Lab Automation Applications Engineer - Molecular Biology
EPM Scientific
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Job summary
EPM Scientific is seeking an Application Engineer in Singapore to support Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The role blends molecular biology, automation solutions, and technical service across regional distributors and customers, driving adoption of automation platforms.
The candidate should have a strong molecular biology background with hands-on automation experience, and be prepared to support software and hardware‑related activities in a customer‑facing capacity.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Genomics, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree or PhD is highly preferred.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a customer‑facing scientific role.
- Experience as a Field Application Scientist, Application Specialist, Automation Specialist, Technical Support Scientist, Product Specialist, Application Engineer.
- Strong background in molecular biology, genomics, or diagnostics.
- Hands‑on experience with PCR, qPCR, NGS workflows, nucleic acid extraction, or assay development.
- Familiarity with laboratory automation and robotic liquid handling platforms.
Responsibilities
- Provide pre‑sales and post‑sales application support for laboratory automation platforms.
- Act as the technical expert for molecular biology, genomics, and automated workflow applications.
- Troubleshoot customer application issues and provide workflow optimization recommendations.
- Design and demonstrate automated solutions for research, diagnostics, and genomics laboratories.
- Support proof‑of‑concept studies, method development, and workflow validation activities.
- Deliver product demonstrations, seminars, workshops, and customer training programs.
- Configure laboratory automation systems to meet customer workflow requirements.
- Support automated liquid handling workflows for PCR, qPCR, NGS, and related tasks.
- Assist customers and distributors with protocol setup and software configuration.
- Collaborate with customers to improve productivity and laboratory efficiency.
- Develop a strong understanding of automation software, scripting, and workflow programming concepts.
- Train and certify distributor application and technical teams; support tender submissions and marketing activities.
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Job description
EPM Scientific is seeking an Application Engineer in Singapore to support Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The role blends molecular biology, automation solutions, and technical service across regional distributors and customers, driving adoption of automation platforms.
The candidate should have a strong molecular biology background with hands-on automation experience, and be prepared to support software and hardware‑related activities in a customer‑facing capacity.
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