SLIMS Technical Consultant

Job Description

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek - so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

OpenLab Sync (formerly SLIMS) is a platform that allows supervision of all stages a sample follows to the result. OpenLab Sync captures information about the sample, requests for measurements, and follows its entire workflow through the lab, supervising manual operating procedures, automated instrument steps, and calculations until the final report.

If you decide to join our team, you will be working closely with our clients. The tasks to be performed are multifaceted, and a creative mind is needed to be able to identify and implement customer solutions and improve the quality of life in the lab environment. Want to learn more about OpenLab Sync? Visit OpenLab Sync for more information and even some videos.

This role is ideal for candidates who combine hands-on laboratory experience with technical software implementation skills. Successful candidates typically have experience working in laboratory informatics, scientific software, LIMS, ELN, LES, or laboratory automation environments.

As an Application Engineer part of the Customer Success team in India, you will support our valued customers across our Lab informatics product solutions. This role offers you the opportunity to travel and explore a variety of labs, so it is vital to have an appetite for continuously learning about new software technology, instruments, applications, and consumables. In addition, applying communication skills, creativity, and a can-do approach is vital.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Analyze customers' needs and translate them into OpenLab Sync workflows
• Configure the OpenLab Sync platform to match the lab's requirements
• Build plugins for connecting instruments or displaying custom forms or portals
• Act as the customer voice to influence future product design to meet customer needs
• Script a lab's in-silico tools into our integration framework
  
  

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has a keen interest in Lab Informatics and is seeking a new challenge. A curious individual who is driven to learn and has the desire to understand and solve customer problems to deliver customer success will succeed in this position.

Qualifications

We are looking for motivated individuals with the following background:

• University Degree in Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Scientific Informatics, or a related discipline (or alternatively solid relevant experience in this application engineering field)
• Hands-on laboratory experience in analytical chemistry, biobanks, pharma, biopharma, genomics, NGS, Academia, etc.
• Preferred experience with LIMS, ELN, LES, SDMS, CDS, laboratory automation, scientific software, or laboratory workflow management systems.
• You have knowledge of programming languages such as Java or Python with proven coding skills
• Experience working directly with customers, stakeholders, laboratory users, or cross-functional project teams is highly desirable.
• Full proficiency in English.
  
  

On a personal level, you possess great problem solving / analytical skills, and you are eager to learn about new software technology, instruments, applications, and consumables. You have communication/interpersonal skills to interact at various levels, and you strive to provide excellent customer support. You enjoy both working within a team and autonomously.

We will make sure you get all the training and development opportunities you need to become the best in your field!

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Travel Required:

50% of the Time

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Services & Support

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