Nova Biomedical

Global Applications Lead

Nova Biomedical$160K — $200K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of bioprocessing experience, especially with mAb and emerging target classes (CGT, mRNA, etc.)
  • Proven leadership in scientific or applications roles
  • Demonstrated ability to present scientific data to diverse audiences
  • Strong skills in cross-functional collaboration and project management
  • PhD in Life Sciences or a related field preferred; MS with relevant industry experience considered.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the global applications strategy for the bioprocessing portfolio.
  • Standardize application frameworks and ensure consistent messaging across global field application teams.
  • Identify high-value bioprocessing use cases throughout the customer lifecycle.
  • Serve as the senior scientific leader for workflows and analytical applications.
  • Engage with key opinion leaders and strategic accounts to refine applications strategy.
  • Lead the development of scientific content like application notes and conference presentations.
  • Oversee the Waltham applications lab to ensure operational readiness and support customer engagements.

Benefits

  • Flexible Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
  • Competitive 401k company match
  • Bonus Program, generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement to support ongoing education
  • Hybrid work arrangements for better work-life balance
  • Professional development opportunities and engagement events
  • Subsidized cafeteria services at certain office locations.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The Global Applications Lead will drive the global applications strategy for the bioprocessing portfolio, ensuring standardized frameworks, consistent positioning, and alignment across field teams while identifying high-value use cases throughout the customer lifecycle. This role serves as a senior scientific leader, supporting strategic customers, complex evaluations, and key opinion leader engagement, while partnering cross-functionally with Product Management and commercial teams to translate workflows into differentiated value propositions and enable customer-ready messaging. Additionally, the Global Applications Lead will lead scientific content and thought leadership efforts and oversee the Waltham applications lab, ensuring operational excellence and hands-on support for customer and internal initiatives.

Responsibilities:
  • Define and execute the global applications strategy and roadmap across the Bio portfolio.
  • Establish and standardize application frameworks, workflows, and positioning to ensure global consistency for the field application teams.
  • Identify and prioritize high-value bioprocessing use cases across the customer lifecycle.
  • Serve as the senior scientific expert for bioprocessing workflows and analytical applications.
  • Support strategic customers, complex evaluations, and application-driven escalations.
  • Engage with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and strategic accounts to inform applications strategy and evidence generation.
  • Provide structured applications input into product strategy, roadmap planning, and investment decisions.
  • Partner with Product Management to translate customer workflows into differentiated value propositions.
  • Enable commercial teams with customer-ready application messaging and scientific differentiation.
  • Lead development of global scientific and application content, including application notes, white papers, posters, webinars, and conference presentations.
  • Identification of high-value emerging use-cases throughout the bioprocessing value chain for our core technologies.
  • Represent the company as a scientific thought leader at industry conferences and scientific forums.
  • Own and operate the Waltham applications lab, ensuring it is organized, maintained, and fully functional.
  • Perform hands-on experimental work as needed to support customer engagements, internal projects, and commercial initiatives with support from R&D.
  • Manage lab inventory, supplies, and equipment to ensure readiness and continuity of operations.
  • Coordinate and prioritize lab activities for work generated internally and externally.

Experience Requirements:
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in bioprocessing with hands on bioprocessing experience, in mAb and if possible emerging target classes such as CGT, mRNA etc.
  • Demonstrated leadership in scientific, applications, or technical roles.
  • Proven ability to present scientific data to technical and executive audiences.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and project leadership capabilities.
  • PhD in Life Sciences or related discipline strongly preferred.
  • MS with significant industry experience considered.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Comfort with working at a computer for extended periods.
  • Capacity to lift and carry up to [25• 50] pounds as required
  • Able to communicate effectively via phone, video, and written communication.
  • Occasional need to move about the office to access meetings or resources.

Why Work for Nova Biomedical
  • Flexible Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
  • Competitive 401k company match
  • Bonus Program, Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Generous Tuition reimbursement
  • Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development, engagement and events
  • Company marketplace for lunch and snacks in our Norwood, MA, Billerica, MA and Westbrook, ME offices
  • Company subsidized cafeteria in our Waltham, MA office

Work Location: Hybrid work schedule on-site in Waltham

Targeted Salary Range: $160,000-$200,000/yr

Nova Biomedical believes in transparency and integrity throughout all we do, including compensation. The provided salary range for this role represents the expected base salary or hourly rate for this opening. Actual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and may vary based on individual factors such as location, skills, and education.

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About Nova Biomedical

Nova Biomedical is a privately held medical device company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company develops, manufactures, and sells blood testing analyzers, and provides diagnostic testing solutions for hospitals, clinics, and laboratories worldwide. Nova Biomedical's products are used in critical care settings, emergency rooms, physician offices, and clinics. The company's products include point-of-care blood gas and electrolyte analyzers, as well as benchtop laboratory analyzers. Nova Biomedical was founded in 1976 by Robert C. Collins, and is still owned by the Collins family.
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1976

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