Field Application Scientist - Genomics & Molecular Biology

About the role

Biomedite is hiring a Field Application Scientist for its Life Sciences Division in Sri Lanka. The role supports advanced genomics and molecular biology technologies by providing scientific expertise, technical training and application support to researchers, laboratories and healthcare institutions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical and scientific support for genomics platforms, including Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), PCR and other molecular biology technologies.
• Train customers hands-on, demonstrate instruments and workflows, troubleshoot and optimise applications.
• Run product demonstrations, test customer samples, validate methods and support instrument installations.
• Advise researchers on experimental design, assay optimisation, genomic data analysis and interpretation.
• Identify and resolve application challenges so instruments and workflows perform optimally.
• Work with international technology partners and manufacturers on training, updates, troubleshooting and application development.
• Support pre-sales and post-sales activities with sales, business development and technical teams.
• Build relationships with universities, research institutions, clinical laboratories and key opinion leaders.

Required profile

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics or a related life sciences discipline; candidates with a Bachelor's degree and relevant hands-on lab experience will also be considered.
• Practical experience in molecular biology techniques such as PCR, RT-PCR, NGS library preparation, DNA/RNA extraction and sequencing workflows.
• Strong scientific presentation, communication and customer training skills.
• Excellent analytical thinking, troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel across Sri Lanka for customer training and technical support.

Required skills

• Knowledge of bioinformatics tools and genomic data analysis is an added advantage.