Pre-Sales LC-MS Application Specialist

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Pre-Sales LC-MS Application Specialist (M/F/D)

We are currently looking for a Pre- Sales LC-MS Application Specialist (m/f/d) to join the Application Team in Waldbronn, Germany.

You will be a part of a professional team of Application Specialists in the Agilent's Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group spread over four different Center of Excellences across Europe.

You will work closely with the Sales Team and other Application Specialists to support the sales process by developing applications as well as demonstrating our instrumentation & workflows to customers addressing their analytical needs according to the market situation. You will be the expert of our analytical workflows and applications for the related products. It is therefore important that you are technically strong, proactive, communicative and a team player.

Key responsibilities

• Apply established methods to customer samples, transfer customer methods to Agilent instruments or develop new application workflows where required, in order to demonstrate the performance of Agilent's LC-MS portfolio to our customers in the Agilent Center of Excellence in Waldbronn, Germany
• Understand customer’s challenges, recommend solutions, and ensure highest customer satisfaction
• Communicate and position the results to customers through presentations during scientific conferences, seminars, workshops and user meetings
• Travel to customer sites to present results, implement methods, provide application consultancy, and deliver on-site customer trainings classes
• Participate in the design and delivery of sales trainings about LC-MS technology and related workflows
• Provide your application and market expertise at every level of the value chain, internally by working closely with product managers, marketing managers, sales teams, and customer support but also externally with (prospect) customers and key opinion leaders within the market
• Interact with our R&D departments to address current technologies & applications and to incorporate requirements into upcoming products
• Maintain and expand critical domain knowledge including latest scientific findings, market & technology trends, industry benchmarks & regulations and competitive positioning.
• Work closely together with the sales teams to exceed LC-MS sales targets

Qualifications

• Master Degree or equivalent (PhD preferred) with a strong focus on instrumental analysis
• Ideally knowledge and hands-on (3+ years) experience with LC-MS QQQ and LC-MS QTOF, its operation with focus on applications
• Demonstrated experience in the Applied Markets with focus on LC-MS method development and optimization
• Excellent presentation, communication (written & oral) and customer facing skills are required
• Good team working skills
• Excellent problem-solving skillsWork independently on projects
• Well-organized to be able to meet deadlines while handling several different projects simultaneously
• Willingness to travel (throughout Europe) up to 25% of the time
• Fluent verbal & written English skills, German language is a plus

We offer

• Unique company culture
• Great work environment
• Work-Life-Balance programs
• Career development opportunities
• Company pension scheme

Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the recruiter on +34 933 445 804.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We value diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.

We will make sure you get all the training and development opportunities you need to become the best in your field!  This position is based in Harwell (Oxfordshire), where partial remote work would be an option (hybrid model).

• Travel Required: 35% of the Time
• Schedule: Full time
• Shift: Day
• Duration: No End Date
• Job Function: Sales