Sr Field Application Scientist, Downstream Bioproduction (Northern California)
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Alameda, CA, US
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About the Role
Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Staff Scientist, Field Applications, enabling customers to solve complex biologics purification and processing challenges. Serve as a technical expert in downstream process development, providing support across technology platforms and building relationships with customers, sales teams, and internal partners. Contribute to breakthroughs that make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
Responsibilities
- Enable customers to solve complex biologics purification and processing challenges.
- Serve as a technical expert in downstream process development.
- Provide comprehensive support across technology platforms.
- Build strong relationships with customers, sales teams, and internal partners.
- Deliver technical training.
- Optimize applications.
- Troubleshoot complex issues.
- Demonstrate technologies through presentations.
- Support colleagues.
- Lead strategic projects.
- Contribute to product development by providing customer feedback to R&D teams.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience with relevant chromatography / bioprocessing techniques.
- Technical knowledge in one or more core application areas (protein purification, chromatography, process development, or related fields).
- Successful experience in customer-facing technical support and training.
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Problem-solving abilities and analytical troubleshooting expertise.
- Project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Presentation and technical writing capabilities.
- Fluency in English required.
- Ability to travel up to ~50% within assigned territory.
- Valid driver's license and passport for international travel where required.
- Experience with downstream method development and optimization.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality systems (GMP, GLP) preferred.
Skills
- Chromatography
- Bioprocessing techniques
- Protein purification
- Process development
- Customer-facing technical support
- Training
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Analytical troubleshooting
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Presentation
- Technical writing
- Downstream method development
- Method optimization
Location
- San Francisco
- Northern California territory
Work Type
- Customer facing remote
- Field
Experience Level
- 6 years of experience with Advanced Degree
- 8 years of experience with Bachelor's Degree
Education Level
- Advanced Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Materials Science
- Engineering
- Related scientific field
Salary/Compensations
- $113,000.00–$150,100.00
- Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance
Benefits
- Choice of national medical and dental plans
- National vision plan
- Health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
- 10 paid holidays annually
- Paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
- Accident and life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Retirement and savings programs
- Competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
About the Company
- Thermo Fisher Scientific enables customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
- We provide global teams with resources to achieve career goals and contribute to scientific advancements.
- We develop solutions for environmental protection, food safety, and cancer cures.