Overview

Senior Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Business Development responsible for the generation of scientific and marketing material to support the business (i.e. coordination with local demo laboratories, CO, R&D as well as Product Marketing). Evaluate new solutions and instrumentation to enhance Waters position in this market. Primary objective is to position Waters as the scientific leader in the market

Responsibilities:

• Develops understanding of customers’ science objectives through customer collaborations working under minimal supervision.
• Contribute to research that appears in peer reviewed journals, brochures, launch presentations as oral or poster presentations at scientific meetings.
• Works collaboratively in a highly matrixed organization with other professionals throughout the organization to develop and implement marketing initiatives to meet business objectives
• Works collaboratively with product management and R&D on new products and solutions that will better meet customer science objectives under minimal supervision
• Works closely with Science Managers to ensure transfer of best practices and overall science development
• Other responsibilities as required by the business objectives of Waters Corporation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science field with at least 4-year industrial experience in biomolecule analysis is required. Master’s degree or Ph.D. preferred.
• Deep working knowledge of chromatography (SEC, Ion Exchange, RP, and Affinity Chromatography) in the field of peptide and protein analysis and strong hands-on experience in biomolecule separation by LC methods are required. Previous experience with UPLC is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with mass spectrometry is a plus.
• Excellent documentation/communication skills and ability to work in a team environment are required
• Must be a self starter, have excellent organizational skills, and be able to get results in a highly matrixed organization where programs, communities, etc. work across vertical boundaries
• Must be able to travel globally 10%

Position Title:	Senior Chemistry Research Associate
Function:	Research and Development
Reports to (Title):	Senior Research Scientist, Fenwal Chemistry, Solutions and Biocompatibility
Location:	Lake Zurich
Travel Required?	None
# of Direct Reports:	N/A
Position Summary:	Provide a summary describing the overall purpose of the position. Research Chemist performing identification and quantitation of compounds. Supporting safety and biocompatibility of materials for medical devices. Analytical method development and validation to support materials characterization of medical device components and solutions. Laboratory operational support / assist with maintenance of laboratory systems and equipment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:	This section contains a list of essential functions of the position. Please list in priority order. The incumbent will perform other duties assigned. Conduct routine and non-routine analytical laboratory investigation with daily hands-on production of results. Review laboratory documentation and results produced by colleagues. With support of supervisor, generate study designs/protocols, write and issue final reports. Conduct drug container and medical device material evaluations studying the extractable/leachable compounds that can partition from the material to infused/transfused fluids. Conduct other analytical and product testings for product support and for new product development. Provide support for laboratory daily operations, calibrations and supplies. Occasionally will work with samples that include human blood and blood components using procedural controls and personal protective equipment.
Qualifications:	To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Advanced degree in chemistry is preferred, but not required depending on experience level. Requires working knowledge of laboratory analytical chemistry including classical techniques and advanced instrument systems. Must be experienced with gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) with mass spectrometry detectors, and elemental (atomic) spectroscopy (ICP or AA). Must have experience with the FDA regulated laboratory environment of drug and medical device industries including GMP/GLP/GDP operations. Must be able to routinely perform analytical laboratory testing while also demonstrating critical thinking including study design, interpretation of complex data sets, propose next steps for investigations based on newly acquired data. Must have adequate structural chemistry knowledge to facilitate interpretation of mass spectral data.
Education Required:	Include the minimum education required to do job. Advanced degree in Chemistry is preferred. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with specific and relevant experience in the areas defined under Responsibilities and Qualifications will be considered.
Experience Required:	Include the minimum previous experience required.    Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a related role having similar responsibilities and qualifications listed herein with a technology driven company environment is preferred.
Certificates or Licenses Required:	N/A
Physical Demands:	List the requirements to be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Mostly sedentary position in office and laboratory environment.
Working Conditions:	Office setting. Chemistry Laboratory setting.
Additional Information:

The 2nd Sino-USA Symposium on Separation Sciences

April 30 - May 1, 2011

Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA USA

 

2011年4月30 - 5月1日聖地牙哥

           

Co-Chairs:       Prof. Edward S. Yeung

Iowa State University (USA)

Prof. Hanfa Zou

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (China)

Vice-Chair:      Prof. Robert T. Kennedy

University of Michigan (USA)

Organizers:      Prof. Edward S. Yeung

Iowa State University (USA)

Prof. Ren'an Wu

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (China)

Ms. Stephanie Flores

CASSS (USA)

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

CASSS

HPLC 2000

Thermo Fisher Scientific (China) Co. Ltd.

Dikma Technologies Inc.

