India Biomolecule Specialist

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Biomolecule Specialist to support our growing customer base across India.

This role will focus on pre-sales and post-sales application support for our Large Molecule portfolio. The successful candidate will provide hands-on technical expertise to customers across biopharma, CDMO, CRO, academic, and leading research institutes-supporting workflows from upstream biodiscovery through downstream purification and chromatography processes. Acting as a trusted technical partner, you will work closely with customers, distributors, and internal stakeholders across India and the wider APAC organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer & Technical Support

Provide expert application support through on-site visits, remote sessions, phone, and email

Deliver hands-on demonstrations, workflow consultation, method development guidance, and on-site training

Support installation start-up, performance confirmation, and troubleshooting to ensure successful customer outcomes

Assist with chromatography media selection, column operation, and downstream purification optimisation

Pre-Sales & Business Support

Partner closely with the local Sales team to identify, develop, and maximise Large Molecule opportunities

Support technical discussions to shape opportunities and influence customer specifications

Build account plans together with sales leadership for strategic customers in India

Provide competitive insights and structured field feedback to improve win rates and positioning

Portfolio & Workflow Expertise

Support the integrated Large Molecule portfolio across Core/Discovery products (e.g., PhyTip, PhyPrep)

Ensure seamless customer workflow support from biodiscovery through process purification

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of bioprocess trends, chromatography technologies, and competitive landscape in India

Coordinate with APAC application and product teams for joint customer projects

Market & Scientific Contribution

Contribute to customer-facing technical materials including application notes, posters, presentations, and workflow guides

Present scientific and technical content at seminars, workshops, and conferences

Support distributor enablement and technical training sessions

Provide structured market feedback to Product Management and Marketing

Skills and Experience:

Masters degree or higher in Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or related field (PhD a plus)

Strong understanding of protein purification and chromatography principles

Hands-on experience in, chromatography media, or purification workflows

Experience in application support, process development, or technical sales within biopharma or CDMO environments preferred

Ability to translate complex scientific workflows into clear customer value and decision support

Comfortable working in laboratory environments and at customer sites

Self-driven, resilient, and able to manage multiple customer projects in parallel

Strong interpersonal skills with a trusted advisor mindset

Native-level English (oral and written) required; additional Indian language fluency is a plus

Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Desirable

Hands on experience with Protein A and other affinity or ion-exchange chromatography media for mAbs or tagged proteins purification

Hands-on experience with 8- or 96-channel liquid handling systems type Hamilton, Tecan or Beckman

Experience working with integrated discovery-to-process workflows

Prior experience in customer-facing scientific or applications roles

Travel will be frequent within India, with occasional travel to APAC and global locations (UK/US) for training and customer support as required.

About Biotage

Biotage is a global supplier and solutions partner to a wide range of customers within drug discovery, development, and analytical testing. With strong expertise in separation and purification technologies and a focus on intelligent workflow solutions, we aim to efficiently support the advancement and protection of human health. Learn more at biotage.com