Field Applications Manager - Life Sciences - REMOTE

Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Field Applications Manager for Leica Biosystems is responsible for providing leadership, performance management, coaching, and mentoring of the Application Specialists in their territory or region.

This position is part of Leica Biosystems located in the Northeast and will be fully REMOTE with 70% travel. At Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.

You will be a part of the Applications Team and report to the Director of Applications responsible for managing a high-performance team that provides in-field technical applications support for Leica Biosystems’ current and future range of products and services. This individual will support the achievement of the U.S. Sales Unit’s annual sales and margin objectives while ensuring an optimized customer experience.

If you thrive in an amazing, multifunctional, leadership, role and want to work to build a world-class Applications organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work alongside regional sales and service manager counterparts to support Leica in order for it to achieve sales goals.
• Conduct or arrange for associate training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use and build an in-depth understanding of our new product technologies and their applications in a diagnostic histopathology environment.
• Update, improve or develop, plus maintain Application Specialist on-boarding and Training Program, plus Standard work for installation, evaluation, and account activities.
• Travel with Application Specialists, providing individual coaching and professional development to each member of the team to enable you to complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations as well as annual development plan reviews for each Application Specialist.
• Recruit, develop, mentor and train Application Specialists with clearly communicated technical and overall performance standards.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Biology or equivalent.
• 3-5 years’ experience in field technical support.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or teams, which includes coaching, mentoring and/or training.
• Demonsrated experience & understanding of Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Histology market or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in a customer-oriented, customer-facing environment
• Demonstrated experience in public speaking, training, presentation.

Travel & Motor Vehicle Record Requirements:

• This position requires up to 70% flying and/or driving travel, which may potentially include overnight stays. Due to travel frequency, ideal candidate will be working from a home-based office located within one hour of a major metropolitan airport. (Travel will primarily be domestic but may occasionally be international.)
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Prior people management experience a plus

At Leica Biosystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Biosystems can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $106,400.00 - $125,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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