Application Sales Chemist

Overview

We are currently seeking a dynamic Applications Scientist with expert-level experience in Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) to join our fantastic team supporting instrument sales in the Nordic region. At the Waters Demonstration Laboratories, we contribute significantly to business growth by understanding our customers’ scientific challenges and providing solutions through our industry-leading LCMS platforms.

This position is based at our modern facility in Taastrup, Denmark, within the Applications Laboratory. As part of the Nordic applications team, you will apply your expertise in LCMS across a wide range of applications and sales support activities. The role involves travel across the Nordic countries to engage with customers, understand their requirements, and present results from sample analysis. Customer training and support are also essential components of the role. Travel is expected to be approximately 30%.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable scientist who has extensive experience in LCMS, strong sample analysis capabilities, and excellent demonstration skills to help customers make informed decisions about their next technological investment. With frequent opportunities for internal and external collaboration, this role is both rewarding and varied, supported by a broad network that includes Sales, Marketing, R&D, Product Development, and beyond.

What We Offer

In addition to offering a competitive salary and a company car, we provide a generous holiday plan to support work-life balance. Our benefits package is crafted with families in mind and includes attractive employer pension contributions, life assurance, income protection, and private medical insurance. At Waters, you’ll also find a wealth of opportunities to grow and develop your career within a supportive and globally connected organization.

Responsibilities

• Deliver knowledgeable and competitive instrument demonstrations and sample analyses to support customer engagement and regional growth.
• Serve as a technical expert in LCMS within the Nordic team, with a focus on MassLynx and waters_connect software.
• Offer application support and troubleshooting assistance to ensure customer satisfaction and instrument performance.
• Collaborate closely with Application Chemists and Instrument Sales teams within the wider European organization.
• Support early-stage sales pipeline development through laboratory projects, customer collaboration, and technical guidance.
• Provide scientific leadership to enhance expertise within the regional Applications Laboratory.
• Oversee routine maintenance and performance optimization of LCMS instruments to ensure consistent, high-quality result.
• Support the introduction of new technologies and lead demonstrations for both internal teams and customers.
• Deliver high-quality analytical reports and presentations that clearly communicate experimental results and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging trends in LCMS technologies and applications and proactively integrate new knowledge into lab practices and customer engagements.
  
  
  

Qualifications

What will make you successful?

Education:

• BSc degree experience or equivalent experience in life sciences or a related field.
  
  
  

Experience:

• Extensive LC-MS method development experience across various chromatography instruments, mass spectrometers, and software (MassLynx or Waters Connect preferred).
• Demonstrated proven experience in analytical, industrial, or commercial laboratories.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in quantitative and/or qualitative LC-MS techniques, including high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and/or tandem MS (MS/MS).
• Flexibility to develop skills across different applications is needed, however we are keen to hear from candidates who have experience in any of the following areas: Metabolite Identification, Bio-analysis, ADME, Screening and structural elucidation, Materials Science, Food safety/screening (including PFAS), Environmental analysis (including PFAS).
• Competence in handling large datasets and performing statistical analysis or chemometrics.
• Ideally from a method development or QC background.
  
  
  

This role involves interacting with customers, so strong interpersonal skills, commercial awareness, and a collaborative approach are essential.

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.