Field Application Scientist, Metabolomics Lipidomics

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Field Application Scientist Metabolomics - Lipidomics

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Field Based Role / Eastern US

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll 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.

This opening is for a highly qualified and self-motivated individual to support our latest generation LC-MS instrumentation as a Field Application Scientist with a strong focus on latest generation Orbitrap technology. As a member of the Thermo Fisher Scientific North Americas application support team the candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary matrix team that includes regional sales representatives marketing and service professionals product development scientists and engineers.

Primary responsibilities will be to support the commercial field sales team by providing support for the newest Orbitrap technology focusing mainly on the small molecule mass spectrometry market with an emphasis on metabolomics and lipidomics applications. The support will mainly be at customer sites (within North America) and focus on rapidly jump-starting customers for future success.

What will you do

• Provide pre- and post-sales technical and application assistance in response to customer enquiries (both internal and external) including education training on-site visits and remote/virtual support.
• Build new customer advocates from newly completed sales.
• Prepare and present technical seminars to existing and potential customers either as part of the sales process or at organized events.
• Deepen and broaden Thermo Fisher Scientifics customer relationships with key scientific and educational leaders.
• Assist in developing insightful content; examples include company hosted websites videos seminars applications reports eLearning material etc.

How will you get here:

• 5 years of related experience with a masters degree is required or 2 years of related experience with a PhD is preferred.
• 3 years of hands-on LCMS experience.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative metabolomics/lipidomics LCMS workflows (e.g. untargeted simultaneous quantitation and discovery metabolite ID) and associated sample preparation techniques.
• This position requires extensive contact with customers and therefore outstanding verbal and written communication skills are required.
• A proven track record to work independently and a strong work ethic is critical.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.
• This position is not approved for relocation assistance.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100000 colleagues we share a common set of values - Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific where diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives are valued.