India Biomolecule Specialist

 Exciting opportunity for an experienced Biomolecule Specialist to support our growing customer base across India.

This role will focus on pre-sales and post-sales application support for our Large Molecule portfolio. The successful candidate will provide hands-on technical expertise to customers across biopharma, CDMO, CRO, academic, and leading research institutes—supporting workflows from upstream biodiscovery through downstream purification and chromatography processes. Acting as a trusted technical partner, you will work closely with customers, distributors, and internal stakeholders across India and the wider APAC organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer & Technical Support

·         Provide expert application support through on-site visits, remote sessions, phone, and email

·         Deliver hands-on demonstrations, workflow consultation, method development guidance, and on-site training

·         Support installation start-up, performance confirmation, and troubleshooting to ensure successful customer outcomes

·         Assist with chromatography media selection, column operation, and downstream purification optimisation

Pre-Sales & Business Support

·         Partner closely with the local Sales team to identify, develop, and maximise Large Molecule opportunities

·         Support technical discussions to shape opportunities and influence customer specifications

·         Build account plans together with sales leadership for strategic customers in India

·         Provide competitive insights and structured field feedback to improve win rates and positioning

Portfolio & Workflow Expertise

·         Support the integrated Large Molecule portfolio across Core/Discovery products (e.g., PhyTip, PhyPrep)

·         Ensure seamless customer workflow support from biodiscovery through process purification

·         Maintain up-to-date knowledge of bioprocess trends, chromatography technologies, and competitive landscape in India

·         Coordinate with APAC application and product teams for joint customer projects

Market & Scientific Contribution

·         Contribute to customer-facing technical materials including application notes, posters, presentations, and workflow guides

·         Present scientific and technical content at seminars, workshops, and conferences

·         Support distributor enablement and technical training sessions

·         Provide structured market feedback to Product Management and Marketing

Skills and Experience:

·         Masters degree or higher in Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or related field (PhD a plus)

·         Strong understanding of protein purification and chromatography principles

·         Hands-on experience in, chromatography media, or purification workflows

·         Experience in application support, process development, or technical sales within biopharma or CDMO environments preferred

·         Ability to translate complex scientific workflows into clear customer value and decision support

·         Comfortable working in laboratory environments and at customer sites

·         Self-driven, resilient, and able to manage multiple customer projects in parallel

·         Strong interpersonal skills with a trusted advisor mindset

·         Native-level English (oral and written) required; additional Indian language fluency is a plus

·         Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Desirable

·         Hands on experience with Protein A and other affinity or ion-exchange chromatography media for mAbs or tagged proteins purification

·         Hands-on experience with 8- or 96-channel liquid handling systems type Hamilton, Tecan or Beckman

·         Experience working with integrated discovery-to-process workflows

·         Prior experience in customer-facing scientific or applications roles

Travel will be frequent within India, with occasional travel to APAC and global locations (UK/US) for training and customer support as required.

About Biotage

Biotage is a global supplier and solutions partner to a wide range of customers within drug discovery, development, and analytical testing. With strong expertise in separation and purification technologies and a focus on intelligent workflow solutions, we aim to efficiently support the advancement and protection of human health. Learn more at biotage.com