Senior Scientist

Waters Corporation; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

25 days holidays

Employer pension contribution

Life assurance

Private medical

Job summary

Waters Corporation seeks a Senior Scientist to join the Food & Environmental and Materials (FEMS) program team in the UK. You will contribute to PFAS analytical strategy, design and execute high-quality experiments, and support the development of robust PFAS workflows.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure customer use cases are reflected in outputs, author scientific content, and present findings at conferences and technical forums. Travel is <10% and Waters offers flexible working and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in a scientific discipline.
• Experience developing contaminant analytical methods using sample preparation, chromatography and mass spectrometry for FEMS applications, PFAS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contributes as a technical expert on PFAS projects, meeting milestones.
• Designs, executes, interprets and summarizes FEMS experiments with quality data.
• Provides scientific input to cross-functional teams to reflect customer use cases.
• Authors scientific content such as application notes, workflows and presentations.
• Participates in conferences, webinars and forums with content development.

Skills

PFAS expertise

Scientific communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical method development

Education

MSc or PhD

Tools

LC-MS

Chromatography

Job description

Overview

Waters Analytical Sciences Divison is seeking a Senior Scientist to join the Food & Environmental and Materials (FEMS) program team.

You would be responsible for contributing to scientific excellence across the FEMS Program within the LCMS business segment. This role supports analytical strategy through the design and execution of high-quality PFAS experiments and the generation of impactful scientific content aligned with Waters’ growth objectives and product development initiatives. With a strong foundation in FEMS analysis, you would be supporting the development of robust, PFAS customer-relevant workflows that address evolving contaminants and laboratory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Contributes as a technical expert on one or more defined PFAS application science projects, working independently and managing time effectively to meet agreed milestones.
• Designs, executes, interprets and summarizes FEMS experiments, ensuring data quality, robustness, and reproducibility.
• Provides scientific input to cross‑functional teams to help ensure customer use cases are accurately reflected in project deliverables.
• Authors and contributes to scientific content such as application notes, workflow documents, and technical presentations.
• Participates in scientific conferences, webinars, customer discussions and technical forums through content development and scientific input.
• Applies existing methodologies and contributes to the evaluation of new technologies, workflows, and approaches.
• Identifies opportunities for incremental improvements in analytical workflows and experimental design.

Qualifications

Education:

• MSc or PhD in a scientific discipline.

Experience:

• Proven practical experience of developing contaminant analytical methods using sample preparation, chromatography and mass spectrometry for FEMS applications, with PFAS experience preferred, using Waters or other related technologies.
• Considerable experience contributing to scientific reports, application notes, workflows, or customer‑facing technical materials.

Competencies:

• Clear scientific communication skills, with the ability to present technical information to diverse audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across functions and globally distributed project teams.
• Strong scientific curiosity, problem-solving skills and willingness to learn and develop new technical capabilities.
• Good planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

Travel (If Applicable):

• Some international travel (<10%) may be required.

In addition to salary, wework flexibly and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection and private medical. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

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.