Clinical Applications Consultant (Next Generation Sequencing)

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Location/Division Specific Information

Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Division

Location: Midwestremotely based in Colorado Missouri or Kansas

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.

A day in the Life:

• Primary support for Clinical laboratories with training validation and troubleshooting for our Thermo Fisher Scientific/ Ion Torrent product portfolio (mainly NGS)

• Promote clinical solutions to existing customers and at conferences/user meetings

• Lead the implementation of assays and products / clinical solutions within customer sites

• Improve customer value/satisfaction by aligning complex product solutions and services with key customer initiatives. Build and maintain relationships with key decision makers or potential influencers

• Understand the clinical landscape and develop a strategy how to best tackle the clinical markets with Clinical Sales counterparts

• Build and maintain relationships with key Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborating partners decision makers or potential influencers

• Review and assist customers with analyses of their Ion Torrent data using Torrent Suite and Ion Reporter software packages

• Help customers design and conducts experiments to assist in evaluations of Ion Torrent / Thermo Fisher products

• Provide initial training to customers at their own CLIA/GLP laboratories and at Thermo Fisher training locations

• Understand CAP/CLIA NYS NGS Guidelines for Laboratory Developed Tests

• Provide technical and applications assistance in response to customer inquiries

• Work in collaboration with the Clinical Account Manager to set up the best support strategy for each customer site

• Build strong relationships with customers

• Maintain and develop the CRM database

• Maintain consistent and structured communication with counterparts and articulate summarized communication to Manager on a periodic basis

• Obtain successful adoption of the technology within all applied markets while investigating the potential of other applications and solutions both pre-clinically and clinically

• Align with other teams in the company on a regular basis

• Estimated 50-75% travel

Keys to Success:

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

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

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