Field Application Scientist Sequencing

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

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

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!