Job Description

Overview

This position represents an exciting opportunity for a recent PhD graduate to gain industry experience and help invent and develop new separation techniques that will be of positive impact to the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industry. This position will be in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and will be a 1-year duration. The successful candidate will be supervised by leaders in the Waters Global Research department while having close working ties with our academic and industrial collaborators.

In this dynamic role, the candidate will investigate new affinity column technologies and novel separation techniques to characterize and quantify proteins, mRNA, and viral vectors. First and contributing author publication opportunities will be realized along with chances to contribute to column development projects and provisional patent applications.

Responsibilities

• Investigate new affinity column technologies and novel separation techniques to characterize and quantify proteins, mRNA, and viral vectors.
• Help prepare manuscripts and provisional patent applications.
• Formulate and implement experimental approaches, prepare reports, and provide internal and external presentations to summarize scientific findings.
• Operate and maintain laboratory instruments while crafting and maintaining records of test-related activities.
• Attend and present at conferences, stay up to date on literature, aid in customer education, and be proficient in current as well as emerging applications and methods of analysis.

Qualifications

• Recent PhD graduate with some experience in developing LC methods for biomolecules
• PhD in Analytical Chemistry or Bioanalytical Chemistry preferred
• Hands on experiences with immunoassays (e.g., ELISA, Western Blots, Northern or Southern Blots)

• Inventiveness and proven track record of analytical abilities and learning agility

• Well-developed oral and written communication skills

• Proficiency in LC instrumentation use/maintenance

• Consistent record of writing for and speaking publicly to technical audiences
• Affinity column technology experience preferred

At Waters, it\xe2\x80\x99s not just about what you accomplish, but how you do it. The Employee Success Model is the framework that outlines the company\xe2\x80\x99s valued behaviors.

• Authentic \xe2\x80\x93 Self-aware and acts with integrity, transparency and humility
• Enterprise Minded \xe2\x80\x93 Advances Waters values and vision as a true company owner
• Outside-in Thinking \xe2\x80\x93 Carrying a broad global perspective driven by customer success
• Agile \xe2\x80\x93 Disciplined, fact-based approach balancing strategic thinking and execution
• People Focused \xe2\x80\x93 Actively creates the conditions for others to be successful

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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 more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 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 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\xe2\x80\x99re the problem solvers and innovators that aren\xe2\x80\x99t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We\xe2\x80\x99re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and 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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