Clinical Applications Consultant (Next Generation Sequencing)

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

We are currently looking for a Clinical Applications Specialist with a background in Next Generation Sequencing and Diagnostics Informatics to further strengthen our team. You would be part of a field-based team focused on supporting the clinical testing market.

EDUCATION

• BA/BS with 2+ years of relevant experience, or MS degree in Life Sciences, PhD preferred

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in NGS sequencing, Capillary Electrophoresis, qPCR, and RT-PCR
• Understanding of healthcare industry standards, guidelines, and environments
• A technically savvy individual who can assess customer clinical needs and implement training and experimental approaches to ensure customer success
• Previous experience as application specialist desirable (NGS experience desirable)
• Medical background, laboratory experience, and/or managed care
• Clinical Laboratory experience/MLT a plus.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• A problem solver with proven ability to overcome technical hurdles
• Ability to understand and articulate complex scientific literature and use extensive complex clinical data as a key factor in the sales process
• Strong drive for success

Please refer the Job description for details