Field Applications Scientist

Bruker; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 88,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Bruker is seeking a Field Applications Scientist for the North American commercial team. This remote position supports proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics workflows, focusing on LC-MS/MS and related instrumentation across the western US.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent proteomics experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel up to 40% to assist customers, deliver training, and contribute to sales discussions.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with substantial proteomics experience.
• Hands-on experience developing and applying LC-MS/MS proteomics workflows.
• Strong understanding of proteomics sample prep, LC, MS instrumentation and data analysis.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% across North America.
• US work authorization required.

Responsibilities

• Educate and consult customers on our products and workflows (experimental design, sample prep, LC-MS workflows, data quality assessment, interpretation).
• Troubleshoot workflow challenges and recommend best practices.
• Deliver customer training via on-site visits, virtual meetings, workshops, and seminars.
• Partner with Account Managers to understand research objectives and provide scientific expertise.
• Deliver presentations, product demonstrations, and technical discussions.
• Plan and support evaluations, proofs-of-concept, and workflow implementations.

Skills

Scientific communication

Travel up to 40%

Independent field-based work

Education

PhD in analytical chemistry or related

Tools

LC-MS/MS

TimsTOFs

Thermo Orbitraps

Job description

Field Applications Scientist

Job Locations

US-CA

• ID: 2026-19918
• Job Function: Sales & Customer Service
• Base Min: USD $88,000.00/Yr.
• Base Max: USD $141,000.00/Yr.

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Field Application Scientist to join our North American commercial team. This customer-facing role serves as a trusted scientific advisor to academic, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and clinical research customers using advanced mass spectrometry-based workflows.

The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise in proteomics with a strong interest in supporting customers, solving technical challenges, developing workflows, and communicating complex scientific concepts. Experience in metabolomics or lipidomics is beneficial but not required.

As a key member of the Field Applications team, you will collaborate closely with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, and R&D to support customer success, accelerate technology adoption, and contribute to business growth. You will support an integrated portfolio focused primarily on proteomics, while also supporting metabolomics and lipidomics applications across sample preparation. This position is remote and is based out of the western US.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Success and Workflow Support

• Serve as a trusted scientific advisor, educating and consulting with customers on the effective use of our products and integrated workflows, including experimental design, sample preparation, LC-MS workflows, data quality assessment, and initial data interpretation.
• Troubleshoot workflow challenges and recommend best practices to support successful project outcomes.
• Deliver customer training through on-site visits, virtual meetings, workshops, and seminars.

Scientific Support for Commercial Activities

• Partner with Account Managers throughout the sales process to understand customer research objectives, recommend appropriate workflow solutions, and provide scientific and technical expertise.
• Deliver scientific presentations, product demonstrations, and technical discussions that clearly communicate the value and appropriate application of our solutions.
• Plan and support customer evaluations, proof‑of‑concept studies, and initial workflow implementation to enable successful technology adoption.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Marketing, Product Management, and R&D to support new product introductions and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of application notes, training materials, webinars, scientific presentations, and other customer-facing content.
• Represent the voice of the customer by communicating workflow challenges, market needs, emerging trends, and opportunities for product improvement to internal stakeholders.

Scientific Leadership and Market Engagement

• Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, core facilities, and strategic research accounts.
• Represent the company at scientific conferences, user meetings, workshops, and other industry events.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, competitive solutions, and scientific trends in proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related scientific discipline, with doctoral research focused on mass spectrometry-based proteomics; or an MS with substantial directly relevant proteomics experience.
• Hands-on experience developing, optimizing, and applying LC-MS/MS-based proteomics workflows.
• Strong understanding of proteomics sample preparation, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry instrumentation, and data analysis.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to work independently in a customer‑facing, field‑based environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 40% throughout North America.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with metabolomics and/or lipidomics workflows.
• Experience across a broad range of proteomics workflows and applications.
• Experience with Bruker TimsTOFs and Thermo Orbitraps.
• Experience working with plasma, other biofluids, tissue, or similarly complex biological samples.
• Previous experience in a field applications, technical support, scientific consulting, or other customer-facing scientific role.
• Experience working in or supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic research, or core facility environments.

Why Join Us

Join a collaborative team dedicated to advancing omics research through innovative and integrated workflow solutions. You will have the opportunity to work across a broad portion of the analytical workflow, partner with leading scientists and commercial professionals, and influence how new products and workflows are developed and adopted.

This role offers significant scientific autonomy, direct customer impact, and exposure to cutting‑edge applications in proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics.

At Bruker, the base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated base salary range for this full‑time position is between $88,000.00 and 141,000.00 and provides an opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base salary for the role will depend on several job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job‑related knowledge, and travel requirements for this position. Full‑time employees may also be eligible for a performance‑related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits, including 401(k) with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, medical and dental plans, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, employee assistance program and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

Bruker is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre‑interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.