EMEA Regional Communications Director

public relations strategy, including proactive media engagement, issues management, and executive visibility across priority markets.

• Regional & Divisional Marketing Collaboration: Partner closely with regional and divisional marketing teams to align PR‑led owned, earned, and paid strategies with commercial priorities and integrated campaigns-ensuring consistent messaging, effective amplification, and measurable brand awareness across key markets.

• Integrated Campaign Execution: Drive regional execution of owned, earned, and paid campaigns, localizing global narratives to resonate with customers, media, partners, and employees.

• Brand Awareness & Reputation: Build and protect Waters' brand and reputation across EMEA through consistent storytelling, thought leadership, and high‑impact communications programs.

• Localization & Market Insight: Translate complex scientific and business content into compelling, locally relevant stories while reflecting regional cultural and market dynamics.

• Measurement & Optimization: Track performance through KPIs such as message pull‑through, earned media impact, paid campaign performance, and regional sentiment; use insights to continuously optimize strategies.

Qualifications

• Exceptional written and digital communications skills.

• Deep expertise in public relations and media strategy, with experience across owned, earned, and paid channels.

• Ability to simplify and localize complex scientific and business information.

• Strong strategic mindset with experience operating in diverse, multi‑market regions.

• Proven ability to build trust and influence senior leaders.

• Experience managing agencies and multiple communications programs simultaneously.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

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.