EMEA Cell Culture Field Application Specialist

Danaher Corporation; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is looking for an EMEA Cell Culture Field Application Specialist to provide expert guidance and technical support for cell culture media products. This remote position involves collaboration with R&D and sales teams to tailor solutions for customers. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and experience in technical sales within the life sciences. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential. Join us to innovate solutions that impact human health.

Benefits

Opportunity to work in the biopharmaceutical industry

Culture of innovation and belonging

Qualifications

• Experience in Bioprocess, Biotech/Life Sciences industries.
• Hands-on experience with monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver media expertise and provide application support.
• Present Cytiva's innovations to secure new business.
• Lead strategic campaigns for market share expansion.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver complete customer solutions.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Process optimization

Fluency in English

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science or related field

Job description

The EMEA Cell Culture Field Application Specialist is responsible for establishing technical credibility with customers by providing expert guidance on Cytiva's technologies and applications, collaborating with R&D and sales teams to co‑develop tailored solutions for complex customer challenges, and participating in the design and validation of new protocols and methods in relevant applications.

This position reports to the EMEA Cell Culture Modality Leader and is part of the Field Application Specialist Team in the Cell Culture modality. This is a remote position located in the UK, responsible for the EMEA region. While the role is remote, we appreciate candidates who are close to and willing to spend time at our site in Amersham.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver media expertise and provide application support for our cell culture media products to both customers and internal teams, ensuring effective collaboration with the sales organization and other stakeholders.
• Present Cytiva's innovations and studies (e.g., Media Equivalency, Raw Material Characterization) to customers to secure new and expand existing business.
• Support the Spec Win program by driving early‑phase adoption and ensuring continuity into late‑stage and commercial manufacturing.
• Work closely with the Cell Culture team to lead strategic campaigns that drive market share and account expansion.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (e.g., MSAT, contract review, manufacturing sites) to deliver complete customer solutions and support contract manufacturing opportunities.
• Provide competitive insights and customer feedback to inform product and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Graduate or BSc degree in life science or closely related field.
• First experience of technical sales and/or working within the Bioprocess, Biotech/Life Sciences, and/or Biopharmaceutical industries, ideally in cell line development, cell culture process development and/or manufacturing within an affiliated industry.
• Hands‑on experience in process optimization using media and feed strategies to maximize expression levels and titers for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), viral vectors, and/or recombinant proteins.
• A proven record of leading key projects.
• Fluency in English. Good communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills, ability to effectively communicate—verbally and in writing—with customers, external global counterparts and team members in other functional organizations, and a high ability to work in a team.
• Solid problem‑solving skills and the ability to manage and resolve conflict, communicate issues and propose solutions to both internal and customers.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Willingness to travel within EMEA and globally to participate in trainings, meetings, key projects and customer visits.
• Valid driver’s licence.
• Valid work permit.

Additional Desired Experience

• Highly driven, motivated, positive moral compass to inspire a team to grow and flourish and to build the best business and service for our customers.
• Highly competent and efficient in working cross‑functionally and regionally in a diverse environment. Proven high ‘say‑do’ ratio, executing on tasks and promises.

At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact—innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our customers undertake life‑saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us—working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life‑changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real‑life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.