Consulting Scientists

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-range scientific strategy for advanced chromatographic particle technologies supporting next-generation separations of biomolecules.
• Conceive, invent, and develop novel polymeric and hybrid silica/polymer materials platforms for high-performance separations.
• Serve as a recognized technical authority in particle synthesis, surface functionalization, and biomolecular interaction engineering.
• Lead development of enabling materials technologies spanning silica, polymeric, hybrid, and ligand-coupled systems, as needed.
• Drive scientific innovation from early concept through scalable product commercialization.
• Technology Development
• Develop advanced synthetic methodologies including sol-gel, colloidal, emulsion, controlled polymerization, and hybrid materials approaches.
• Design highly reproducible and scalable manufacturing processes with strong yield, robustness, and quality characteristics.
• Advance state-of-the-art surface chemistries for selective characterization, quantification, and purification of proteins, nucleic acids, viral vectors, and emerging therapeutic modalities.
• Integrate materials science, separation science, and biomolecular understanding to solve complex analytical challenges.
• Strategic & Cross-Functional Influence
• Partner closely with chromatography scientists, biochemists, engineers, manufacturing teams, and business leadership to align innovation with portfolio strategy and customer needs.
• Influence portfolio direction through scientific insight, competitive awareness, and emerging technology assessment.
• Identify, develop, and protect intellectual property opportunities; contribute substantially to Waters’ innovation pipeline and patent portfolio.
• Represent Waters externally through scientific publications, conference presentations, collaborations, and strategic partnerships.
• Organizational Impact
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to scientists across multiple disciplines and levels.
• Foster a culture of scientific excellence, creativity, rigor, and collaboration.
• Lead complex, high-impact technical initiatives with significant business and scientific visibility.
• Drive data-based decision making through rigorous interpretation and communication of complex experimental results.

Qualifications

• PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of industrial R&D experience developing advanced materials technologies; additional postdoctoral and leadership experience preferred.
• Deep expertise in organic and/or inorganic surface chemistry and particle functionalization.
• Demonstrated mastery of particle synthesis methodologies including sol-gel, colloidal, emulsion, hybrid, and/or controlled polymerization approaches.
• Strong understanding of chromatographic separation mechanisms and biomolecular interactions.
• Extensive experience with particle and surface characterization techniques.
• Proven record of scientific innovation demonstrated through patents, publications, platform technologies, and/or commercialized products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead highly complex technical programs with enterprise-level impact.
• Strong external scientific presence and ability to influence the broader scientific community.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and scientific storytelling skills.
• Proven ability to work across organizational boundaries and influence without direct authority.