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Applications Scientist
Date : 5 Sept 2025
Location : Shanghai, CN
Job Function : Commercial
Business Unit : Magnetic Resonance
Role Details
Role : Location :
Applications Scientist
I&A, China,Shanghai
Reports to :
Applications Manager - I&A China
Job Purpose
To provide Demo\technique support\applications development on all NMR products particularly X-Pulse, MQC in China and other systems. To establish and maintain on customer satisfaction and confidence by appropriate actions and attitude.
To explore NMR opportunity in both industrial and academic market.
To drive NMR growth in the high-tech instrument market and achieve China sales targets.
To foster customer relationships, maximizing current product sales, exploring new markets for existing products, providing market intelligence, and offering insightful competition feedback to management.
Indicative performance measures :
- Industry leading methods available
- Building long term relationships and support with customers
- Invitations to speak / present work at meetings and conferences
- Delighted customers both internal and external
- Quality of support to sales and marketing teams.
- Level of ongoing customer satisfaction
- Future order book value / volume and bid / win ratio
- Lead generation
Key Responsibilities
Owns the timely development of NMR measurement techniques including :Sample preparationDrives the development of applications for new and existing productsPerform NMR demo focused on the research interests and needs of prospective customers.Develop new applications and techniques and author technical notes, application notes, and / or scientific journal articles.To explore NMR opportunities in both industrial and academic market by working closely with all stakeholders within I&A, including sales, applications, marketing, etc.To identify and engage with key customer accounts, both current and potential, to define current and future instrument and application requirements.Translates technique related materialsProvides expert analysis of NMR dataLiaises with external NMR experts as needed to ensure we stay ahead of the competitionInvestigates and analyses competitors' equipment and publicationsTrains colleagues, customers and agents as requiredMaintains the applications laboratory and sustains a safe working environmentPresent new application developments and data at conferences and workshops, webinars and meetings.Travels as neededSales management
To explore NMR opportunities in both industrial and academic market by working closely with all stakeholders within I&A, including sales, applications, marketing, etc.To manage NMR business by matrix management and lead the team and sales process from start to finish.To prepare forecast NMR business with accuracy regularly and maintain an accurate and up-to-date CRM database.To mentor, coach and train sales members on all details of sale process.To identify and engage with key customer accounts, both current and potential, to define current and future instrument and application requirements.To provide ongoing and timely strategic market input for the appraisal and execution of business opportunities in China.To maintain good customer relationships by providing regular contact and developing self as technical "go-to person" within the market.To always project a professional and competent image of Oxford Instruments.To attend conferences, exhibitions and workshops as necessary in support of sales.To participate in training and development activities as required.Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Desirable Criteria
Education / Qualifications
Will have a degree and / or PhD in Chemistry, Physics or Material ScienceExperience
Knowledge & understanding
Extensive practical knowledge of a wide range of high-resolution NMR experimentsUnderstanding of the practical application of NMR in industryPractical knowledge of a modern pulse programming languageCompetent programmer in a high-level language such as C, C++ or PythonFamiliar with the operation of modern NMR SpectrometersAn understanding of NMR / MRI systems and their physics of operationPersonal qualities
Customer focusedHigh energy with an innate desire to succeedExcellent team working and cooperation skillsA proven creative ability to solve technical problemsGood communication and presentation skills especially in front of customersSpecial Circumstances
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