Product Specialist - Molecular Spectroscopy

Shimadzu Careers•Columbia, MD

7d•$87,000 - $89,000

About The Position

Established in 1975, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is one of the largest suppliers of analytical instrumentation, physical testing, and environmental monitoring systems in the world. Ground-breaking scientific research, manufacturing ideas, and results continue to propel Shimadzu’s outstanding reputation and “Excellence in Science.” People dedicated to our mission have the largest impact on Shimadzu’s continued growth and success. Would YOU like to join a diverse team of professionals working together with researchers, scientists, and manufacturers to help better lives worldwide? Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is seeking a motivated Product Specialist to join our team! In this role, you will create technical marketing materials and documents for sales, provide training, and offer installation and maintenance support for our Molecular Spectroscopy operations. Your focus will be on enhancing product positioning while delivering high-quality, timely support to our customers. You’ll engage directly with clients, addressing their needs and collaborating with the Marketing team, Sales, Service, and Regional staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a life science field; a higher-level degree is strongly preferred
Minimum of two years of experience in technical applications or method development with Molecular Spectroscopy instruments, such as UV-Vis, FTIR, Fluorescence, Raman, or NMR
Experience in maintenance and repair of analytical instrumentation; marketing and sales experience are highly desirable
Strong attention to detail, exceptional customer service skills, and a dependable work ethic
Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight stays

Responsibilities

Provide marketing support to the sales team, including developing demonstration strategies and presenting products to potential and current customers
Gather and analyze competitive information for assigned products, reporting findings to the sales team
Create sales support documentation, including feature/benefit analyses and positioning strategies for each assigned product
Conduct evaluations of market needs and propose hardware and software solutions to address those needs
Develop and deliver technical training courses and materials for customers and Shimadzu employees, while maintaining instruments in application laboratories and supporting qualification tests as needed

Benefits

A work environment that values diversity, inclusion & belonging
Day 1 Benefits & Competitive Salary
Matching 401K & Profit-Sharing Program
Clear pathways for Career, Leadership, and Personal Development
Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts
Generous & Front-Loaded Paid Time Off Plan
Tuition Assistance Program for both graduate and undergraduate levels
Pet Insurance, optional Identity theft, legal pre-paid and critical care buy-up insurance benefits, generous company-paid life insurance & short-term disability programs
Business casual Dress Attire & casual (jeans) Friday!
Employee Resource Groups to network, build a sense of community and enhance one’s career and personal development
Additional compensation is available through either an Incentive and/or Commission Plan.
Additional compensation is offered through a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA).
Shimadzu offers 10 paid vacation days, 8 paid personal days, 8 scheduled holidays, and 3 floating holidays in the first year of employment.
After one year, employees are eligible for a generous short-term disability program, which complies with FMLA regulations, with the company covering 100% of the monthly premiums. Employees are insured at 100% of their salary for the first 6 weeks and 66.67% of their salary for weeks 7–12.