Field Application Specialist - Separation Technology - Remote

Join our Sales Team as a Field Application Specialist to be responsible for our Separation Technology products.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>We are looking for a Field Application Specialist to join the Sales Team, to provide technical support and advice to a range of clients across the biopharma, biotech, pharma and academia markets, ensuring that we maintain strong customer relationships and provide the best possible service. Your role will cover the business areas of filtration and purification.</p><p></p><p>Your territory will cover Sub Saharan Africa, so up to 70% travel will be required in this role. You will be based from home and ideally living in Cape Town, Gauteng or nearby areas.</p><p></p><p><b>Grow with us – Your Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li><p>Offering product expertise, application knowledge and technical support to customers in filtration and purification products, in collaboration with product management</p></li><li><p>Preparing and conducting technical presentations, demonstrations, hands-on trainings, trials and troubleshooting expertise, web – and seminars to partners and customers</p></li><li><p>Closely collaborate with the Sales and Marketing teams to identify new business opportunities, specify customer requirements and support of closing of deals</p></li><li><p>Participate in Marketing activities, such as new product launches.</p></li><li><p>Providing feedback internally on market requirements, competitors and customer needs</p></li><li><p>Proactively engaging with existing customers to identify training needs</p></li><li><p>Managing your own time to set your own work schedule</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>What will convince us</b></p><ul><li><p>Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Life Sciences or related disciplines</p></li><li><p>Previous experience with equipment supporting, filtration and purification in biotechnology, biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical environment would be beneficial or in a similar field role</p></li><li><p>Customer facing, sales or application specialist | scientist experience would be beneficial</p></li><li><p>Understanding of biopharmaceutical processes, troubleshooting and optimisation</p></li><li><p>Experience in training others would be beneficial</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication and presentation skills</p></li><li><p>Highly motivated, curious, organised and capable of planning own schedule</p></li><li><p>Team player, able to interact with people across different functions internationally, whilst being comfortable working independently</p></li><li><p>Strong analytical skills and the ability to problem solve technical issues</p></li><li><p>Demonstrate the ability to present data, findings, and recommendations to customers</p></li><li><p>Willingness to travel and be present at customers and partners</p></li></ul><p></p><p>In order to commence working with us, the successful candidate will have the right to work in South Africa.</p><p></p><p><b>What we offer </b></p><p>As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the German TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits: </p><ul><li><p><b>Personal and Professional Development: </b>mentoring, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, internal seminar offerings</p></li><li><p><b>Work-life Balance: </b>Remote options, flexible work schedules</p></li><li><p><b>Making an impact right from the start: </b>Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform <b>–</b> even before joining</p></li><li><p><b>Welcoming Culture: </b>Mutual support, team-spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as coaching, agile working and businesswomen network</p></li><li><p><b>Health &amp; Well-Being</b>: Wide section of health and well-being support such as healthcare plans and health assessment services</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>About Sartorius </b></p><p></p><p>Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. </p><p></p><p>We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.</p><p></p><p>Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. <br /><a href="https://www.sartorius.com/careers" target="_blank">www.sartorius.com/careers</a></p>