Assay Integration Systems Engineer – Diagnostics

Waters Corporation; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays

Employer pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Private medical

Job summary

Waters Corporation in Wilmslow, UK is seeking a Systems Engineer - Assay Integration to bridge assay development with analyser engineering and deliver robust, integrated diagnostic solutions.

You will work across assay science, software, and systems development, translating customer needs into verifiable system requirements and guiding decisions from concept to commercial deployment, including collaboration with regulatory and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Biomedical Science, Engineering or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience within the IVD, diagnostics, life sciences, or regulated medical device industry with understanding of assay development and product development processes.
• Ability to translate customer, clinical and business needs into clear, traceable technical requirements.
• Strong systems-thinking, problem-solving and communication skills; ability to manage complexity and drive technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage assay requirements throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet customer, clinical and business needs.
• Act as the key technical link between Assay Development and Analyser Engineering teams, driving alignment across multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Define how assays integrate with software, consumables, sample preparation and LC-MS instrumentation to deliver a complete diagnostic solution.
• Translate user needs and analytical performance goals into clear, traceable and verifiable system requirements.
• Support technical decision-making by evaluating design options, system trade-offs and performance requirements across the diagnostic platform.
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory and Risk Management teams to ensure compliance with applicable IVD standards.
• Drive successful verification and validation activities, ensuring integrated assay solutions perform as intended and are ready for commercial deployment.

Skills

Requirements translation

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry/Clinical Chemistry/Biomedical Science/Engineering

Job description

Waters Corporation in Wilmslow, UK is seeking a Systems Engineer - Assay Integration to bridge assay development with analyser engineering and deliver robust, integrated diagnostic solutions.

You will work across assay science, software, and systems development, translating customer needs into verifiable system requirements and guiding decisions from concept to commercial deployment, including collaboration with regulatory and quality teams.