Field Application Specialist I (Life Sciences)

Location: Irvine, CA, US; primarily in-house with customer-site work and 50–75% domestic and international travel

Base salary: $90,000–$110,000 per year, with discretionary bonus potential of 3–7% of salary based on company performance.

Company

BioDot, a division of ATS Automation’s Life Sciences Division, develops precision liquid-dispensing and automated manufacturing solutions for diagnostics, life sciences, and medical applications.

What you will do

• Install BioDot systems at customer locations and provide on-site technical support.
• Train customers on instrument operation, maintenance, software functionality, and applications.
• Optimize liquid-handling precision, camera calibration, and software controls.
• Perform IQ, OQ, and PQ activities and participate in FAT/SAT under supervision.
• Conduct product demonstrations, feasibility studies, technical presentations, trade shows, and conferences.
• Collaborate with design, mechanical and electrical engineering, production, and sales teams while maintaining customer records and identifying service-contract and spare-parts opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience with analytical instrumentation, laboratory automation, electronics, mechanical engineering, or computer systems.
• Experience in experimental design, data analysis, and technical report preparation.
• Proficiency with standard laboratory practices and software, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Windows Explorer, Google Docs, vendor-supplied or custom-developed LIS, and help desk/database tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong customer-interaction abilities, and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and make technical decisions under pressure.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50–75%.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Successful completion of civil and criminal background checks and drug screening.
• Ability to perform the required physical duties, including standing, walking, pushing, pulling, overhead reaching, bending, and exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and 10 pounds frequently; normal visual acuity and hearing are required.
• Ability to work primarily in an office environment, tolerate occasional manufacturing-floor noise and hazards, and wear required PPE for extended periods.

Nice to have

• 3–5 years of programming and scripting experience for liquid-handling or automation platforms.
• Experience in high-throughput laboratory environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a climate-controlled environment focused on innovation, quality, continuous learning, and process improvement.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and employee assistance program benefits.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan eligibility and 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off and an annual paid volunteer day.
• Professional growth opportunities within ATS’s global Life Sciences organization.

Hiring process

• All required application questions must be answered; missing an answer will disqualify the application.