Role

The Application Scientist is responsible for Establishing a ‘production-support’ and ‘product-support’ and customer-support applications lab for Chromatography consumables.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Understand customers’ current and future needs and design application development strategy to address those needs.
• Interfacing with Marketing and Sales for Voice of Customer (VOC) to assist R & D for new product development.
• Drive execution of turn-key applications development for respective markets.
• Generate standard operating procedures, application notes, posters, and/or peer reviewed publications for developed applications
• Conduct post development support including but not limit to SOP implementation, troubleshooting.
• Act as a subject matter expert and influencer to the R&D organization during implementation and conceptualization of new product.
• Evaluate competitive publications and presentations and come up with a clear strategy to demonstrate PerkinElmer’s competitive edge.
• Demonstrate independent and creative scientific thinking, ability in solving complex problems, and resilience to setbacks and changes.
• Maintain and operate laboratory equipment, identify maintenance needs and ensure equipment is operational. Trouble-shoot competitor weakness.  This will give R & D needed information as to how to design better products.  This will require communication with sales, marketing and R & D to identify key pain points.
• Train new scientists to produce marketing collateral as the needs of PE expand for applications.  This will include method development on new market areas including cannabis testing, foods/flavors/fragrances, drinking water applications, environmental applications. 
• Be a team player and put team objectives above personal ambitions.
• Travel between PerkinElmer sites required

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Chemistry or BioChemistry
• 5 years of hands on experience with chromatography instrumentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D in Chemistry or Biochemistry.
• Knowledge of chromatography theory and components.
• Ability to troubleshoot Chromatographic related issues.
• Experience in cannabis, food, environmental applications.
• Ability to dissect problems and projects into manageable tasks.
• Passionate about working in a lab developing applications to address customer needs.
• Excellent group interaction skills and negotiating skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks with different priorities.
• Excellent presentation skills in front of internal teams, customers, and large audience (during conferences).

Work Environment:

Office, Production and Lab Environments