           

The 2nd Sino-USA Symposium on Separation Sciences

Garden Ballroom, Town and Country Resort & Convention Center

Saturday, April 30, 2011

8:30     Opening Address:       Prof. Edward Yeung

Prof. Hanfa Zou

Session I: Presided by Frantisek Svec

8:40 – 9:05      Advance of chromatography research in China

Yukui Zhang, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China

9:05 - 9:30       Recent Advances in Protein Characterization Using LC/MS

                        Barry Karger, The Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA

9:30 – 9:55      New Methods For Quantitative Glycoproteome Analysis

Hanfa Zou, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China

9:55 – 10:20    Time resolved metabolomic analysis

                                    Robert Kennedy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA

10:20 - 10:40   Coffee Break

Session II: Presided by Hanfa Zou

10:40 – 11:05  Capillary isoelectric focusing coupled with pressurized

capillary electrochromatography for peptide and protein mapping

       Chao Yan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China

11:05 - 11:30   Structural Characterization of Protein Complexes Using Cross-Linking and Mass Spectrometry

                        Lan Huang, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA USA

11:30 - 11:55   Proteomic Strategy for Anticancer Nano-Drug Delivery System

Ren’an Wu, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China

11:55 - 12:20   Capillary Electrophoresis Integrated with Enzymes and Lectins for Efficient Carbohydrates and Glycan Microsequencing

Lisa Holland, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV USA

12:20 - 13:30   Lunch (by invitation only, Tiffany Room, Trellises)

Saturday, April 30, 2011 continued

Session III: Presided by Robert Kennedy

13:30 - 13:55   Optimization of a Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Material for Microfluidics Applications

Adam Woolley, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT USA

13:55 - 14:20   Automated Droplet-Based Microfluidic Analysis and Screening Systems

Qun Fang, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

14:20 -14:45    Microfluidic Selection of Aptamers

Mike Bowser, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA

14:45 -15:10    The Development of Surface Tension Induced Control and Manipulation Inside Microchannels

Jing-Ming Lin, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

15:10 - 15:30   Coffee Break

Session IV: Presided by Ren'an Wu

15:30 - 15:55   Pressure Power Supply for Lab-on-Chip Devices and Beyond

Sharong Liu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK USA

15:55 - 16:20   Micro/nano-fluidic devices for protein enrichment and enzymatic

reaction kinetics

Xing-Hua Xia, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

16:20 - 16:45   Neurochemical Applications Microchip Electrophoresis

Susan Lunte, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA

17:10 Meet at hotel lobby for banquet (by invitation only)

17:15 Leave hotel lobby

                        5 min walk to Fashion Island Trolley Station

                        2 trolley stops to San Diego Old Town

                        Tour of Old Town

18:30   Dinner at Jack and Guilio’s (by invitation only)

                       (2391 SAN DIEGO AVE. | SAN DIEGO, CA 92110 | TEL: (619) 294-2074)

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Session V: Presided by Milton Lee

8:30 - 8:55       Fine Structure Analysis of Low Molecular Weight Heparin By Capillary Electrophoresis

        Jingwu Kang, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, China

8:55 - 9:20       Subcellular Analysis of Reactive Oxygen Species Using Capillary Electrophoretic Techniques

Edgar Arriaga, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA

9:20 - 9:45       Capillary Electrohoresis-Lased Induced Fluorescence Polarization For Protein-DNA Binding Assays

Hailin Wang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China

9:45 - 10:10     Drag-tagged ethidium bromides: Intercalating dye-drag-tag conjugates as novel mobility-shifting agents for microchannel DNA separations

                                   Annelise Barron, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA

10:10 - 10:30   Coffee Break

Session VI: Presided by Yukui Zhang

10:30 - 10:55   Development of Boronate Affinity Monoliths and Magnetic Nanoparticles for Selective Capture and Isolation of Cis-diol Biomolecules

Zhen Liu, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

10:55 - 11:20   Use of Nanostructures to Improve Separation Performance of Porous Polymer-Based Monolithic Capillary Columns

Frantisek Svec, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA

11:20 - 11:45   11:50 - 12:15   Simultaneous Determination of Jasmonic Acid Stereoisomers by LC-QTQF-MS With Chiral Columns

Huwei Liu, Peking University, Beijing, China

11:45 - 12:10   Polymer Monolithic Column Technology for Capillary Liquid Chromatography

Milton Lee, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT USA

12:10 - 13:30   Lunch (by invitation only, Tiffany Room, Trellises)

Sunday, May 1, 2011 continued

Session VII: Presided by Edward Yeung

13:30 - 13:55   Ion/Neutral Complex-Mediated Reactions in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Yuanjiang Pan, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

13:55 -14:20    Understanding Liquid Chromatographic Retention on Surface Confined Ionic Liquid-based Stationary Phases

Apryll Stalcup, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH USA

14:20 - 14:45   Protein/Peptide Enrichments Using Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles and Identified by LC-MS

Xiangming Zhang, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

14:45 - 15:10   Study Nanoparticle-Protein Interaction With Capillary Electrophoresis

Wenwan Zhong, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA USA

15:10 - 15:35   Novel HPLC-AFS Hyphenated Systems for Mercury Speciation in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Guibin Jiang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China

15:35 – 15:45  Concluding Remarks
                                    Edward Yeung, Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA