Principal Field Application Chemist

Overview:
**Responsibilities**:

- Deploying novel Waters technologies and system solutions in the customers' own work environment, with strong emphasis in the areas of Food, Environment and Material Science.
- Representing Analytical Professional Services at user workshops, international conferences, and on digital media.
- Collaborating closely and building strong links with the Global Service Support, Service Readiness, Waters Research Laboratory and Quality teams to manage complex escalations, conduct systems and product evaluations, as well as drive continuous innovation and improvements.
- Participate in late-stage R&D and other service-related projects to improve overall operational excellence, end-user experience and instrument up-time.

Qualifications:
**Education**:

- Masters Degree, or PhD in scientific area such as chemistry, biology, or biochemistry

**Experience**:

- Working experience in trace level contaminant analysis in food or environmental samples with GC-MS or LC-MS (i.e PFAS, Dioxin, multi-residue pesticide analysis) is essential OR working experience in gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and SEC-MALS in polymer characterization is desired.
- Working experience in APAC region (i.e India, Japan, Korea and SEA) preferable.
- Strong networking capabilities and experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong technical and scientific knowledge.

**Competencies**:

- Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate and to manage multiple non-connected projects and prioritize time/activities.
- Has a strong customer focus and capability to balance stakeholders' expectations.
- A customer centric attitude in which delivering benegits to our customers is second nature.

**Skills**:

- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Hands-on experience with analytical chemistry tools such as (not limited to) GC/LC-MS, HPLC, GPC and SEC-MALS is essential.
- Working experience with sample preparation techniques for food, environmental or chemical material samples is essential.
- Working experience with Empower, MassLynx, and/or waters_Connect informatics platform is desired.
- Fluent in English (verbal and written).
- Additional language skill (major Asian language) is a plus.

**Other requirements**:

- The ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required (up to 50%).

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 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 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.
- 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._