred.

An advanced degree in biochemistry, analytical chemistry, or related discipline with a record of peer-reviewed publications and demonstrated experience in biotechnology is preferred. Applicants should have hands-on experience in biochemistry. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated with demonstrated ability to work on interdisciplinary research projects

Proven practical experience developing analytical methods using chromatography and/or mass spectrometry for biological therapeutics using Waters or other related technologies.

Proven practical experience in general analytical laboratory procedures, including sample extraction and sample preparation of biological samples.

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills and significant evidence of building good working relationships with collaborators, including biologists and/or biomedical researchers.

Must be a self-starter and have excellent organizational, team leadership, and networking skills.

Company Description Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials and food sciences for 60 years. With approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 31 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.

Waters Corporation's businesses include Waters, TA Instruments, VICAM, ERA, and Nonlinear Dynamics.

Waters creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), chromatography columns and chemistry products, mass spectrometry systems, laboratory informatics solutions, and comprehensive service programs to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. Celebrating diversity is important to us. We thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.

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