Job description
Overview
Waters Corporation is seeking a strategic and results-driven Market Development Manager to lead the growth of our Environmental and Materials Science business across the Americas. This role will be responsible for the development and execution of a comprehensive business plan that aligns with and supports the region’s revenue goals. The role spans the Waters total portfolio including instruments, consumables and application-specific offerings with a focus on environmental and materials science testing, regulatory compliance, and sustainability-driven market trends. This individual will serve as the regional subject matter expert on environmental and materials science markets, driving initiatives in collaboration with global marketing, sales, and technical teams.
Responsibilities
Own the development and execution of the Americas environmental and materials science business plan to achieve revenue and growth targets.
Analyze market trends, regulations, customer needs, and competitive activity to develop regional strategy.
Partner with corporate marketing and field sales teams to implement regionally relevant marketing campaigns, demand generation initiatives (seminars, webinars, user meetings, customer visits) and strategic messaging.
Identify and prioritize key growth opportunities, customer segments, and application areas (e.g., PFAS, Polymers, Microplastics, Semiconductors).
Support the sales team with market insights, value propositions, and tools that position Waters as a leader in environmental and materials science testing. Fully understand, maintain, and report on competitive activities and positioning.
Foster cross-functional collaboration with product management, ERA, TA and Wyatt teams, applications support, business development, and regulatory affairs teams.
Communicate business performance, key metrics, and progress toward budgeted goals to senior and executive management, providing insights and recommendations as needed.
Identify and build collaborative partnerships with key scientists and KOLs within Americas. Drive collaboration and knowledge sharing through the development of scientific networks.
Develop presentations for internal and external stakeholders as well as advocate for scientific content needed to support customers and sales strategies.
Lead Waters at key industry conferences, regulatory forums, and customer events as a thought leader and advocate for Waters analytical solutions.
Undertake domestic and overseas travel in support of the Americas Field Marketing organization.
Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in chemistry or environmental science or materials science
Minimum 5 years’ experience in marketing, sales or business development
Strong understanding of environmental and materials science regulations, industry drivers and testing workflows using LC, GC and MS
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute business plans
Excellent communication, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills
Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet Waters core values
Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all corporate departments
Self-motivated with the ability to flexibly respond to changing demands
Willingness to travel within the Americas region as needed (approximately 25%)
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.
Key Words
#Environmental # PFAS # Materials Science # Food #Business Development # MarketingOriginally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.