Location Wotton-under-Edge, Glos
Salary between £40,000 - £60,000 depending on experience
Renishaw is seeking to recruit a Raman Application Scientist to work within the Spectroscopy Products Division.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with a passion for science, looking to take their career in a commercial direction. This customer-facing role provides technical sales support by understanding customer requirements and demonstrating how they can be achieved using Renishaw’s spectroscopy offering.
Responsibilities
Conducting feasibility studies, analysing customer samples and performing on-site and remote instrument demonstrations to support the Renishaw sales team.
Providing expert guidance to support our existing customers, including on-site training, delivering Raman Revealed training workshops and responding to emails.
Working as part of a team to deliver marketing activities such as exhibitions, seminars, workshops and webinars.
Supporting the production of written marketing and training materials (notes, posters, manuals, brochures, etc.).
Key requirements
A degree in a related discipline.
Practical experience using analytical instrumentation, preferably in a customer-facing environment.
Knowledge of Raman spectroscopy.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt style as required for industrial and academic audiences.
Confidence presenting to audiences of different sizes.
The ability to multi-task, prioritise, and deliver to deadlines.
Diligent, methodical, but efficient work ethic.
A high level of general computer literacy including Microsoft Office software.
A full UK driving licence.
A full, valid passport.
Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally.
Desirable requirements
PhD in a related science discipline.
Previous commercial experience in scientific instrumentation.
Practical experimental skills using Raman spectroscopy instrumentation.
Person specification
The successful candidate will be self-motivated and enthusiastic, able to use their initiative and remain confident when faced with pressure situations.
The ability to meet deadlines, good attention to detail, and prioritise a range of tasks.
Resourceful, willing to learn new skills, and able to problem solve.
The ability to plan well is important as this role requires a combination of independent and team-working, often utilising shared resources.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R9324 Senior Applications Scientist (Open)Skills Required
- Degree in a related discipline
- Practical experience using analytical instrumentation in a customer-facing environment
- Knowledge of Raman spectroscopy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence in presenting to various sized audiences
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- High level of general computer literacy including Microsoft Office
- Full UK driving licence
- Full, valid passport
- Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
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What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
