Pre-Sales Application Engineer - Chromatography & Analytical Support

Agilent Technologies India Pvt Ltd; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilent Technologies Inc. is seeking a Pre-Sales Field Application Engineer for Bio Pharma to provide application and technical support for Agilent's CSD portfolio.

You will work with customers on biopharma workflows, chromatographic method development, and troubleshooting to maximize instrument performance. Responsibilities include customer training, collaboration with sales and service teams, and contributing to product improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant laboratory, applications, technical support, or customer-facing experience.
• Hands-on experience with HPLC, UHPLC, LC/MS, GC and GC/MS techniques.
• Experience in method development, troubleshooting, and analytical workflow optimization.
• Knowledge of chromatography consumables and biopharma workflows is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide application consultation and solutions for biopharmaceutical customers.
• Assist customers in developing, transferring, and optimizing analytical methods using Agilent chromatography columns and consumables.
• Conduct customer training programs, workshops, seminars, and webinars on chromatography applications.
• Partner with sales to understand customer requirements and drive customer success.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address customer needs and support product development.

Skills

Analytical Chemistry

Biopharma workflows

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences

Tools

HPLC

UHPLC

LC-MS

GC

GC-MS

Job description

Pre-Sales Field Application Engineer – Bio Pharma Job Description

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek -so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com The Application Support Engineer, Bio Pharma– CSD Division will be responsible for providing technical and application support for Agilent's Chemistries and Supplies Division (CSD) portfolio, including chromatography columns, sample preparation products, consumables, reagents, and biopharma workflow solutions. The role focuses on enabling customer success through application consulting, method optimization support, troubleshooting, customer training, and close collaboration with sales, service, and product teams. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical chemistry knowledge, hands‑on experience with Bio‑Pharma workflows, excellent problem‑solving capabilities, and a customer‑centric mindset. This position plays a critical role in helping customers maximize the performance and value of Agilent CSD products while driving customer satisfaction and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Application & Technical Support
  • Provide application consultation and solutions for biopharmaceutical customers.
  • Good working experience and knowledge about Biopharma workflows like proteins, peptides, mAbs, antibody‑drug conjugates, oligonucleotides, glycans, amino acids etc.
  • Provide guidance for biopharma characterization and impurity‑monitoring needs such as aggregate analysis, charge variants, intact and subunit analysis, peptide mapping, glycan analysis, and related critical quality attribute workflows.
  • Assist customers in achieving optimal method performance through product selection and application recommendations.
  • Support issue resolution by working closely with customers, field service engineers, and technical support teams.
• Method Development & Optimization
  • Support customers in developing, transferring, and optimizing analytical methods using Agilent chromatography columns and consumables.
  • Provide recommendations on sample preparation, chromatographic separation, method robustness, and productivity improvements.
  • Demonstrate best practices for improving analytical performance and laboratory efficiency.
• Customer Training & Education
  • Conduct customer training programs, workshops, seminars, and webinars on chromatography applications and consumable usage.
  • Develop and deliver application‑focused educational content, including technical guides, application notes, presentations, and training materials.
  • Promote best practices for method development, troubleshooting, and instrument‑consumable integration.
• Customer Engagement & Success
  • Partner with sales teams to understand customer requirements and provide application consultation.
  • Build strong relationships with customers across pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, laboratories.
  • Act as the voice of the customer to influence future product and application design.
  • Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction through proactive follow‑up and continuous technical support.
  • Identify opportunities to improve customer workflows and laboratory productivity using Agilent solutions.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  • Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Service, Product Management, and Global Application teams to address customer needs.
  • Provide customer feedback, market intelligence, and application insights to support product development and portfolio enhancement initiatives.
  • Support new product introductions and technical marketing activities.
• Market & Competitive Intelligence
  • Stay current with industry trends, regulatory developments, emerging analytical techniques, and competitive technologies.
  • Monitor application trends in chromatography and related analytical workflows.
  • Support business growth initiatives through identification of customer challenges and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant laboratory, applications, technical support, or customer‑facing experience.
  • Hands‑on experience with HPLC, UHPLC, LC/MS, GC, and/or GC/MS techniques.
  • Experience in method development, troubleshooting, and analytical workflow optimization.
  • Knowledge of chromatography consumables, sample preparation products, and related biopharma laboratory workflows is highly desirable.
• Technical Skills
  • Strong academic understanding of Protein and peptide analysis, Biologics characterization, Chromatography principles, Regulatory expectations for biopharmaceutical products
  • Ability to troubleshoot analytical methods and chromatography‑related issues.
  • Familiarity with pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical markets.
  • Proficiency in scientific data interpretation and problem‑solving.
• Soft Skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong presentation and customer engagement capabilities.
  • Ability to work effectively in cross‑functional and multicultural environments.
  • Customer‑focused approach with a passion for helping customers succeed.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with biopharma characterization workflows involving proteins, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, oligonucleotides, glycans, or related biomolecules.
• Experience in a regulated pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical laboratory, CRO, CDMO, or biologics manufacturing environment.
• Experience with customer demonstrations, proof‑of‑concept projects, competitive conversions, technical seminars, or scientific publications.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

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