Applications Specialist

Malvern Panalytical; Malvern Hills; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Learning opportunities

Professional development

Rewards package

Job summary

Malvern Panalytical in Malvern, UK, seeks an Applications Specialist to support biophysical and nanoparticle characterization technologies, including ITC, DSC, Zetasizer Advance, Creoptix WAVE, and NanoSight Pro.

You will deliver demos, provide training and applications support, perform SOP-based measurements, and collaborate with global teams to generate data for training and marketing. A hands-on scientist with good communication will thrive.

Qualifications

• Hands-on laboratory experience with proteins, biomolecules, or nanoparticles.
• Customer-focused mindset and problem-solving skills.
• Degree in Biochemistry/Biophysics/Biology or Chemistry; PhD welcome.
• Interest in biophysical and nanoparticle characterization across platforms.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver instrument demonstrations, pre-sales analyses, and proof-of-concept measurements.
• Provide customer training, applications support, and troubleshooting across ITC/DSC, Zetasizer Advance, Creoptix WAVE, and NanoSight Pro.
• Perform laboratory measurements in accordance with SOPs and contribute to method development.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Customer Support, Marketing, and global Applications community.
• Generate application data and insights to support documentation and marketing materials.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Hands-on lab experience

ITC/DSC/NTA experience

Zetasizer experience

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Biochemistry/Biophysics/Biology/Chemistry

PhD welcome (optional)

Tools

Zetasizer

NanoSight Pro

Creoptix WAVE

ITC

DSC

GCI/SPR

NTA

Job description

Job title – Applications Specialist
Job Type - Full time
Location – Malvern – Hybrid
Role benefits - Competitive Salary + Benefits Package and more

Become part of making the impossible possible.

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Applications Specialist to support Malvern Panalytical’s biophysical and nanoparticle characterization technologies, including Microcalorimetry (ITC & DSC), Dynamic and Electrophoretic Light Scattering (Zetasizer Advance), Grating-Coupled Interferometry (Creoptix WAVE), and Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NanoSight Pro).

Our technologies help scientists understand molecular interactions, stability, and nanoparticle behaviour, enabling confident decision-making in life science research.

Working closely with customers, Sales, and internal teams, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality applications support and helping customers achieve success with our solutions.

This is an excellent development opportunity for someone who enjoys hands‑on science, customer interaction, and continuous learning within a collaborative technical environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver instrument demonstrations, pre‑sales sample analysis, and proof‑of‑concept measurements
• Provide customer training, applications support, and troubleshooting across ITC/DSC, Zetasizer Advance, Creoptix WAVE, and NanoSight Pro
• Perform laboratory measurements in accordance with SOPs and contribute to method development as your experience grows
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Customer Support, Marketing, and the global Applications community
• Generate application data and insights to support documentation, training materials, and marketing activities

About you:

• A customer‑focused mindset and enthusiasm for helping scientists solve technical challenges
• A degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline (PhD welcome but not required)
• Hands‑on laboratory experience, ideally involving proteins, biomolecules, or nanoparticles.
• Interest in biophysical and nanoparticle characterization techniques, with a desire to develop expertise across multiple platforms
• Strong communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with ITC, DSC, GCI/SPR, NTA, Zetasizer, or related analytical techniques is desirable
• Experience delivering customer support, demonstrations, or technical training would be advantageous
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a collaborative approach to problem solving

What’s in It for You

• Join an ambitious, growing international organisation where innovation and technology are central to our success
• Play a key role in shaping the future of AI solutions that create value for customers and the business
• Collaborate with global teams of engineers, scientists, and technology specialists working on cutting‑edge projects
• Benefit from ongoing learning opportunities and professional development in one of the fastest‑growing technology domains
• Enjoy a comprehensive and competitive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and success

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We provide market‑leading, material characterization technologies for the world’s most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories in the analytics of advanced materials.

We support our customers through their biggest challenges, from developing lifesaving vaccines to sustainable fuels. We wake up every day to delight our customers through innovation, high‑quality solutions and workflows, and excellence in customer satisfaction.

We are a recognized leader for quality and insights in material characterization; winning customers with performance and keeping them with service. With more than 2,000 employees operating in over 20 countries across the world, and R&D sites in North America, Europe and Asia.

We are part of Spectris, a company which combines precision with purpose to equip customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. In 2025, Spectris acquired Micromeritics as part of Malvern Panalytical.