Field Application Scientist

Summary

Join Gator Bio, a pre-IPO biotech company in Palo Alto, CA, as a remote International Field Application Scientist. This role involves providing pre-sales and post-sales support, including developing protein-protein interaction assays using proprietary technologies. Responsibilities include advanced technical application support, performing BLI analysis, and providing training. You will also contribute to application notes and technical documents, stay informed on new technologies, and report on competitor products. The position requires a PhD or MS with experience in label-free technology and immunoassays. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential, along with the ability to travel up to 50%. The salary range is $100,000-$130,000 annually.

Requirements

• PhD or experienced preferred, MS level required with 5 years’ experience with label free technology, such as Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI), Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) or similar instrumentation
• Experience with immunoassays development, such as ELISA, SPR, BLI or similar technology
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to articulate effectively with customers and internal teams
• Self-motivated, well-organized, ability to develop contacts and build rapport at all levels
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to a diverse level of internal and external clients required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SFDC, or other related CRM sales funnel tools
• Ability to travel upwards of 50% and willingness to operate from a remote home-base location in addition to working on-site
• Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, and/or move 50+ lbs
• This role will require long periods of standing, walking, and sitting
• The employees will be required to use their hands for computer work, phone calls, and pipetting
• Must pass a health screening

Responsibilities

• Providing advanced high-level technical application support and presentations at customer sites, vendor conferences, webinars, and scientific meetings
• Performing BLI analysis of customer samples involving specificity, kinetics, and affinity of biomolecular interactions
• Providing pre- and post-sales support (product demonstrations, technical presentations, seminars, training, and customer service) through joint customer sales visits
• Developing and transferring expert knowledge through training and support of relevant hardware and software while staying current with new assay development
• Proactively addressing and supporting customer service initiatives and sales goal objectives
• Contributing to the development of application notes and teaching manuals
• Writing technical documents that highlight new and innovative applications resulting in using Gator Bio’s BLI Next Generation systems and label-free solutions
• Staying informed of new areas of technology through research, publications, and patents while partnering with collaborators and industry KOL’s
• Reporting on competitor’s products and feedback information to the Sales and Product Management teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in label-free technology Bio-Layer Interferometry or Surface Plasmon Resonance products preferred
• Liquid Handler experience with Tecan, Hamilton, or Perkin Elmer a plus