Pre-Sales Application Engineer - LC/MS, GC/MS, and/ or Atomic Spectroscopy

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Pre-Sales Application Engineer (m/f/d) - LC/MS, GC/MS, and/ or Atomic Spectroscopy

Are you technically strong, proactive, communicative and enjoy teamwork? Join our professional team of Application Specialists in the Agilent's Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group as a Pre- Sales Application Engineer (m/f/d) for LC/MS, GC/MS, and/or Atomic Spectroscopy in Waldbronn, Germany!

You’ll play a pivotal role in crafting the future of analytical instrumentation. Collaborate with other Application Specialists across our European Centers of Excellence (CoE), work closely with the Sales Team, and make a real impact by developing applications, workflows, and demonstrating our innovative Chromatography and Spectroscopy portfolio to address customers’ analytical needs.

Your responsibilities

• Application Development: Create and/or optimize existing methods for customer samples, seamlessly transferring them to Agilent instruments.  Showcase the performance of Agilent's LC/MS, GC/MS, and/ or Atomic Spectroscopy portfolio to our customers at our CoE in Waldbronn.
• Customer Engagement: Understand customer challenges, recommend tailored solutions, and ensure their satisfaction.
• Effective Communication: Present your findings and results to customers at scientific conferences, seminars, workshops, and user meetings. Travel to customer sites for impactful presentations, method implementation, consultancy, and training.
• Sales Enablement and Success: Contribute to designing and delivering LC/MS, GC/MS, and/ or Atomic Spectroscopy technology and workflow sales training. Collaborate with our sales teams to exceed LC/MS, GC/MS, and/ or Atomic Spectroscopy sales targets.
• Market Insights: Be the go-to expert, both internally (with our product and marketing teams) and externally (with customers and key opinion leaders).
• Cross-functional collaboration: In partnership with R&D, shape the future of LC/MS, GC/MS, and/ or Atomic Spectroscopy technologies and applications, and incorporate customer requirements into upcoming products.
• Continuous Learning: Maintain and expand critical domain knowledge by keeping up with scientific findings, market & technology trends, industry benchmarks, regulations, and competitive positioning.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications and skills:

• A master’s degree or equivalent (PhD preferred) with a strong focus on instrumental analysis.
• Knowledge and demonstrated hands-on experience with LC/MS, GC/MS, and/or Atomic Spectroscopy, its operation with focus on applications, as well method development and optimization.
• Proficient in verbal and written English; German language skills would be a plus.

Apart from these more technical skills and qualifications, you should also bring the following

• Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently on projects, whilst also collaborating as part of a team.
• Outstanding problem-solving abilities, exceptional organizational skills, and the capacity to run multiple projects at once with efficiency and attention to timely completion.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (throughout Europe) up to  25% of the time.

What We Offer

At Agilent, we value a passion for science, a focus on results and a commitment to a greater good. Our inclusive work environment fosters collaboration, innovation, and individual fulfillment. Together, as One Agilent, we tackle critical questions and make a difference.

Agilent provides an outstanding company culture, an encouraging working environment, work-life balance programs, and exciting career development opportunities. Along with core global benefits, our German business offers:

• Environmental and well-being programs
• Health care coverage and sickness benefits
• Pension scheme
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Insurances (Direct life insurance, Accident insurance, Business Travel insurance)
• On-site cafeterias and leisure clubs (sports, hobbies, etc.)
• Internal training

Join us on this exciting journey and make a difference in the world of Chromatography and Spectroscopy technology!

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We value diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.

We will make sure you get all the training and development opportunities you need to become the best in your field!  This position is based in Harwell (Oxfordshire), where partial remote work would be an option (hybrid model).

• Travel Required: 25% of the Time
• Schedule: Full time
• Shift: Day
• Duration: No End Date
• Job Function: Sales