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Sr Application Scientist

TA Instruments
United States, Utah, Lindon
890 West 410 North Street (Show on map)
Mar 12, 2026

Sr Application Scientist




Req. #
25667

Job Family
RD - Research and Development


Location

US-UT-Lindon

Pay Range Minimum
USD $99,000.00

Pay Range Maximum
USD $165,000.00



Overview

This role will serve as scientific lead for our isothermal calorimetry product portfolio, driving advanced applications development, strategic product direction, and highimpact customer collaborations. This role combines deep domain expertise with leadership in method innovation, competitive analysis, and voiceofcustomer initiatives to influence nextgeneration instrument and software design. The ideal candidate is a recognized expert in calorimetry who can guide internal teams, mentor junior scientists, and elevate our technology's scientific and commercial impact.


Typical tasks of the position include, but are not limited to

    Serve as the principal scientific advisor for R&D, contributing to feature definition, prototype evaluation, and longterm product roadmap decisions.
  • Lead the scientific strategy for isothermal microcalorimetry, including developing new applications, workflows, and analysis capabilities.
  • Produce highquality technical content (application notes, white papers, competitive benchmarking reports) demonstrating scientific leadership.
  • Drive highvalue customer engagements-including evaluations, collaborations, and KOL partnerships-to capture deep insights and shape solution development.
  • Own complex troubleshooting and advanced technical support for global teams, acting as the escalation point for calorimetryrelated inquiries.
  • Represent the microcalorimetry product line at conferences, workshops, webinars, and customer site visits.


The successful candidate will have a combination of knowledge, skills, and experience that would include the following

  • PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biophysics, or a related discipline
  • Deep, hands on expertise with isothermal microcalorimetry including isothermal calorimeters, DSC, and ITC and a broad understanding of its application domains and technical limitations.
  • Demonstrated scientific leadership in calorimetry applications, method development, and complex experimental design
  • Proven track record of collaborating directly with R&D, engineering, or product teams to influence product features and system capabilities.
  • Experience partnering with customers, KOLs, or external collaborators to define requirements, validate workflows, or generate impactful data.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex topics clearly to technical and non technical audiences.


Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

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.

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