Separations Field Application Specialist - New Jersey

Sartorius; New Jersey; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans and well-being benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts (HSA, FSA)

Job summary

Sartorius is seeking a Separations Field Application Specialist to drive successful application, implementation, and use of separation technologies in Northern New Jersey and nearby states. You will support sales through demonstrations, trials, and technical expertise, with significant field activity and collaboration with product management and quality teams.

The role requires a life sciences background and 3+ years in biotech process development or MSAT, with travel up to 50% and opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biological engineering, biotechnology or life sciences; 3+ years in process development or bioprocessing.
• Experience in MSAT/bioprocessing in biotechnology or biopharmaceutical settings.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Support sales with product presentations, demos, and trials.
• Conduct product trials and demos; prepare trial reports.
• Provide field technical support and resolve implementation issues.
• Analyze data and feedback to guide product improvements.
• Offer basic product training to internal teams and external customers.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, and Quality in a matrix organization.
• Assist quality team with complaint handling and investigations.
• Travel up to 50% to customer sites.

Skills

Customer focus

Technical troubleshooting

Product demonstrations

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Travel willingness

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological engineering/biotechnology or life sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Separations Field Application Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the successful application, implementation, qualification, and use of Sartorius’ Separation technologies portfolio (NFF, TFF, UF/DF) by providing overall product expertise, application knowledge, and technical support throughout each step of the customer process. This role supports the Sales process through product positioning, presentations, demonstrations, and trials, primarily for customers in Northern New Jersey and at times the Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania. Sartorius has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, self-motivated, professional to help support our customers in implementing our Separation Technology products. Support the sales organization on existing products through product presentations, demonstrations and application studies, and on new products in close collaboration with product management through beta sites testing and demonstrations

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the assigned product line to support sales target achievement in the defined territory
• Support sales in the customer process and URS analysis, and generate application trials to help designing optimized products in line with the application requirements
• Conduct product trials and demos to achieve intended results and create trial reports for customer, sales and application teams
• Be responsible for the assigned product line (Separations) to support sales target achievement and grow market share in defined region
• Provide technical support proactively, answer inquiries and resolve implementation problems in the field for customers
• Support quality department in the quality complaint process by troubleshooting and analyzing customers processes for better investigation and resolution
• Collect, compile, verify and analyze data on the assigned product line performance and customer feedback to identify product features that need to be changed to meet customer needs
• Report on competitors' products and feedback information to the application specialist management and products management
• Provide basic product training to internal sales and dealers, and running external customer workshops and seminars

Bachelor's degree in biological engineering, biotechnology or other life sciences related field or equivalent demonstrated professional experience; 3+ years of experience in process development, MSAT, bioprocessing in biotechnology, biopharmaceutical industry or CDMO manufacturing environment or field experience in a similar role

Required Skills & Experience

• familiarity with life science application experiment technology, and a good understanding of hot research topics is a plus
• Ability to troubleshoot technical and application-related issues in customer environments
• Hands-on technical capability, including demos, trials, evaluations and customer training activities with the ability to document application findings, trial outcomes and technical recommendations in a structured manner
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Sales, Product Management, Quality and other cross-functional stakeholders in a matrix organization
• Strong customer orientation with the ability to understand customer needs and translate them into effective application solutions
• Proven software skills, e.g. Microsoft Office
• Willing to travel
• 50% as this role is heavily focused on external customers; predominantly day trips but overnight travel will be required; travel requirement is subject to change based on customer and internal business need
• This position also includes a bonus and auto allowance.

Benefits

• Personal and Professional Development: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
• Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
• Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as "Coaching", "Agile Working" and a "Businesswomen's Network"
• Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
• Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
• Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account
• Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women's Health, Health Advocate
• Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service

Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability or based on status in any other protected group of class.

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Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability, or based on status in any other protected group of class.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.