Technical Support Specialist - NGS (Santa Clara)

Technical Support Specialist - NGS

Hybrid | 3 days / week in San Francisco or Boston

Up to $80K + Great Benefits

If you have a background in next-generation sequencing or molecular biology and enjoy communicating complex scientific concepts clearly, this role is a great opportunity to bring your bench experience into a customer-facing position within a rapidly-scaling start-up environment.

Bloom Life Science are partnered with an early-stage DNA sequencing company that have experienced fast growth organically and are scaling their customer support function.

We are hiring a Technical Support Specialist to serve as the first point of contact for scientific customers, delivering fast, consistent, and empathetic Tier 1-2 technical support to scientists in academic and research labs, and at biotech and pharmaceutical companies of all sizes. This position is a great fit for those with a background in biomedical sciences who are passionate about helping researchers succeed and thrive at solving problems. You will play a critical role in supporting customers, and will help with any challenges, from troubleshooting technical issues, and monitoring sequencing processes to maintaining the highest quality and record keeping standards.

The Role :

• Respond to customer inquiries via email and phone in a timely and professional manner balancing urgency and quality in your responses.
• Provide expert technical support for our sequencing services, quickly interpreting scientific information communicated by customers, and identifying their needs and the best path to solutions for their requests
• Utilize internal systems with meticulous attention to detail to ensure rapid and precise inquiry resolution.
• Monitor sequencing process outputs and troubleshoot inconsistencies to ensure high-quality results.
• Identify and escalate complex issues to the appropriate departments, collaborating directly with our laboratory technicians, bioinformatics specialists, and software teams.
• Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and support cases in our CRM system.
• Provide feedback to improve workflows, documentation, and overall customer experience.

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Keywords : Technical Communication, Scientific Support, Next-Generation Sequencing, NGS, Genomics, Project Management, DNA Sequencing, Customer Facing, Molecular Biology