QPCR Field Application Scientist - Bilingual English/French

 

 QPCR Field Application Scientist -

 Bilingual English/French


 About the job 

Here is your opportunity to join Stratagene – An Agilent Technologies Company as a Field Application Scientist supporting Field Sales, Agents and Distributors primarily in North America with additional support as required in South America. In this role you will deliver technical expertise on Stratagene QPCR Systems and will participate in various phases of the pre sales process including requirements analysis, feature-by-feature demonstrations, and competitive positioning. Post sales support activities will include assistance with assay optimization, seminar presentation and participation in Regional User Group meetings.

Key responsibilities:
- Ability to understand customer’s problems, recommends solutions to meet their needs, and ensures customer satisfaction with ability to integrate Agilent products and services (at the system/solutions level) into customer’s environment.
- Assists in pre-sales via the following programs: 1) Field assistance with demonstrations; 2) Seminars, Regional User Group Meetings; 3) may deliver customer training classes and consulting related to our application
- Assists the field organization to meet or exceed sales quota, through the provision of technical expertise. Contributes to sales account planning.
- Participates actively in the sales process from deal qualification to deal closure and is responsible for the technical aspects in closing the sales deal.
- Knowledgeable of competition and able to identify lockout specification (identify Agilent's competitive advantage over competition).
- Analyzes customer requirements and recommends appropriate solution.
- Assists in field demonstrations when required.
- Participates in training of new sales representatives to insure product knowledge competency of QPCR.
- Acts as the customer voice to influence future product design that meets customer needs.
- May also contribute to post-sales activities.
- Works on system/application engineering assignments with broadly defined objectives
- Solves non-routine issues, challenges and problems within field of specialization.

About you 

Requires:
- MS/PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or equivalent; PhD highly desired
- 3+ year relevant QPCR lab experience with required
- Industrial experience specifically providing pre/post technical support for a sales organization or providing technical seminars to an audience is a plus.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills a must
- Ability to interface with global multidiscipline internal/external cross function teams
- Bilingually fluent in English and French highly desired
- Available for 50% or more business travel.