Applications Engineer

Ovivo Switzerland Ag - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Los Angeles, CA

About the position

The Applications Engineer will be responsible for driving sales activities and building relationships within the bio-pharmaceutical industry. This role requires a technical sales professional with extensive knowledge of capital equipment and a strong background in engineering. The position involves generating leads, collaborating on proposals, and supporting post-order activities to ensure customer satisfaction and long-term relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sales activities and customer relationships within the bio-pharmaceutical industry in the United States.
• Generate project leads to support US operations, including developing new customer contacts and communicating with existing corporate accounts.
• Participate in tradeshows and engage in social media to promote products and services.
• Collaborate with personnel to create capital equipment proposals and refine sales strategies.
• Define market trends and update internal database tools as necessary.
• Support post-order activities, including project scope clarification and purchase order review.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with extensive technical experience.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of related experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
• Previous sales experience with capital equipment is a plus.
• Understanding of clean utility systems such as WFI, USP Purified, clean steam, CIP, SIP, compressed air, and gases.
• Ability to multitask projects while maintaining attention to detail.
• High aptitude for absorbing and utilizing technical information in sales activities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• 401k Match
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays
• Three weeks of PTO to start
• Roll over of 40 PTO hours to the following year
• Sixteen personal hours
• Days off between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day paid by the company
• Profit sharing