Senior Field Applications Scientist: Nucleic Acids

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU grants and employee stock purchase

Comprehensive medical plans

HSA/FSA options

Fertility & family planning assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Maravai LifeSciences is seeking a Senior Field Application Scientist to join our Commercial team. You will serve as the scientific SME supporting customer engagement, technical consultation, and solution development for TriLink’s nucleic acid technologies.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to translate scientific requirements into custom solutions, enabling product adoption, commercialization, and business growth, with travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Genomics, or a related discipline with 2–5 years of relevant experience; or bachelor's degree with 13+ years or master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in guide RNA (gRNA), oligonucleotide synthesis, mRNA technologies, nucleic acid therapeutics, molecular biology, and related scientific applications.
• Experience supporting custom manufacturing, analytical testing, GMP services, process development, quality, or related scientific functions.
• Demonstrated ability to assess customer requirements, develop scientific recommendations, and translate complex scientific concepts into customer-focused technical solutions.
• Strong customer-facing, consultative, presentation, and scientific communication skills with experience supporting Business Development and Commercial organizations.
• Knowledge of clinical development, CMC, GMP, and regulatory requirements supporting nucleic acid therapeutics preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex customer engagements while collaborating across Product Management, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Commercial organizations.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% to support customer meetings, conferences, scientific presentations, and business development activities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Development and Commercial teams to develop technical strategies supporting complex customer opportunities, custom solutions, and pre- and post-sales activities.
• Develop scientific recommendations and technical solutions for guide RNA (gRNA), oligonucleotide, mRNA, custom manufacturing, analytical testing, and phase-appropriate GMP services based on customer requirements.
• Serve as the scientific subject matter expert by resolving complex technical challenges and advising customers on TriLink technologies, products, and services.
• Assess customer requirements and collaborate with Product Management, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Commercial teams to determine technical feasibility and solution approaches.
• Represent TriLink through scientific presentations, customer meetings, conferences, webinars, workshops, and industry events while strengthening scientific credibility and business development.
• Translate Voice of the Customer (VOC), emerging applications, scientific literature, and market trends into recommendations supporting product innovation, portfolio strategy, and commercial growth.
• Provide technical leadership and scientific guidance to Commercial teams while sharing best practices across customer engagements and complex technical opportunities.
• Prepare and present technical proposals, statements of work (SOWs), scientific presentations, publications, webinars, and related customer-facing technical documentation.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

gRNA expertise

Oligonucleotide synthesis

mRNA technologies

Molecular biology

Customer-facing

Scientific communication

Education

PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Genomics, or related

Tools

GMP experience

Analytical testing

Job description

Maravai LifeSciences is seeking a Senior Field Application Scientist to join our Commercial team. You will serve as the scientific SME supporting customer engagement, technical consultation, and solution development for TriLink’s nucleic acid technologies.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to translate scientific requirements into custom solutions, enabling product adoption, commercialization, and business growth, with travel up to 30%.