Field Applications Scientist - Bioinformatics - Northeast

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Stock options

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. is seeking a Field Applications Scientist, Bioinformatics, to partner closely with our Sales team and customers.

You’ll provide pre- and post-sales technical expertise across our sequencing platforms and software—helping researchers design experiments, analyze data, and achieve successful outcomes while strengthening long‑term relationships. This field-based role supports customers across the Northeast region with frequent travel.

Qualifications

• PhD in Life Sciences or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experimental design and genomic data analysis experience.
• Long-read sequencing experience is a plus.
• Strong foundation in genetics, genomics, molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics or related disciplines.
• Experience with large NGS datasets and pipelines (genome assembly/annotation, variant calling, transcriptomics, phylogenetics).
• Proficiency in Python, R or Perl; UNIX environments; cloud computing (AWS) and HPC clusters.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales to deliver technical consultations across the sales cycle.
• Provide back-up technical support to adjacent territories and deliver presentations and trainings.
• Guide customers on experimental design, software usage, analysis workflows and best practices.
• Manage customer relationships from a technical perspective and document interactions in the CRM.
• Monitor competitive technologies and share insights with commercial and product teams.

Education

PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

Python

R

Perl

UNIX

AWS

HPC clusters

Job description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. is seeking a Field Applications Scientist, Bioinformatics, to partner closely with our Sales team and customers. You’ll provide pre- and post-sales technical expertise across our sequencing platforms and software—helping researchers design experiments, analyze data, and achieve successful outcomes while strengthening long‑term relationships.

This is a field-based role supporting customers across the Northeast region. Candidates should reside within the territory, within New England/ NY / NJ/ PA to support frequent customer engagement and regional travel.

The role requires frequent local customer visits and occasional overnight travel, up to approximately 40%, and may include technical support for adjacent territories as business needs require.

What you’ll do

Partner with Sales to deliver high-quality technical consultations across the sales cycle; provide back‑up technical support to adjacent territories. Deliver technical presentations, seminars, trainings, and on‑site engagements at key accounts and scientific conferences. Guide customers on experimental design, software usage, analysis workflows, and best practices for ONT technologies. Manage key customer relationships from a technical perspective to ensure successful adoption and outcomes. Document and track customer interactions, inquiries, and actions in the CRM.

Monitor competitive technologies and market trends; share actionable insights with commercial and product teams.

What you’ll bring

• Education: PhD in Life Sciences (or equivalent experience in a commercial, customer-facing scientific role).
• Experience: Prior field applications/technical support experience; hands‑on experimental design and genomic data analysis (e.g., whole‑genome and transcriptome). Long‑read sequencing experience is a plus.
• Domain knowledge: Strong foundation in genetics, genomics, molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics or related disciplines.
• Data & analysis: Background working with large NGS datasets and pipelines such as genome assembly/annotation, variant calling, structural variants, transcriptomics, or phylogenetics.
• Programming & platforms: Proficiency in one or more of Python, R, Perl; comfortable in UNIX environments. Experience in cloud computing platforms such as AWS. Proven experience in high performance compute clusters.

Travel & work style

Field-based role with frequent local customer visits and occasional overnight travel (up to ~40%)

Compensation/Benefits

The salary for this role is between $97,479 and $121,849. The salary offered will reflect the skills and experience of the candidate. Certain roles within ONT are eligible for annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. Employees based in the US have the option to choose healthcare benefits, participate in the company 401(k) plan and company match, we also offer short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and commuter benefits to name a few.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.