Clinical Field Application Specialist, Next Generation Sequencing

Job ID: 601469360
Job date: 2018-03-25
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Company : Thermo Fisher Scientific 

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Job Description:
Are you passionate about making a difference within the Life Science segment? Are you looking for a role where you can use both your strong technical knowledge and your relationship building skills in a customer oriented role?

We are currently looking for a Clinical Applications Specialist with a background in Next Generation Sequencing and Diagnostics to further strengthen our team. You will be home office based near to our office in Dubai/Emirates. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and dynamic individual to join a fast paced global Life Sciences organization, at what is an exciting time in the growth of our business.

Responsibilities:

Develop Thermo Fisher business and relationship by providing:

  • Support the Clinical market on the operation of Thermo Fisher Scientific / Ion Torrent product portfolio in Next Generation Sequencing
  • Promotion of clinical solutions to existing customers, mainly Oncology related
  • Owning the implementation of assays and products / clinical solutions within customer sites
  • Responsible for maximizing customer satisfaction by aligning complex product solutions and services with key customer initiatives. Build and maintain relationships with key decision makers or potential influencers
  • Understanding the clinical landscape in their countries and develop a strategy how to best tackle the clinical markets in their regions
  • Manage relationships with key Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborating partners
Job Duties Will Include The Following Tasks:
  • Review and assist customers with their protocols and assays on Ion Torrent / Thermo Fisher instrumentation at in-house facilities and at customer sites
  • Help customers design and conducts experiments to assist in evaluations of Ion Torrent / Thermo Fisher products
  • Promote clinical solutions at customer sites and in conferences/user meetings
  • Work in collaboration with the regional stakeholders to set up best strategy for customer site
  • Build strong relationships with customers
  • Maintain and develop the CRM database
  • Maintain consistent and structured communication with counterparts and articulate summarized communication to Manager on a periodic basis
  • Obtain successful adoption of the technology within all applied markets while investigating the potential of other applications and solutions both pre-clinically and clinically
  • Align with other teams in the company on a regular basis
  • Estimated 50% travel, always planable
Qualifications/Experiences That Are Important In This Role:
  • Graduate (minimum) qualification in an appropriate science subject, molecular biology or bioinformatics preferred
  • Experience in molecular biology application is mandatory. Bioinformatics experience is strongly desirable
  • Previous experience as application specialist in the clinical market or any NGS/BFX experience desirable
  • Medical background, laboratory experience, and/or managed care knowledge desirable.
  • Clear understanding of the Diagnostic markets and ability to gather good market intelligence with respect to competitive products and vendors
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills
  • Ability to understand and articulate complex scientific literature and use extensive complex clinical data as a key factor in the sales process
  • Strong drive for success
  • Fluent in English language, Arabic is an advantage, other language competencies welcome.


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Additional Info:
As the world’s leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific is a driving force in the research, healthcare, industrial and applied markets, generating more than USD 17 billion in annual revenue. No other company can match our range of customer touch points – technologically, geographically or commercially. We help our customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe and moving forward with thousands of important projects that improve millions of lives.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 50,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $20 billion and approximately 65,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

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