MBA Intern, Next Generation Products

Waters Corporation•Milford, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Waters’ Next Generation Systems Product Management team and help shape the future of analytical instruments and liquid chromatography. You’ll combine product strategy, engineering collaboration, and market analytics to influence hardware–software decisions for a next‑gen LC platform.

Requirements

MBA candidate (Class of 2027 or 2028) or recent MBA graduate with prior experience or an academic foundation in healthcare, engineering, or consulting, ideally with exposure to life sciences, medtech, instrumentation, software, or analytics.
Strong analytical and commercial toolkit, including advanced spreadsheet modeling (forecasts, scenarios, pricing, unit economics), comfort with complex datasets, and the ability to turn quantitative findings into clear business choices.
Fluency in market and technology landscapes, with the ability to structure research, synthesize customer and competitive insights, size opportunities, and understand how cost, reliability, and system‑level trade‑offs affect value and ROI.
Executive‑ready communication and influence, combining clear storytelling, crisp visuals, and the ability to partner across technical and commercial teams; familiarity with product management or analytical tools (e.g., SQL, Python, visualization platforms) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Drive the analyses and narrative that shape next‑generation LC system choices from design through launch; align product direction, commercialization timing, and investment priorities with clear decision checkpoints.
Embed with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering in scheduled lab blocks; turn architecture, reliability, and firmware/UI insights into scope, sequencing, and economic trade‑offs leaders can act on.
Get into biopharma and CRO labs; map real workflows and pain points, quantify impact, and convert field observations into prioritized requirements with defensible value.
Build market and competitive intelligence, demand and pricing models, and BOM/cost sensitivities; translate results into dashboards and executive‑ready presentations that accelerate decisions.
Participate in bi‑weekly leadership roundtables with senior Product and Engineering leaders, along with a dedicated MBA‑level mentorship pairing, designed to give you targeted exposure and accelerate your development.
By summer’s end, deliver a decision model and recommendation on high‑leverage system enhancements (for example, a subsystem upgrade or a software capability) and present it in a final readout to Product and Engineering leadership.