Waters Corporation

Principal Development Scientist

Waters Corporation • $100K — $130K *
Milford, MA 01757In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree (or equivalent) in Physics, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline
  • Proven experience leading the development or integration of complex analytical or LC-MS-based systems
  • Strong system-level thinking for requirements and architecture definition
  • Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Hands-on experience with experimental systems like configuration and testing

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of bioprocess LC/MS systems from concept through to deployment
  • Own system requirements and architecture, providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams
  • Define and implement system integration and verification strategies for product performance
  • Act as the technical authority for designated systems, resolving complex technical challenges
  • Drive the evaluation and integration of new technologies for commercial transition
  • Lead the transition of systems into real-world application environments, including customer installations and troubleshooting

Benefits

  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology development
  • Opportunity to work closely with customers
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
  • Hands-on experience in real-world applications
  • Travel opportunities for on-site installations and troubleshooting
Full Job Description
Overview

Join a high-impact team at the forefront of bioprocess innovation, where you will lead the development of next-generation LC/MS-based process analytical technologies. This role offers a unique blend of cutting-edge system design, development and real-world application, working both in-house and directly with customers to bring new technologies from concept into operational use. You'll collaborate across engineering, research, and customer teams to shape solutions that transform how bioprocesses are monitored and controlled.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of bioprocess LC/MS systems from concept through to deployment, ensuring systems meet performance, customer, and business requirements
  • Own system requirements and architecture, providing technical leadership and direction to cross-functional engineering teams
  • Define and implement system integration and verification strategies, ensuring robust and scalable product performance
  • Act as the technical authority for designated systems, resolving complex technical challenges and driving key design decisions
  • Drive the evaluation and integration of new technologies, enabling transition from research into commercial products
  • Lead the transition of systems from development into real-world application environments, including customer evaluations and on-site installation, troubleshooting, and optimisation of pre-commercial systems (~40% travel)


Qualifications

  • Degree (or equivalent) in Physics, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline
  • Proven experience leading the development or integration of complex analytical or LC-MS-based systems
  • Strong system-level thinking, with the ability to define requirements, architecture, and integration strategies across hardware, software, and informatics
  • Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills, with experience resolving complex technical issues
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across multidisciplinary and global teams
  • Hands-on experience with experimental systems, including configuration, testing, and performance evaluation


Key Words

#LCMS
#bioprocess

About Waters Corporation

Waters Corporation is a publicly traded Analytical Laboratory instrument and software company headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. The company designs, manufactures, sells and services high performance liquid chromatography, ultra performance liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry technology systems and support products primarily in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. The company's products are used by pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, industrial, academic and government organizations working in research and development, quality assurance and other laboratory applications. Waters Corporation's products are sold worldwide through a direct sales force and independent distributors.
Learn more about Waters Corporation
Size
7,800 employees
Market Cap
$20.4 billion
Industry
Consumer Technology
Net Income
$521.5 million
Founded
1905
5 Year Trend
+5.1%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ
WAT
* Ladders Estimates

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