Sr. Principal R&D Scientist

The Chromatography research team is PerkinElmer’s internal technical experts; this team is the hub of our knowledge on technology and how it is used to perform measurements in customer laboratories. The research team maintains the competiveness our chromatography product portfolio by proposing and leading research initiatives for new and improved technologies. To be a powerful ambassador for PerkinElmer in the scientific community. Function as a member of the Chromatography Research and Technology team responsible for bringing innovation into our products and providing technical support to the Business Planning activities, functional engineering support and fourth-level field support. Be an integral part of a boundary-less organization.

Key responsibilities:

Technology innovation

Create, identify and drive opportunities for technology improvement and development. Lead, coordinate and conduct practical breadboard and evaluation of such technologies, review the work of others and report findings and make recommendations. Focus on opportunities for innovation and propose new research projects for consideration. Negotiate and manage collaborative research projects with external centers of excellence.

Expertise in the field

Maintain knowledge of technologies and applications of chromatographic products developed by third parties by discussing with outside experts, attending conferences and reading literature. Apply deep technical knowledge of the domain to product line strategy and roadmap decisions.

Promote a good image of science and innovation at PerkinElmer

Represent the company by presenting papers at seminars and conferences and participating in their scientific organization. Liaise with key scientists and organizations to develop a network of expertise that can be called upon as and when required. Participate in regulatory committees as appropriate. Produce papers and articles for scientific journals. Generate application notes and proof statements to support the introduction of new products.

Provide technical advice and guidance to senior management

Be involved in high-level discussions with members of the senior management team to provide technical advice and guidance to assist in strategy-related decisions. Present opportunities for new technology to the senior team. Drive investigations into technical issues with current products in the field and with products under development. Establish cause of issues, make recommendations to the senior team and assist with remedial actions.

Product Development Process related activities

Assist with formal processes to support Product Development Process related developments – for instance be involved in the production of documents and reviews related to Product Concept, User Requirements Documents and Design Verification and Design Validation.