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PUCL Job#1342 - Field App. Scientist Mid Atlantic (Thermo) (Sept 8, 2021)

Field Application Scientist – Flow Cytometry (Mid-Atlantic)

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

The Field Application Scientist will provide scientific expertise, applications support and training to customers on Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Invitrogen flow cytometry instruments through a variety of interfaces. This may include in-person, phone and/or email communications. They will partner with sales reps in the field to deliver product line specific pre- and post-sales related customer support activities and solve customer escalations effectively. Also acts as a trusted expert to our customers, thereby increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty and contributing to the overall success of the business. The geography of responsibility is the Mid-Atlantic of the United States (states covered include: MD, VA, PA, WV, and DC) and the ideal candidate will reside in Baltimore, MD or Washington, DC areas.

Responsibilities:

Training – Internal & External

·       Provide field support to our sales organization by providing customers with technical guidance (pre & post sales activities)

·       Provide internal training across commercial teams and business units as needed

·       Manage Key Opinion Leader (KOL) relationships through routine scientific communication and updates on new product launches

·       Interface with the global technical training teams and share best practices across organization

Voice of Customer (VOC) & Customer Relations Management

·       Act as liaison between customers, R&D, and Product Management teams

·       Attend national conferences and events to capture developing trends

·       Present on behalf of Thermo Fisher Scientific at key global conferences

Business Development

·       Provide market sensing mechanism, identifying new opportunities and highlighting gaps in current portfolio

·       Interface with R&D and PM teams

·       Support internal business and product development efforts through feedback on innovation pipeline

·       Stays current on scientific and industry trends and innovations

Minimum Qualifications:

·       BA or BS in Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Stem Cell Biology, Bio-Technology or related scientific field

·       3 or more years of experience working with flow cytometry experiments – knowledge of how to set up and troubleshoot experiments (deep knowledge of sample preparation, compensation and proper controls)

·       3 or more years of experience working with flow cytometry instruments – must know how to set-up, troubleshoot and run a high parameter flow cytometer (deep knowledge of panel building and experiment strategies)

·       Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

·       Excellent written and oral communications skills

·       Works from a remote home office

·       Travel up to 50% or more

·       Valid Driver’s license is required.

·       Most duties are performed at field locations which may require walking within customer facilities, standing while giving presentations or conducting meetings and sitting to complete reports and sales calls.

·       Demonstrations may require moving equipment and manual dexterity and ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Preferred Qualifications:

·       PhD is strongly preferred

·       3 or more years of experience working in a flow core

·       5 or more years of laboratory experience working with Flow Cytometry

·       Experience with the Attune NxT

·       Experience with BC Cytoflex, Miltenyi MACSQuant, BD Fortessa/Symphony or other high parameter flow cytometer

·       Experience in a customer-facing role and/or providing technical and scientific presentations to a variety of audiences

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Apply today!

https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/job/161960BR/Field-Application-Scientist-Flow-Cytometry-Mid-Atlantic


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