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ThermoFisher Scientific Field Application Scientist Sequencing in Paisley, United Kingdom
Job Description
The role
Join us as a Field Application Specialist (FAS) and assist us in our mission to become the world leader in serving science. This dynamic position involves providing scientific training, guidance, application support and troubleshooting. At the center are our sequencing portfolio with Ion Torrent and Applied Biosystems Next Generation Sequencing and Sanger Sequencing instrumentation and applications.
This is a field-based role, involving extensive travel across United Kingdom. Occasional support needs to be provided to customers in the Nordics, Benelux, or Baltic countries. When not travelling we are working from home. The position comes with a competitive salary, yearly bonus and company car. We offer many different career pathways in a global organization, plus extensive resources and training opportunities to help develop an exciting career!
How will you make an impact?
We will support the customer in-person at their lab, and by phone and email, serving as a trusted advisor. In doing so, we will help to increase customer satisfaction and build loyalty and contribute the overall success of the business.
Deliver on-site and remote scientific application support to our customers on our NGS and CE products.
Perform product demonstrations and training at customer or company sites
Diagnose & resolve product performance problems and customer queries/complaints
Work with sales representatives on sales calls to customer laboratories to provide technical and applications assistance in response to customer inquiries
Assist the regional sales team in the development of accounts by giving technical seminars and presentations that promote the use of our products
Maintain up-to-date technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of our product portfolio and scientific developments in NGS, CE and related subjects
Build trust with our customers and excel in customer service
How will you get here?
Education
- Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or similar (Masters or PhD preferred)
Experience
Several years’ molecular biology laboratory experience
Hands-on experience with NGS and/or CE
Bioinformatics experience highly encouraged
Experience in communicating technical materials in written and verbal form
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Customer-facing experience, with the emotional intelligence to understand customer concerns
Able to connect with and support people optimally with varying levels of technical knowledge and expertise
Good computer and/or IT skills and have an interest for groundbreaking technology
Willingness to travel extensively (up to 50% weekly), including frequent overnights
Proficient in English
Driving licence
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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