Senior Field Application Scientist - Pacific Northwest

Element Biosciences
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Best suited to technically proficient NGS and cell biology experts working in a remote-based, high-travel environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 6+ years of NGS library prep experience and a passion for customer success
    — “Bachelors degree with 6+ years, Masters degree with 4+ years or PhD with 2+ years in NGS library construction”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with frequent domestic travel and can manage client relationships effectively
    — “Must be physically located in the territory and be willing to travel frequently to customer sites”
  • Professionals with a background in nucleic acids and protein methods who can lead beta tests and provide strategic feedback
    — “Providing strategic and competitive feedback to marketing and product development teams, and independently leads or manages beta tests at customer sites”

Things to consider

  • Candidates should be prepared for non-regular business hours and lifting boxes up to 20 pounds
    — “Must be flexible in working hours as this position may require customer support during non-regular business hours”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience in NGS library prep and cell biology in your resume and interview responses
    — “Experience with NGS sample and library prep workflows as well as cell biology”
  • Highlight your ability to troubleshoot complex technical and experimental issues independently
    — “Working independently on significant and unique issues requiring collaboration with key decision-makers”
  • Showcase your track record of leading beta tests and providing strategic feedback to internal teams
    — “independently leads or manages beta tests at customer sites”
  • Demonstrate skills in delivering both in-person and remote customer training and workshops
    — “Delivering customer training and workshops, both in-person and remote”
  • Include examples of using CRM software to document and track customer opportunities
    — “Utilizing service CRM software to accurately identify and document customer opportunities”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Supporting commercial team and customers in their technical applications
  • Providing strategic and competitive feedback to marketing and product development teams
  • Delivering customer training and workshops
Typical background
Bachelors degree with 6+ years, Masters degree with 4+ years or PhD with 2+ years in NGS library construction

Skills & requirements

Required

NGS Sample And Library Prep WorkflowsCell BiologyTroubleshootingProduct TrainingCustomer SupportTechnical ApplicationsService CRM SoftwareCollaboration

Preferred

MicroscopyMultiomics

Stack & domain

NGS Sample And Library Prep WorkflowsCell BiologyMicroscopyMultiomicsProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityBiologyHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from Element Biosciences via Greenhouse

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Field Applications Scientist who will play a pivotal role supporting our growing customer base in the Pacific Northwest Region. This is an incredible opportunity for someone who is passionate about seeing customer success and winning for the company. We are looking for a candidate with a solid background in NGS sample and library prep workflows as well as cell biology. The hired candidate will need to be physically located in the territory and be willing to travel frequently to customer sites. This role will report to the Director, Global Field Applications, and will be a remote role supporting our Pacific Northwest customers.

If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Frequently traveling to the customer site is required

Troubleshooting issues related to user's technical skills, biochemistry/assay design, experimental design, software, and instruments

Supporting commercial team and customers in their technical applications and providing product training

Displaying professionalism, understanding, tact, fairness, and technical knowledge in all customer interactions

Providing strategic and competitive feedback to marketing and product development teams, and independently leads or manages beta tests at customer sites

Working independently on significant and unique issues requiring collaboration with key decision-makers and senior managers across the organization which may impact future products, concepts, and technologies

Assisting sales and marketing on pre and post strategic sales activities requiring both technical depth and market knowledge

Delivering customer training and workshops, both in-person and remote

Utilizing service CRM software to accurately identify and document customer opportunities

Collaborating with internal partners to resolve customer issues and improve processes

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree with 6+ years, Masters degree with 4+ years or PhD with 2+ years in NGS library construction (a combination of experience and education may be considered)

Experience with NGS sequencing instrument and sequencing run set up along with NGS sample and library prep workflows is preferred

Experience with cell biology, microscopy, and multiomics is preferred

Must be highly motivated and have strong problem-solving ability

Excellent communication and strong relationship building skills

Highly collaborative and adaptable; able to work well within multidisciplinary teams

Skilled in nucleic acids and protein analytical methods

Generate high quality and reproducible wet-lab data from established protocols

High degree of comfort navigating technical project discussions

Must be able to work independently and as a team player

Demonstrated account management skills

Physical Requirements:

Frequently moves boxes weighing up to 20 pounds

Must be flexible in working hours as this position may require customer support during non-regular business hours

Location:

Remote – Pacific Northwest

Travel: 

Domestic travel up to 80%

Job Type:

Full-time/Exempt

Base Compensation Pay Range:

$102,000 - $125,000

In addition to base compensation noted above, you will be eligible for stock options, sales commission, no cost health insurance plans, 401k with company match, and flexible paid time off. 

Please note: Base compensation will depend on multiple factors, including geographic location, qualifications, and experience. 

We foster an environment such that all people are afforded the freedom to pursue their passions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Source: Element Biosciences careers (Greenhouse)

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