Overview
As an Applications Specialist at BD Biosciences, you will provide expert training and flow cytometry support to users of BD Biosciences reagents and instrumentation across the UK and Ireland. This field-based role requires regular travel, including overnight stays, to visit clinical diagnostic laboratories, healthcare facilities, as well as research and industry laboratories. The position offers flexibility and considers work-life balance, ensuring you can thrive both professionally and personally. Reporting to the Applications Specialist Manager, you will also support the sales team with pre-sales demonstrations, workshops, and seminars.
Responsibilities
* Deliver on-site, in-house, and virtual flow cytometry training and application support to laboratory technicians, biomedical scientists, and clinicians.
* Work within fast-paced clinical settings, assisting diagnostic laboratories in achieving timely and accurate results.
* Support the integration of Laboratory Information Management Systems for BD Biosciences solutions.
* Conduct pre-sales demonstrations of instrumentation, reagents, and solutions.
* Deliver customer-focused seminars, presentations, and workshops.
* Provide internal product training to team members.
* Collaborate with local and regional teams to achieve business objectives.
Qualifications
* A degree in life sciences, ideally with a focus on immunology, haematology, or cell biology; a postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
* Extensive laboratory experience with flow cytometry applications.
* Strong knowledge of clinical diagnostic laboratory processes and protocols, with the ability to support NHS, HSE, and private pathology labs.
* Comfortable working within regulated clinical environments.
* Excellent troubleshooting skills and a methodical problem-solving approach.
* Skilled in delivering training and presentations, with strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
Company & Benefits
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our purpose, and it takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions. BD is proud to be certified as a Top Employer 2025 in the United Kingdom, reflecting our commitment to creating an exceptional working environment.
At BD, we are committed to investing in our associates—their well-being and development—and in providing rewards and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture. We offer a valuable, competitive package of compensation and benefits programs which you can learn more about on our Careers Site under Our Commitment to You. Salary or hourly rate ranges are determined by experience, education, and skills, and may be influenced by location and applicable labor laws.
Salary Range Information £42,000.00 - £71,400.00 GBP Annual.
BD Biosciences (BDB) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or civil union status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.
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