Research Senior Scientist

Waters Global Research is looking for an energetic and creative scientist to join the Chemistry team to help bring new affinity chromatography technologies to the forefront of the industry. This is a unique position that features split duties between our Cambridge, MA and Milford, MA offices, providing an opportunity to work with our research teams out of both offices and to collaborate with prominent researchers in the Cambridge area. Waters is dedicated to solving problems that matter, achieving greater sustainability, and fostering a culture of inclusion and equity. The Global Research team is looking for an early career individual to help change the way we think about problems, inspire new ideas, and contribute to the next generation of innovations in chromatography and sample preparation.

The Waters Global Research Chemistry team performs early, cutting-edge research on novel separation technologies and closed automation systems that are used in measurements of the life, food, and materials sciences industries. We are committed to understanding customer needs and pivoting these insights into new and exciting technologies to address those needs. The Chemistry team is a cross-functional research segment that integrates with the Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Clinical, Biological Sciences, and Informatics teams to explore technologies and develop novel system solutions for the critical problems of the Life Sciences. We interface with our respective business unit organizations and consumers to understand the problems that plague the industries and collaborate to drive ideas to solutions.

Innovate and Develop: Identify, champion, and develop new scientific ideas while working on existing research and development activities.

Team Collaboration: Collaborate with research scientists and engineers on research prototypes with team members across geographies and specialties.

Partnerships: Collaborate with academic and industrial partners to incubate emerging technology. Develop a deep understanding of customer needs through these collaborations and feed this information into the organization to develop next-generation scientific instrumentation.

Develop Scientific Leadership: Provide scientific leadership that significantly impacts research projects and the wider scientific community through patents and publications in internationally recognized journals.

Global Engagement: Travel the world (less than 10% of the time) in support of research activities and present Waters technologies at seminars and conferences.

• 3 or more years of practical experience in bioanalytical chemistry
• Recent Ph.D. in Chemistry or related discipline, M.S. with 3 or more years experience, or B.S. with 5 or more years experience
• Hands on experiences with immunoassays preferred (e.g., ELISA, Western Blots)
• Innovative mindset and agility to foster new and diverse ideas
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in LC instrumentation use/maintenance desirable

We know that sometimes the perfect candidate does not exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they do not fit all the requirements. If you are excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Waters is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.