Position: Application Specialist
Department: Life Sciences
Salary package: RM4,000 - RM6,000
Responsibilities:
Technical Support and Customer Engagement
- Provide timely and effective technical assistance and troubleshooting for customer issues related to Life Sciences products.
- Maintain an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of customer application needs, laboratory practices, and workflow requirements.
Training and Workshops
- Conduct product installations, refresher trainings, and user support sessions for customers.
- Evaluate customer competency post-training to ensure knowledge transfer and practical proficiency.
- Plan, develop, and conduct scientific courses, workshops, and seminars for both internal and external participants.
Sales and Marketing Support
- Work closely with Sales and Marketing teams to support business activities, including product demonstrations, trade shows, exhibitions, and user meetings.
- Assist in product validations and evaluations to support pre-sales and post-sales initiatives.
- Provide scientific input to support marketing campaigns, technical materials, and product positioning strategies.
- Provides regular feedback and reports on market and competitive situations to the Business Manager, Product Manager and Application Manager.
Compliance and Quality Assurance
- Ensure all activities and documentation comply with ISO Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
- Uphold company policies, safety standards, and ethical business practices during all customer interactions.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare and submit weekly activity reports to the supervisor.
- Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, product installations, and technical issue resolutions.
General and Ad Hoc Duties
- Perform other related duties and assignments as assigned by the Director or immediate superior.
Requirements
- B.Sc., M.Sc., or Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, or a related field within the life sciences.
- Knowledgeable with broad experience in molecular biology techniques and applications such as Real-Time PCR (qPCR), next-generation sequencing (NGS), Sanger sequencing, or microarray.
- Working experience in laboratory environment, preferably in research institution with a minimum of three years of application support or training in life sciences field are required.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of contemporary research methodologies and laboratory protocols.
- Experience in emerging bioinformatics tools, public databases, and troubleshooting sample-to-result issues is an added advantage.
- Possess own transport and willing to travel; allowance is given accordingly.
- Looking for local Malaysian