Technical Applications Scientist

Element Biosciences; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary annual bonus

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Element Biosciences is looking for a Technical Applications Scientist based at our San Diego Headquarters. This full-time role involves providing customer support for applications, assisting with troubleshooting, and driving product design by collaborating with internal teams.

Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least a year of customer support experience in the biotech industry. The position offers a base salary of $90,000 – $110,000, along with stock options and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of customer support experience in the biotech or related industry.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Flexibility to work non-regular business hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline customer support for applications and informatics inquiries.
• Manage customer escalations requiring R&D and operations support.
• Develop and validate applications and informatics troubleshooting documentation.

Skills

Customer support experience

Technical writing abilities

Verbal communication skills

Analysis of instrument logs

Familiarity with multi-omics workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Technical Applications Scientist – San Diego Headquarters, Full-time/Exempt

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Provide frontline customer support for applications and informatics related inquiries and issues.
• Triage general customer complaints and identify whether issues pertain to applications, software, or hardware, dispatching field engineers or application scientists as needed.
• Manage applications and informatics customer escalations requiring R&D and operations support.
• Review instrument run logs and query databases to identify and troubleshoot issues over phone or email.
• Provide customer feedback to internal teams to drive design change recommendations with a strong end‑user focus.
• Identify root causes of applications and informatics issues and propose recommendations to influence and drive customer success.
• Develop creative support strategies, guidance to service manuals, and procedures for new products and updates.
• Develop and validate applications and informatics troubleshooting documentation.
• Provide technical guidance to tech support and field application peers.
• Display professionalism, understanding, tact, and technical knowledge in all customer interactions.
• Use service CRM software to dispatch and accurately document work in a timely manner.
• Provide the broader support team with troubleshooting debriefs and regular updates/training on applications and informatics changes.
• Partner with Software Development and Applications teams to provide appropriate technical solutions to customer analysis workflows.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, or related field; if only general degree, substantial in‑house or field‑based applications support experience is required. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 1 year of customer support experience in the biotech or related industry.
• Experience parsing large instrument logs to identify common patterns and drive action.
• Familiarity with multi‑omics workflows is a plus.
• Experience with instrumentation involving optics, microfluidics, and electromechanical systems is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong technical writing abilities.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Flexibility to work non‑regular business hours to support customers.

Location

• San Diego – onsite.

Travel

• Domestic and international travel up to 10%.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary $90,000 – $110,000, plus eligible for stock options, discretionary annual bonus, health insurance, 401(k) with company match, and flexible paid time off.

EEO Statement

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