Applications Scientist _ 1 year Fixed-term contract Full-time

Applications Scientist

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part of an inquisitive, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery! With revenues of more than $24 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

As part of the Digital Sciences and Automated Solutions division, the Applications team works to understand our customers' needs and craft the optimal automation solutions to accelerate their science. We are looking for someone who can help us increase our impact by using their scientific expertise and knowledge of automation to make our products available to more customers around the world.

The Applications Scientist is a fully remote role with up to 25% travel. You will work closely with the Sales team in support of the pre-sales process for global customers out of our Burlington, Ontario, Canada site.

How will you make an impact?

The Applications Scientist is a multifaceted role that will require flexibility, creativity, and initiative:

• Engage directly with customers and local sales teams to understand scientific applications and technical automation requirements.
• Design technically accurate automation solutions using the latest Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborative robotic movers, software, and 3rd party instruments.
• Generate throughput analyses with, and deliver demonstrations of, Momentum scheduling software.
• Contribute to quotations, proposal content, and any other supporting documentation to exceed customers' requirements and expectations.
• Act as a liaison between the technical groups in the business (Marketing, Operations, Software, Engineering, R&D) and the Global Sales channels.
• Work with our Operations team to facilitate a seamless transition from pre- to post-sale to ensure an outstanding customer experience.

How will you get here?

The minimum education requirement is a bachelor's degree in a scientific field. An advanced degree (MSc or PhD) is preferred. Experience in the Pharma or Biotech industry is strongly preferred.

A minimum of 5 years experience in one or more of these research areas, or similar, is required: Laboratory Automation, Synthetic Biology, NGS, CRISPR, Molecular Diagnostics, Cell Culture, Bio-banking, Antibody/T-Cell Screening.

Hands-on experience with integrated automated systems is preferred.

Previous direct customer interaction is preferred.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Clear communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with colleagues, customers, and vendors.
• A keen understanding of laboratory instrumentation, with hands-on experience.
• Ability to assimilate and apply new skills, knowledge and software proficiencies.
• A continual learner with a solidly demonstrated growth mindset.
• Technical documentation and writing skills.
• Ability to work within a diverse, global team.
• Valid driver's license and valid passport with ability to undertake global travel, if required

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.