Field Application Engineer

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Agilent is looking for passionate and motivated young scientists to join our team as Field Application Engineers (FAE) supporting our LCMS (Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) and GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) business. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work closely with leading pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, food, environmental, and research laboratories across India.

As a Field Application Engineer, you will serve as a technical expert, helping customers develop analytical workflows, optimize methods, and maximize the value of Agilent’s advanced analytical instrumentation. You will collaborate with sales, product specialists, application scientists, and customers to drive technology adoption and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize LCMS and GCMS analytical methods and workflows for applications including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, antibiotics, food safety, and other emerging markets
• Design and execute experiments to support development of new applications and workflow solutions.
• Generate scientific data and contribute to application notes, technical publications, presentations, and marketing collateral.
• Collaborate with leading researchers, industry experts, and key opinion leaders to drive innovative analytical solutions
• Deliver customer demonstrations, technical seminars, and product trainings.
• Support customer onboarding, workflow implementation, and application troubleshooting.
• Participate in scientific conferences, workshops, and industry events to showcase Agilent technologies.
• Work closely with commercial and technical teams to support strategic business growth in LCMS and GCMS.

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
• Strong academic understanding of chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques.
• Hands-on laboratory experience through coursework, research projects, internships, or thesis work is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and scientific communication skills.
• Passion for customer engagement and scientific consulting.

Desired Skills

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact confidently with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Curiosity to learn new technologies and applications.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to travel extensively (up to 75%) across assigned territories.