Application Scientist (MS Imaging)

Overview

As one of the world’s leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We’ve been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than 9,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 70 locations on all continents.

Bruker Life Science Mass Spectrometry Division in China is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Application Scientist to join our dynamic team and drive the growth of our mass spectrometry product portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive technical support for Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI), addressing any issues or challenges faced by users.
• Work aligns with our global MALDI imaging team, translate cutting-edge Bruker technologies into locally relevant workflows that solve real-world biological questions.
• Plan and execute marketing campaigns, including seminars, workshops, roadshows by giving technical presentations in Chinese (mostly), and sometimes in English for both MALDI & ESI related instrument.
• Independently conduct application training courses at customer sites or Demo Lab. Able to answer questions for customers regarding the instrument operation, data processing and sample preparation.
• Lead demonstration experiments and make the demo strategy to demonstrate capabilities of MALDI-Imaging related through analysis of sample sets and reporting the results to prospective customers.
• Lead the KOLs collaboration projects in accordance with customer and market demands.
• Manage the key projects to support the commercial sales team and be capable of influencing and guiding customers with advanced technical information and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Ph.D degree in Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience in the field of MALDI imaging, including excellent skills in sample preparation, sample analysis and data analysis. Be familiar with the software of MALDI imaging. Experience with Bruker MALDI imaging, timsTOF Flex is considered an advantage.
• 6-10 years of hands-on user experience in operating mass spectrometry. Experience with Bruker MS instrumentation is considered an advantage.
• >2 years of project management experience and 1-2 years of team management experience is considered an advantage.
• Highly motivated, team player, quick learner, self-starter and problem solver.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, strong presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative research environment.
• Ability to dissect problems and projects into manageable tasks.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.