Field Applications Scientist

Danaher•Bellevue, WA

1d•$95,000 - $115,000•Remote

About The Position

The Field Applications Scientist works with scientists to understand application requirements and adapt workflows to Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ liquid handling and automation products. The role provides pre- and post-sales applications support, assessing customer needs and developing solutions to implement and automate workflows. Work includes scoping, method development, implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting of automation and liquid handling protocols. The position combines scientific knowledge and method-programming expertise with strong interpersonal skills, promotes company products and services, and serves as a direct contact for customers’ scientific and application-related questions. This remote role is part of the Customer Support, Field Applications North America team and covers the U.S. Pacific Northwest region. The position reports to the Western Regional Manager, Field Applications Liquid Handling. It requires approximately 50% travel, including overnight stays, across the assigned territory; international travel may also be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Life Science or a related field, with at least 2 years of direct experience.
Direct working experience with laboratory assays involving Compound Screening, Proteomics, Biologics, Molecular Biology, and/or Assay Miniaturization.
Experience programming automated liquid handlers.
Experience in protocol design, optimization, troubleshooting, and workflow adaptation.
Experience conducting scientific or training presentations.
Must be located in the Seattle, Washington area.
Must be able to travel approximately 50%, including overnight stays throughout the assigned geography; international travel may be required.
Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).

Nice To Haves

Advanced programming of laboratory automation workflows.
Technical or application support experience within a Life Science company.

Responsibilities

Provide applications support across scientific subject areas, including drug discovery and genomics.
Understand the scope of customer projects and build, adapt, implement, and optimize liquid handling and automation protocols to improve workflows.
Provide customer training and support, and maintain positive customer relations.
Partner with the commercial team to support sales targets by providing high-level scientific and technical expertise.
Troubleshoot and diagnose technical problems and liaise with service and internal customer support teams as needed.
Promote company products and services and serve as a customer contact for scientific and application-related questions.