Field Application Scientist (Work From Home)

Expand your horizons and bring the technology closer to people with BGI #OMICSFORALL

BGI Genomics was founded in 1999 with the vision of using genomics to benefit mankind and has since become the largest genomic life science organization in the world. With a focus on research and applications in the healthcare, agriculture, conservation, and environmental fields, BGI has a proven track record of innovative, high-profile research, which has generated over 4,000 publications, many in top-tier journals such as Nature and Science. BGI now operates and serves customers in more than 100 countries and areas and with more than 10,000 employees all over the world.

Our mission is to transform people’s lives for the better. We don’t hesitate to take bold decisions that can help us to achieve new breakthroughs. We believe that the success of our business will mean a better world for people to live in.
 

Why join us?

Here at BGI, we bring the most talented and dedicated to science and business professionals to act as one to deliver outstanding technology and services to people.
Our multicultural team is engaged in challenging work that brings satisfaction and unlimited professional growth. We keep learning and upgrading ourselves, we support each other to achieve the best result.

What you will experience as a Field Application Scientist with BGI STOmics:

You will be the go-to person for leading life science laboratories that use our technology, and support them to help move their research forward and achieve their goals;
You will have the opportunity to hit the ground running and get experience working in a commercial setting;
You will gain working experience in an international company with global exposure;
You will work with many talented people in a supportive and enjoyable work environment where everyone’s voice is valued.

Your duties as Field Application Scientist include but are not limited to the following:

• Discuss product offerings with potential and current collaborators;
• Be the go-to person for collaborators on Stereo-seq project related matters and respond in a timely manner;
• Provide application technical support for collaborators in the design and analysis of experiments;
• Work with our internal scientists to answer specific collaborator-driven biological questions;
• Prepare technical reports, presentations (both internal and external), and manuscripts detailing key methodologies and results;
• Troubleshoot and maintain application pipelines;
• Be responsible for new technologies technical transfer from HQ to region;
• Represent BGI STOmics and participate in major conferences in the field;
• Feedback market needs to internal Product and R&D department;
  Manage projects according to company regulations.

Required Education Background:

• Ph.D. degree with 1+ years (or Master's degree with 3+ years) of working experience in the industry in the field of biology, bioinformatics, or equivalent. (negotiable)

Experience / Skill:

• Must be confident and comfortable when working in a customer-facing environment;
• Experience in external technical training is a plus;
  Strong self-directed learning and researching skill for new knowledge is a must;
• Strong technical knowledge of NGS applications and bioinformatics, single cell sequencing and spatial omics experience strongly preferred;
• Solid computational skills and a deep understanding of omics data and its analysis is a plus;
• Proficient in Python is preferred for FAS ;
• Excellent personal and communication skills, including solid presentation and writing skills;
• Linguistic and cultural fluency in English required, additional language a plus (any other language at native or near-native proficiency);
• Must be self-motivated, a quick learner, dedicated to achieving excellence, and love to take on new challenges;
• Fluent in Mandarin is an advantage, but not essential.

What do we offer?

• Competitive compensation;
• Work From Home;
• Commission or Incentives or End of year bonus (based on position);
• Attractive travel allowance;
• Paid Cultural Leave;
• Chinese festival gifts;
• Free snack and milk tea;
• Various regular team building and reward activities;
• Transparent internal promotion opportunities;
• Overseas training and learning opportunities.