Application Scientist

About the Role

As an Application Scientist at Formulatrix, you will develop and validate scientific applications for FLO, our robotic liquid handling platform. You will also create application materials, understand customer needs, and help implement automated laboratory solutions. This role combines science, customer applications, marketing, and product development. You will collaborate with Sales, Support, Marketing, and Product Engineering teams.

Learn more about FLO: Formulatrix Liquid Handling Systems

What You'll Do

• Outline, plan, and create technical publications that highlight how FLO solves problems for researchers and fits within their workflows.
• Develop relationships with kit manufacturers to identify popular and up-and-coming kits, validate them on FLO, and create technical publications and setup guides to share with customers.
• Develop a repository of workflows with ready-to-run FLO protocols and setup guides for customers.
  Build relationships with customers to better understand their needs and determine how our solutions can help them.
• Collaborate with customers and the Marketing team to conduct online webinars on relevant scientific applications.
• Support the Sales team with customer inquiries about relevant scientific applications.
• Support the Support team with users' application-related queries.
• Travel to the US to attend sales demos and customer visits, gaining a strong understanding of customer needs and perspectives.
• Provide Voice of Customer feedback to the Product Engineering team.

What We're Looking For

Technical Requirements

• Master's degree / PhD in Biological Sciences or equivalent professional experience in Biological Sciences.
• Exposure to a variety of applications is a plus, such as PCR, cell culture, sequencing, assay development, and omics.
• Wet lab experience is mandatory.
• Prior experience with liquid handling automation or robotic lab instrumentation is a plus.
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong presentation skills.

Soft Skills & Mindset

• Excited to work directly with external customers.
• Excited to work with robotic lab instrumentation and laboratory automation.
• Excited to work in an industry environment.
• Able to work independently with an “I can figure it out” / problem-solving mindset.
• Personable and outgoing, with the ability to build good relationships with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Flexible and adaptable, as the role involves a variety of activities across science, customers, marketing, and product teams.
• Interested in pursuing a long-term career in industry rather than returning to a research-focused role.
• Willing to travel to the US for a few weeks per year.
• Willingness to work on-site in Salatiga, Central Java

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to go beyond the traditional laboratory environment and see how science, robotics, and customer needs come together to create real-world solutions. You will have the opportunity to work hands-on with scientific applications, interact directly with researchers and customers, and contribute to developing a product that automates laboratory workflows.