Field Service Engineer - Italy
At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to develop high performing products to study genomics with unprecedented flexibility and quality that enable researchers to better understand biology for the improvement of global health. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.
We are seeking a Field Service Engineer who will play a pivotal role supporting our growing customer base in Italy and travels in EMEA region. This is an incredible opportunity for someone who is passionate about customer support and winning for the team. We are looking for candidates with a solid background in the NGS industry or also fresh from school. Experience with troubleshooting issues with complex laboratory equipment involving chemistry, software and hardware is a must. This role will report to Senior Field Service Manager EMEA and will be a Italy, preferred Milano or Northern Italy region based role with travels in the EMEA region.
If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Providing onsite installation, qualification, upgrades, repairs and preventative maintenance service on next generation sequencers
- Identifying root causes and resolving product issues in the field
- Collaborating with internal partners to resolve customer issues and improve processes
- Interacting with customers to offer and assist in service contract sales and other service products
- Assessing maintenance/service needs and implementing a plan of action for instrument service
- Displaying professionalism, understanding, tact and technical knowledge in all customer interactions
- Implementing and following policies that pertain to the handling of spare parts: ordering, usage, returns, physical count, car stock management, etc.
- Utilizing service CRM software to accurately document work in a timely manner
- Frequent travel inside EMEA Region
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or MS with 1+ years of relevant experience in Field Service, engineering, physics, biology, chemistry or related field (or equivalent combination of education and industry experience)
- Experience with NGS sequencing instrument and sequencing run set up preferred
- Ability to troubleshoot issues with complex laboratory equipment involving chemistry, software and hardware
- Experience with multiple full life cycle product launches preferred
- Proficient with data collection and analysis tools (eg: in MATLAB, Python, C++ or Java) preferred
- Experience with fluorescence microscopy helpful
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including technical writing abilities.
- Must be flexible in working hours as this position may require customer support during non-regular business hours
- Demonstrated account management skills preferred
- Linux basics is a plus
- Fluent in English verbal / written and fluent in Italian verbal / written is a must
Physical Requirements:
- Frequently moves boxes weighing up to 20 pounds
Location:
- Remote – Italy (Milano or Northern Italy)
Travel:
- International and Domestic travel up to 80%
Job Type:
- Full-time
In addition to base compensation noted above, you will be eligible for stock options and sales commission.
Please note: Base compensation will depend on multiple factors, including geographic location, qualifications, and experience.
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