Principal Instrument Development Scientist, Clinical

Waters Corporation

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About The Position

Clinical Systems Development is a growing team being created to develop Waters Clinical and IVD Systems, Hardware and Software. This is a great opportunity to support growth in Waters' Clinical segment by addressing customer needs. This is a key development scientist role focused on new hardware and software development for Waters Clinical customers.

Requirements

• A first degree or equivalent in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or a correlated area of study.
• Ideally a higher degree (PhD) in Physics, Chemistry, or an associated field; or substantial relevant experience.
• Demonstrated practical experience with Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, LC/MS in clinical diagnostics or a related field.
• Proven experience in the development of LC/MS instrumentation, or the development of similar scientific or analytical instrumentation used in a clinical environment.
• A technical understanding of the requirements, procedures and physical resources needed to design, develop and verify sub-assemblies in clinical environments and clinical products.
• A detailed technical understanding of the assemblies and sub-assemblies required to build an LC/MS product.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in the development and support of Clinical Systems and technologies, inclusive of hardware, software and broader customer workflow elements, to improve performance, better meet customer needs, improve quality or reduce cost.
• Define critical parameters and requirements for integration into commercial products.
• Work in partnership with Clinical and Global Research teams to evaluate the usage of new technologies.
• Provide integration skills to aid the development and subsequent transfer of new technologies (including their requirements and specifications) into commercial instrumentation.
• Work within the company’s instrument development process and relevant regulatory frameworks to produce Product Specification, Engineering and/or Software Requirements documentation and provide design direction to the engineering development teams.
• Produce Product Specification Verification documents to provide test evidence that design requirements have been met.
• Develop, and work in partnership with other stakeholders to implement the system integration strategy such that key attributes are risk-managed and that project timelines are met.
• Contribute to design reviews, FMEAs, phase reviews and other project-related activities as appropriate.
• Monitor developments in the technical community and competitors’ products to identify potential development opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Research, Engineering and Software to identify and define future technological, platform and engineering requirements.
• Act as system designer and technical authority for designated Clinical Systems when required.
• Mentor and develop the skills of more junior members of the Clinical Systems Development team.
• Ensure the efficiency of the Quality system at the sites through compliance with relevant guidelines and protocols.
• Complete Quality System-related actions in a timely manner according to procedures e.g. CAPA, NCR.
• Adhere to Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Benefits

• 25 days' holidays
• Excellent family-friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Private medical

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees