Senior Scientist
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 over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters and TA Instruments enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Senior Scientist
Overview
The Clinical Business Unit provides globally-recognized scientific leadership in the area of clinical and toxicology. We use that understanding to direct the development of innovative products and solutions to be workflow-based, enabling our customers to tackle critical analytical challenges and advance scientific understanding.
A Senior Scientist in the Assay Research team, Clinical Business Unit is responsible for providing scientific contributions that impact projects, to position Waters as the leading specialty measurement company. This includes the development of new science, technologies, methods, and practices. This role involves the generation and presentation of scientific content using Water's product portfolio to support business activities and new product development.
At Waters Corporation, we are committed to advancing the boundaries of science and technology. This is your opportunity to be part of an exceptionally dedicated team, working on ground-breaking projects in a dynamic and inclusive environment.
Responsibilities
A Senior Scientist in the Assay Research team will:
- Develop robust LC-MS workflow solutions for use in clinical research and clinical diagnostics in accordance with processes and procedures
- Ensure flawless transfer of robust LC-MS clinical diagnostic assays to the Assay Development team for the execution of design control activities
- Develop marketing collateral and scientific posters
- Evaluate new instrumentation, software, and consumables
- Support the transfer of knowledge for applications, hardware, software, and consumables to internal and external partners
- Present scientific work at conferences and Waters internal and external meetings
Qualifications
Education:
- Qualified to degree level or higher in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related life science.
Experience:
- Shown experience in LC-MS/MS method development for the analysis and quantification of small and large molecules from biological matrices.
- Proven technical experience in experimental design, method validation (FDA or EMA Bioanalytical method Validation and/or CLSI guidelines), and data evaluation.
- Experience in clinical applications and statistical analysis would be an advantage.
Proficiencies:
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- Experience in the Design of Experiments and statistical analysis.
- Excellent organization and prioritization skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal.
- Experience in working with GLP and QMS.
Travel (If Applicable):
- This role would have an element of travel up to 10% of your time, to present your work at scientific conferences and Waters events as well as visiting customer sites.
