Field Application Scientist – Downstream Bioprocessing

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🌐 Germany, Austria – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✨ Scientist

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1956

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Healthcare • Logistics • Manufacturing

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by supporting life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing laboratory productivity, and improving patient health through diagnostics and the development of life-changing therapies. With a global team, they offer innovative technologies and pharmaceutical services through brands such as Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD.

📋 Description

• Serve as a bioprocessing domain expert for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical customers • Support technology adoption, process development, and optimization across downstream workflows • Provide technical leadership and process expertise before, during, and after the sale • Support process development, optimization, scale-up, and technology integration across purification, filtration, and single-use workflows • Lead pre- and post-sales technical activities, including product evaluations, proof-of-principle studies, technology qualification, and implementation in regulated environments • Deliver technical presentations on POROS™ and CaptureSelect™ products and address downstream purification challenges • Troubleshoot product quality and performance issues in partnership with Quality, Field Service, and Technical Support • Deliver technical training to internal and external audiences • Conduct workflow consultations and GEMBA walks at customer sites • Support Bioprocessing Development Center activities, customer trials, and on-site demonstrations • Develop and execute customer technology adoption plans with measurable milestones • Document customer engagements and technical activities in Salesforce • Collaborate with Account Managers, Field Service Engineers, Technical Support, Product Management, R&D, and Quality/Regulatory teams • Capture and communicate Voice of Customer insights for product roadmaps and technical content • Represent Thermo Fisher Scientific at conferences, workshops, webinars, and customer events • Travel up to 50% across Germany and, depending on home location, Austria

🎯 Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, or a related scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant bioprocessing experience • 5+ years of hands-on bioprocessing experience, ideally within Process Development, with strong expertise in downstream processing • Demonstrated experience with downstream purification technologies, including chromatography, UF/DF, centrifugation, and related unit operations • Proven track record of technical engagement, process troubleshooting, and problem solving within Process Development and/or biomanufacturing environments • Experience supporting process scale-up, technology transfer, and process optimization from development through pilot and manufacturing scale • Hands-on experience with commonly used chromatography systems/skids at laboratory, pilot, and manufacturing scale • Ability to operate chromatography systems and interpret data using commonly used chromatography software • Practical experience with column packing at small, pilot, and/or manufacturing scale • Deep understanding of bioprocessing and downstream purification workflows • Strong capability in process design, optimization, troubleshooting, and workflow consulting, using data-driven approaches • Familiarity with Process Analytical Technology (PAT), Design of Experiments (DoE), and Quality by Design (QbD) principles, including relevant ICH Q8, Q9, and Q10 concepts • Knowledge of analytical methods including HPLC, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, and spectroscopy, with ability to interpret and communicate analytical data • Proficiency with Excel and JMP; scripting or additional analytical tools advantageous • Strong technical writing, presentation, and communication skills • Strong problem-solving and influencing skills, with effectiveness in cross-functional and matrixed environments • Experience using Salesforce.com (SFDC CRM) for customer engagement, opportunity, and activity tracking • Fluent in German and English, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages • Based in Germany or Austria, ideally in the Frankfurt area or northern Germany, with convenient access to a major airport or transportation hub • Willing and able to travel up to 50% across the assigned territory • Valid driver’s license and passport, with ability to travel as required within the territory

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual incentive plan bonus • Healthcare • Employee benefits • Career and development prospects • Innovative, forward-thinking company culture • Exciting company culture centered on integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation