DiTech Science are searching for an additional Field Applications Scientist for an independent, world-leading Life Sciences manufacturer.
Are you an MSc or PhD qualified Life Scientist experienced using instrumentation daily for cell based assays or high throughput screening of drug candidates?
Are you fed up with the monotony and routine of laboratory work and crave extra variety to support your career goals?
Living in the Swindon, Bristol or Bath area to cover the South West Region and M4 corridor, you will:
- Provide detailed technical support for the instruments including applications and troubleshooting for fluorescence, luminescence and absorbance
- Provide software support using both In-house and Windows based programmes such as Excel
- Provide hardware support in conjunction with the engineering team
- Provide customer training including pre and post-sales demonstrations, installations and refresher training as required at customer sites.
- Attend scientific conferences to support the sales team, assist your colleagues in other territories as required and attend company meetings
- Present applications seminars to support the sales of products in conjunction with sales
- Assist the Head of Technical Services to provide software upgrades and new product applications training to the UK Sales and Support teams.
Essentially, the ideal candidate:
- Must have a very strong scientific background with a minimum 2 years laboratory experience. A PhD or MSc is desirable
- Must have well developed communication skills to convey complex scientific principles to an array of scientists
- Must be enthusiastic, driven and display strong self-expression and presentation skills with the ability to get their message across
- Is proactive, self-motivated and organised, able to work independently and as a part of a close knit team.
- Knowledge of the sales process or previous experience in a customer facing role would also be beneficial but is not essential.
This is the ideal role to launch a scientific commercial role where you’ll get to help shape the future developments within the department and company as a whole.
As well as a generous base salary and full use of a company car for business and private use, you’ll benefit from an annual bonus scheme that recognises your contributions towards sales revenue, as well as a package of other benefits.