Field Application Scientist - Image and Detection Systems (Northeast United States

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do meaningful work that has a real impact on people's lives. Whether helping customers advance cancer research, accelerate scientific discovery, protect the environment, or ensure food safety, your work contributes to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. You'll collaborate with world-class colleagues while building a rewarding career in an innovative and customer-focused environment.

Within the Protein and Cell Analysis (PCA) business, we empower researchers with innovative imaging and detection technologies that accelerate biological discovery and translational research. Our portfolio supports applications across cell biology, protein analysis, immunology, drug discovery, and molecular biology, helping scientists generate reliable, high-quality data from experiment design through analysis.

This position supports customers throughout the Northeast United States, including MA, CT, RI, NH, VT, ME, while occasional travel for other regions may be necessary according to demand.

Approximately 50% travel is required. Candidates should ideally reside near Boston.

• Deliver scientific application support pre- and post-instrument sales for Thermo Fisher Scientific's Imaging & Detection portfolio.
• Design and deliver customer training through onsite visits, virtual meetings, workshops, webinars, and scientific presentations.
• Consult with customers on experimental design, assay development, workflow optimization, and data interpretation.
• Troubleshoot complex scientific, application, and workflow-related issues across imaging and detection technologies.
• Serve as a trusted scientific advisor, helping customers maximize the value and performance of their instruments.
• Collaborate with Technical Support and Service teams to resolve customer issues efficiently.

• Brightfield and fluorescence microscopy, Live-cell imaging, Immunofluorescence and fluorescence-based assays, Cell counting, confluency, morphology, and viability analysis.
• Multimode plate reader applications (absorbance, fluorescence intensity, luminescence, time-resolved fluorescence (TRF), FRET and TR-FRET assays, ELISA and immunoassays, enzyme activity assays, cell viability and proliferation assays).
• Western blot imaging and protein detection workflows
• Image acquisition, image analysis, assay optimization, and quantitative data analysis

• Partner closely with Account Managers and Business Development teams to support product evaluations, demonstrations, customer presentations, and scientific discussions.
• Provide technical expertise during customer visits, workshops, and seminars.
• Contribute to commercial success by enabling customer confidence and successful product adoption.

• Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and scientific collaborators.
• Represent Thermo Fisher Scientific at scientific conferences, workshops, and customer events.
• Present scientific seminars highlighting imaging technologies, assay development, and workflow solutions.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and scientific advances in imaging, detection, spatial biology, and protein analysis.

• Serve as the Voice of the Customer by communicating customer feedback, application insights, and market trends to Product Management, R&D, Marketing, and Commercial Leadership.
• Identify emerging customer needs and opportunities for future product innovation.
• Support product launches by providing field-based scientific expertise.
• Deliver technical training to internal commercial teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, or a related life science discipline.
• 2+ years…