Field Application Scientist
(Biophysical Characterization)
San Francisco Bay Area
Symbiotica is partnering with a growing life sciences instrumentation company as they expand their Field Application Scientist team to support their growing customer base.
This role sits at the intersection of biophysics, biomolecular interactions and customer-facing science.
Responsibilities:
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Run customer demonstrations and feasibility studies from a San Francisco applications lab
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???????Work with scientists to understand assay goals, experimental design and success criteria
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???????Support applications involving biomolecular interactions, binding assays and biophysical characterization
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Present technical results and demo findings clearly to customers
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Support pre-sales scientific discussions alongside the commercial team
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Lead installations, training, troubleshooting and post-sale applications support
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Feed customer insight back into the scientific and product teams
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Support a territory covering Southern California and the Southwest
Most demonstrations are conducted from the Bay Area lab, either with customers onsite or through submitted samples. Travel is typically 2 overnights a month, with peak periods spanning 1-2 weeks.
Qualifications:
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Advanced degree in Biophysics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Molecular Biology, Protein Science or a related field
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Around 1–2+ years of FAS or comparable customer-facing applications experience
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Experience with binding assays, biomolecular interaction analysis or biophysical characterization
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SPR, BLI or related protein characterization experience is highly relevant
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Strong scientific communication and customer-facing confidence
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Comfortable working independently and in a fast-moving team
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Based in the San Francisco Bay Area + Willing to travel
Why Join:
The US team is growing alongside an expanding customer base, giving you the chance to join while the commercial organization is still relatively small and highly collaborative.
The company invests heavily in bringing its global teams together. This year, the team held a company retreat in Italy to celebrate growth and key milestones!
You’ll work closely with the Bay Area FAS team, with regular travel to the company’s European sites for training and team meetings, including an initial two-week training period and typically quarterly visits thereafter.
