Application Scientist (Remote + Travel)

A global biotech reagent company is expanding into South Central US and needs a scientist who genuinely enjoys talking to customers as much as working at the bench.

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, a publicly listed biotechnology company with operations across the US, Europe, and China. They supply recombinant proteins, antibodies, and critical reagents to some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. Their products are embedded in drug development workflows from target discovery through commercial production. This is a new territory role, which means you are helping build something, not inheriting someone else's patch.

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬

You will be the technical face of this company across the South Central US region, with occasional travel to East Canada. The territory is new. That means real ownership from day one. You will report into the field applications team and work closely with the sales organization to close deals, retain customers, and develop the region.

Travel runs about 20 to 30% in normal periods and peaks at 30 to 40% during busy season. You will be home most of the time, working remotely out of the greater Houston area.

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𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗

• Respond to technical inquiries from customers via email, phone, chat, and in-person visits, covering products used in antibody development, cell and gene therapy, CAR-T, ADC, and related areas

• Diagnose application issues and provide hands-on troubleshooting support for assay development, protein characterization, and binding kinetics workflows

• Travel to customer sites for product demonstrations and technical presentations at accounts and trade shows

• Identify gaps in technical documentation and recommend improvements to website content, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides

• Summarize emerging application trends from the field and communicate them back to product and marketing teams

• Lead internal technical training sessions for sales and support colleagues

• Build long-term relationships with scientists and procurement contacts across the territory

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞

The previous two candidates for this role came from academia and ultimately took research positions. This is a customer-facing role. Your motivation to work with customers must be genuine, not a fallback. If your long-term goal is to get back to the bench full-time, this is not the right fit. If you are energized by solving problems for scientists and want to build a territory, this role has real upside.

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𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in immunology, protein chemistry, cell biology, antibody development, or a closely related life science field

• 3 or more years of hands-on laboratory experience with relevant techniques (ELISA, SPR, flow cytometry, cell-based assays, or similar)

• Clear, genuine motivation for customer-facing work

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Must live within 30 minutes of Houston, TX

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀:

• Experience in applied science settings such as CDx, clinical research, biopharmaceutical QC, or customer-facing lab support

• Background in organoids, CAR-T, or ADC platforms

• Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese

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𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: $75,000 to $95,000, depending on experience

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀: Annual performance bonus, typically 10 to 15% of base salary

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Remote with regional travel

𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: South Central US, occasional East Canada

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: Full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲: Full-time, direct hire

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Interested? Apply via LinkedIn and we'll be in touch. Confidential search; your application is fully private.

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