Sales/Applications Scientist

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Overview

Bruker is enabling scientists and engineers to make breakthrough post-genomic discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high performance scientific instruments and high value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity, and customer success in post-genomic life science molecular and cell biology research, in applied and biopharma applications, in microscopy and nanoanalysis, as well as in industrial and cleantech research, and next-gen semiconductor metrology in support of AI. Bruker offers differentiated, high-value life science and diagnostics systems and solutions in preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics research, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, functional structural and condensate biology, as well as in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics.

Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology (BNSM) division is part of Bruker Corporation, a worldwide leading provider of scientific instrumentation. BNSM division requires an applications scientist to drive business growth of our Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Stylus and Optical Profilers and NanoIndentation Systems. The role is based in our UK headquarters in Coventry, UK with approximately 50% of time travelling in UK, sometimes in EMEA.

Responsibilities

• Provision of Applications Support for successful growth of the above product lines
• Product demonstrations
• Executing samples measurements to technically advance an opportunity
• Providing advanced technical support for the Bruker sales team in customer visits
• Supporting existing customers via applications support (email, phone, Teams, TeamViewer, visits)
• Presenting latest developments at academic & industrial conferences
• Operating instruments on booths at conferences and workshops
• Running practical workshops at Bruker internal events (workshops, user meetings, etc...)
• Packing, getting instruments ready for shipment and installing systems for demonstration
• Providing advanced training for customers
• Sharing best practice regarding instrument operation within Bruker global applications team
• Managing a demonstration laboratory. The successful candidate will work with the Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology Division sales team based in the UK, and be fully integrated within the European Applications team.
• The position reports to the EMEA Sales-Applications Manager with priorities also being set by the EMEA Sales Director.
• The position is based at our Coventry office. Travel in UK and Europe will account for approximately 50% of the time.
  
  

Qualifications

• Higher Degree in a Scientific Discipline, experience in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), NanoScale Characterisation is a plus.
• BSc or MSc using advanced Nanoscale or Optical Metrology an advantage
• Current valid driving licence
• Fluent in English
• Accurate, literate and articulate, with good communication skills in English, written and spoken
• Proof of oral presentations at scientific conferences is beneficial.
• Experience with Surface Profilers, Nano-IR and NanoIndentation Systems is beneficial.
• Experienced in use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, AI
• Experience demonstrating and training with scientific instrumentation in an academic or industrial environment is beneficial
• This JDE cannot be exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key objectives.
  
  

Personal

• A friendly, accommodating and helpful disposition - a reasonable attitude with an enthusiasm for helping others
• Capable of working to a high standard as part of a team committed to quality of service, yet able to accept responsibility for an individual contribution
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to take on colleagues’ tasks without prompting when the need arises, and to provide cover during periods on absence
• Adaptable and open to change
• Reliable with a very high standard of personal presentation and a sense of purpose in seeing things through
• Highly organised and capable of dealing with several tasks at the same time.
• Can-do attitude