Technical Support Engineer - EMEA

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.We are seeking an early in career Technical Support Engineer – Instrumentation and Software to join the Customer Support team and provide frontline support to the growing EMEA customer base and regional distribution partners. This position requires exceptional technical proficiency, customer management skills, and an ability to work cross functionally with internal partners in Commercial, Operations, and R&D. This position will report to our Senior Manager, Technical Support and is a remote position based in Europe.If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:Provide frontline technical customer support for customer inquiries and system issues via phone and emailManage Instrument and software related customer issues with internal and external support teams to drive issue resolutionTriage general customer complaints and delineate applications vs software vs hardware issuesPartner closely with regional and global field service and field applications teams to quickly diagnose and address customer end-to-end workflow issuesContribute to the development of instrument troubleshooting methods and toolsRespond to customer end-to-end workflow inquiries as part of pre-sales supportUtilize service CRM software to dispatch and accurately document work in a timely mannerInfluence and contribute to customer success initiatives through improvements to KPIs (Complaint Rate, Mean Time to Repair, Mean Time Between Failure, Warranty Replacement Rate, etc.)Identify and contribute to group continuous improvement initiativesIntake and triage distribution partner support escalations and inquiriesMaintain changes to knowledge databases, website, and other company-managed technical informationProvide instrumentation and software feedback to R&D and product quality teams to develop continuous improvement on existing platforms and influence development of future productsDisplay professionalism, understanding, tact, and technical knowledge in all customer interactionsInterface with internal R&D project teams to develop tech support centric collateral for new product and product extensionsEducation and Experience:Bachelor’s degree Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (High School Diploma required, Bachelors preferred)Minimum 2 years of experience with customer support and/or in biotech industryExperience working with instrumentation with optics, microfluidics, and electromechanical systems is requiredHands on instrument experience with NGS technologies, including library preparation, sequencing, and data analysis a plusNGS run performance troubleshooting is a plusExperience parsing large instrument logs to identify irregularities in common patterns to develop technical recommendationsAbility to develop automated troubleshooting tools is a plusExperience with customer network setup for both pre and post sales support a plusProven experience in experimental design, data interpretation, and scientific documentationExcellent verbal and written communications skillsMust have good technical writing abilitiesMust be flexible in working hours as this position may require customer support during non-regular business hoursFluent English speaking is a must and second language such as French or Italian is preferable Physical Requirements: Rarely moves boxes weighing 20+ poundsLocation: Remote – The Netherlands is a strong preferenceTravel: Approximately 10% international and domesticJob Type:Full TimeIn addition to base compensation noted above, you will be eligible for stock options, discretionary annual bonus, no cost health insurance plans, 401k with company match, and flexible paid time off. Please note: Base compensation will depend on multiple factors, including geographic location, qualifications, and experience. We foster an environment such that all people are afforded the freedom to pursue their passions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.Originally posted on Himalayas