Senior Scientist- Applications

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Molecular Devices, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Join Molecular Devices and help drive scientific discovery for life science customers in academia, biotech, pharma, and government. Our automated and AI-enabled technology empowers researchers to tackle complex questions and gain deep insights, accelerating the development of safer, more effective therapeutics. As part of our team—rooted in collaboration, authenticity, and innovation—you’ll ultimately contribute to groundbreaking science that enhances lives globally and shapes a healthier future for all.

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The Senior Scientist - Applications will provide critical scientific leadership for Molecular Devices' growing plate reader business while supporting all product lines across the portfolio. This role fills an important gap between Sales and Field Applications by improving coordination, driving application-focused customer engagements, increasing technical depth in GxP accounts, and enabling seamless pre-sales and post-sales support. In addition, the role will be responsible for generating high-quality validation data, application workflows, and scientific evidence that support marketing initiatives, customer-facing content, and the scientific credibility of Molecular Devices solutions. Success in this position will directly contribute to revenue growth, customer retention, market adoption, and the company's reputation as a trusted scientific partner within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and regulated testing markets.

This position reports to the Director –Scientific Applications and is part of the Product Innovation and Strategy team located in San Jose, California and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop a deep understanding of customer personas, workflows, and decision-making processes across research, quality control, and regulated laboratory environments, using those insights to identify unmet needs and opportunities for growth.
• Translate customer challenges into scientifically relevant application workflows, validation studies, and technical resources that demonstrate how Molecular Devices solutions address real-world problems.
• Generate high-quality validation data, proof points, and application evidence that support product positioning, strengthen scientific credibility, and enable more impactful customer and marketing communications.
• Act as a strategic link between customers, Sales, Field Applications, Marketing, and Product Management, ensuring customer insights are effectively translated into commercial strategies, content, and solution development.
• Drive adoption of Molecular Devices technologies by creating customer-centric technical content, best practices, and application-focused resources that help customers achieve successful outcomes and maximize the value of their investment.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, or related life science discipline, with multiple years of experience in a customer-focused role within the life science tools, biotechnology, diagnostics, or scientific instrumentation industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in microplate reader technologies and associated applications, with the ability to apply scientific knowledge to solve customer challenges and support successful technology adoption.
• Proven ability to engage, influence, and build strong relationships with both external customers and internal stakeholders, collaborating effectively across Sales, Field Applications, Marketing, Product Management, and Service organizations.
• Commercially minded with a strong understanding of customer needs, market opportunities, and the ability to translate scientific requirements into solutions that drive customer success and business growth.
• Experience designing and executing validation studies, generating high-quality scientific data, and developing application-focused content that supports product positioning, marketing initiatives, and the scientific credibility of Molecular Devices solutions.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• Ability to travel periodically to support scientific conferences, trade shows, customer engagements, and internal meetings.
• Ability to work in a laboratory environment, including extended periods of standing and operating laboratory equipment.
• Ability to occasionally lift, move, and carry laboratory consumables, demonstration materials, and light equipment.
• Ability to safely handle laboratory reagents and follow established laboratory safety procedures.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Working within regulated laboratory environments, including GxP workflows, assay validation, method development, or compliance-focused applications.
• Developing scientific content such as application notes, technical notes, validation reports, marketing support materials, or sales enablement resources based on experimental data and customer workflows.

Molecular Devices, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $116,000 - $125,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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