Thermo Fisher

Applications Manager, Centrifugation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary:

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific to impact the world, develop solutions, and pursue career goals.

Location/Division Specific Information

This opening is in the Growth, Protection, and Separation Business Unit within the Laboratory Products Division.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with R&D and other members of the team as well as customers and represent the products with the larger scientific community.

Office location: Pittsburgh, PA

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement plans working with internal commercial managers & sales teams to the end goal of setting up customer sites for application development.
  • Provide application support and expertise to both end-customers and internal functions (regulatory affairs, R&D, customer service and product management).
  • Build and cultivate a steady flow of KOL advisers and new product testers in Lifesciences / academia, Pharma/Biotech, and clinical markets globally.
  • Lead innovative work in the lab/factory or with the customer’s lab to develop application protocols for specific workflows.
  • Collaborate with the downstream marketing team to build engaging content (application notes, webinars, tips/tricks) around applications of our products for different customer segments.
  • Provide valuable feedback from end users on current issues / limitations and relay the information to product management and quality groups.
  • Guide customer product performance expectations as an SME, participate in tech discussions, answer queries, and attend customer/sales meetings.
  • Lead training sessions and provide expertise to assist customers using centrifugation products and accessories to ensure success for the specific application of choice.
  • Work with and train regional sales managers domestically and globally across Thermo Fisher.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in any STEM field or equivalent experience (advanced degree preferred)
  • 3+ years of experience in Biotechnology, Lifesciences, CRO or similar
  • Hands-on and theoretical knowledge of centrifugation
  • Strong oral skills to clearly express technical ideas in a simplified way and communicate well at all levels internally and externally.
  • Strong technical writing skills to write technical procedures, application notes, white papers and maintain meticulous experimental documentation.
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  • Travel requirements – 15-20%.

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