Field Application Scientist - West

Countable Labs

$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, or related field (PhD preferred)
  • Strong foundation in molecular biology
  • Experience with digital PCR and quantitative PCR is a must
  • Familiarity with PCR assay design and optimization
  • 1-3 years of relevant academic or industry lab experience
  • Strong customer-facing skills and troubleshooting abilities
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Train new customers on Countable Labs instrumentation and workflows
  • Partner with account executives for pre-sales technical support
  • Drive customer success and adoption in collaboration with sales team
  • Enable early data generation on the Countable PCR platform
  • Provide structured product feedback from customer insights
  • Support early access users in validating new products
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation and SOPs
  • Establish best practices for customer support and workflow troubleshooting
  • Travel up to 75% to support customer needs, primarily on the West Coast
  • Lead initial installations in new regions, including APAC

Benefits

  • Opportunity for significant travel within the West Coast region
  • Engagement with cutting-edge digital PCR technology
  • Role in shaping customer success and product development
  • Collaboration with sales and product teams in a dynamic environment
  • Potential for international expansion and exposure to global markets
Full Job Description
Role overview

As a Field Application Scientist (FAS), you will be the scientific face of Countable Labs across the West Coast. You will drive customer success from onboarding through adoption, working closely with sales and product teams to ensure our customers achieve meaningful results with Countable PCR.

What you'll do
  • Train new customers on Countable Labs instrumentation, workflows, and applications, ensuring successful onboarding and protocol adherence
  • Partner with account executives to support pre-sales technical presentations and customer evaluations
  • Drive customer success, adoption, and early project momentum in collaboration with the commercial team
  • Work closely with customers to enable early data generation and successful implementation of the Countable PCR platform
  • Serve as the bridge to Voice of the Customer, providing structured product feedback to inform product improvements and new feature development
  • Support external collaborators, early access users, and partners in evaluating and validating new products and applications
  • Develop, write, and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, IFUs, and customer-facing training materials
  • Establish and improve best practices for customer support, including troubleshooting workflows and ticket tracking systems
  • Troubleshoot experimental challenges across a range of molecular biology applications and sample inputs
  • Travel up to 75%, primarily focused on the West, with the opportunity to support expanding customer needs across additional regions
  • Lead and support first customer installations in new regions, including initial deployments in APAC as Countable Labs expands globally


Qualifications:
  • BS or MS in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, or related field (PhD preferred)
  • Strong foundation in molecular biology
  • Experience with digital PCR and quantitative PCR is a must
  • Familiarity with PCR assay design, optimization, and experimental workflows
  • 1-3 years of relevant academic or industry experience in the lab performing qPCR and/or dPCR runs
  • Strong customer-facing skills with the ability to troubleshoot and communicate complex technical concepts clearly
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, excellent time management juggling multiple requests at once, and organizational skills
  • Ability to work in high pressure environments in front of the customer
  • Located in the West Coast, SF Bay Area preferred

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