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The Position
Are you ready to be at the forefront of our diagnostic solutions? As aField ApplicationSpecialist (d/f/m)you will be responsible for supportingcustomers of all the assays andreagents from theRoche Sequencing Solutionsproductportfolio. You will be the directcontact for application-related inquiries from our field staff and our customers in hospitals,research and private laboratories.
You will become part of a highly qualified service team and will be working closely with thewider team and all other areas of Roche to provide excellent support for our customers.
Together, we manage the rollout and support of our new SBX platform, supporting each otherthrough peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. In our team, personal responsibility and a passionfor technical precision in the field of genomics are what truly count.
Your Main Responsibilities
- Application support for all Roche Sequencing Products and Assays
- Installation support and customer training for Roche Sequencing Systems togetherwith the Service team
- Troubleshooting onsite to answer inquiries and resolve problems
- Co-creating and conducting customer application trainings
- Assisting the local sales and marketing organizations with your expertise
- Working with liquid handlers and their respected vendors
- Monitoring the service processes and overall product/system quality
- Attending internal meetings and events (remotely and in person) as well as externalevents (seminars, conferences etc)
- Monitoring our service processes and overall product/system quality.
Who You Are
- You should be resilient, and tenacious. You strive under pressure, working effectively as part ofa close-knit team in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment with shifting priorities andmultiple deadlines. With strong analytical skills, you are at ease working with technical,scientific and numeric information.
- You will focus on Spain territory, but are also ready to travel to other European countries onoccasion. Due to regional deployment planning and travel times, you should ideally live inclose proximity to an international airport, preferably Madrid or Barcelona. Furthermore, youhold a valid driver's license and have a high willingness to travel to support our customers inother European countries.
- You have successfully completed your studies in the natural sciences (e.g.biology, chemistry, medicine) and ideally obtained a PhD
- Experience: Ideally 3 years of professional experience in a research or serviceinstitution where you have acquired in-depth knowledge of NGS technologies.
- Experience in establishing NGS workflows on different liquid handling systems andhaving basic understanding of bioinformatics is a plus
- Good knowledge of the IVD market as well as in-depth scientific knowledge ingenomics, oncology and the product and market environment
- Capacity to analyze problems and presenting an adequate solution
- Project management experience
- You communicate fluently in Spanish and have very good English skills for workingwithin an interdisciplinary, international team of experts.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
