ESG Data Analytics and Reporting Principal

Overview

Waters Corporation is seeking an ESG Data Analytics and Reporting Principal to spearhead the company’s ESG reporting efforts. This role will work with the Head of Sustainability and is an exciting opportunity to develop the company’s reporting practices and inform the company’s ESG priorities.

 

This role will focus on enhancing our ESG Strategy by working with stakeholders across the enterprise as well as external stakeholders and industry experts. Additionally, the ESG Data Analytics and Reporting Principal will lead Waters Corporation efforts to collect, analyze and report on our ESG metrics for both voluntary and involuntary reporting. This is a highly visible role that will develop partnerships with stakeholders across nearly all business functions and support the company with our public ESG goal setting and ESG reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and production of comprehensive ESG reports in alignment with industry standards (e.g., SASB, TCFD, CSRD) for internal and external stakeholders
• Collect, validate, analyze, and interpret ESG-related data to drive informed decision-making and uphold our commitment to corporate responsibility
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, regulations, and best practices in the ESG space, driving continuous improvement in data analytics methodologies and reporting processes
• Utilize analytics to identify trends, outliers, and opportunities for improvement in Waters’s ESG reporting requirements and overall ESG initiatives
• Lead and manage the collection and refinement of the company’s carbon footprint and identify areas for improvement or efficiencies
• Strong proficiency in data engineering and software development; Experience with programming languages such as Python, SQL 
• Solid understanding of data modelling, warehousing, and governance practices
• Support internal and external audit processes related to ESG data
• Partner with cross functional working groups to review regulatory requirements, identify and address gaps in current disclosures and procedures, inform global stakeholders and facilitate enhanced disclosure needs
• Build processes to respond to inquiries from internal and external teams regarding Waters’ sustainability practice

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in data management, with a focus on sustainability and ESG data and reporting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate nuanced frameworks and project objectives to a variety of stakeholders
• Strong capability to analyze a variety of data sets and derive actionable insights
• Knowledge of and ability to stay informed about ESG trends, regulations and stakeholder expectations and apply business knowledge to inform our ESG roadmap
• Attention to detail and ability to shift priorities to deliver on time-bound projects
• Comfortable working independently and adapting to changing project needs
• Ability to build effective, collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in data engineering and software development; Experience with programming languages such as Python, SQL 

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

 

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

 

 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status. 

Key Words

ESG, Sustainability, Data management, data engineering, SQL, Python, ESG reporting frameworks, CSRD, CDP, GHG Inventory, Ecovadis, data science