Field Application Scientist, Biopharma - WEST

Twist is looking for a field applications scientist (FAS) with specific experience in the biologics space. In this role, you will be an integral part of our Sales team and serve as a primary scientific field contact for selected pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other related companies. The FAS’s primary goal is to help strengthen Twist’s market position within these key accounts in the area of biologic discovery and development, specifically as applications of synthetic biology and biotherapeutic services. In this role, you will be responsible for providing pre-technical support (field based), developing strategic goals, building key customer relationships, identifying business opportunities, and maintaining extensive knowledge of market needs to increase opportunities and thereby increase Twist’s value to our key customers across our Biopharma Solutions division and business segments.. You will partner closely with our sales team to create strategies to increase existing customer purchasing and identify new, potential customers of high value (e.g., KOLs).

The FAS will report to the VP Sales, AMER & EMEA.

Prior experience with research and development of complex biotherapeutics is desired to enable translation of customer requirements to internal teams. 

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Training on Twist technology, products and services (BioPharma) will be provided to enable FAS to translate Twist capabilities
• Provide expert understanding and strong technical competency in discussing Twist’s capabilities and service offerings with selected pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other related companies.
• Build and nurture relationships with stakeholders and customers to better understand their strategic direction and perspectives.
• Prospect and generate lists of potential customers, collaborators, and partners that will generate revenues for in vitro, in vivo, and in silico discovery platforms as well as new offerings in the early testing phase.
• Provide application support for pre-sales activities for Twist’s product portfolio including genes, custom DNA libraries, and oligo pools to help support the sales team to achieve quota.
• Local and regional travel (50% time) to work in the field with Sales, attend meetings with key customers and participate in trade shows.
• Identify, nurture, and manage collaborations to network and collaborate on leads with the account management sales team.
• Support sales team in technical discussions, presentations, and meetings with selected pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other related companies.
• Generate and drive a continuous deal flow of service contracts with collaborators and partners that will lead to high value commercial agreements, with an emphasis …