[Hiring] Field Applications Specialist Leader @Danaher Corporation

Role Description

The Field Applications Specialist Leader, APAC is responsible for driving sales and design-in across the region through technical competency and customer satisfaction covering both Cell Therapy and Upstream Viral Vector market segments. This position reports to the APAC Modality Leader for CT and VV and is part of the APAC Genomic Medicine OpCo located in Korea and working remotely to cover the APAC region (Cell Therapy) and Korea (Cell Therapy and Viral Vector Upstream).

• Lead pre‑ and post‑sales technical support activities including high‑impact product demonstrations, technical seminars, and customer training programs.
• Apply deep scientific and application expertise across Cell Therapy and Viral Vector Upstream (primarily cell culture) workflow to build customer confidence and drive adoption within the Korean market.
• Serve as APAC Field Application Sciences (FAS) Leader, providing strategic guidance to regional FAS teams on competitive differentiation, objection handling, and value‑based positioning.
• Ensure strong technical credibility during key strategic customer engagements and standardize winning approaches for priority and strategic accounts.
• Collaborate closely with Workflow Development Leaders across APAC to deliver technical coaching, mentoring, and best‑practice sharing.
• Ensure consistent application knowledge, messaging, and customer engagement standards while supporting complex escalations and strengthening overall FAS capability.
• Act as a critical interface between regional teams and global functions (Applications, Marketing, and R&D) to communicate field insights, customer feedback, and unmet needs.
• Drive alignment on product positioning, roadmap prioritization, and successful execution of global and regional product launches and key initiatives.
• Lead Spec Win strategy and execution, proactively identifying and qualifying design‑in opportunities early in the customer buying journey.
• Coordinate cross‑functional technical inputs, align proposed solutions with customer process needs, and clearly articulate Cytiva’s differentiated value proposition to secure long‑term wins.

Qualifications

• Minimally Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology, Life Sciences or relevant field. Preferably in cell biology, biochemistry, regenerative medicine and immunology.
• 2 years’ experience in cell therapy, cell culture, and GMP manufacturing (including exposure from process development through scale-up).
• 5 years of customer-facing applications experience within the Biotechnology industry.
• Knowledge of cell therapy workflows (CAR-T, NK, iPSC, MSC, regenerative medicine) and Viral Vector Upstream workflow (Cell Culture, Cell Line and Bioreactors).

Requirements

• Fluent level of English & Korean in written and verbal communications.
• Ability to travel abroad upon business needs.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record within territory or locations.
• If foreign national, legal work permit is required to pursue employment contract by Korean immigration law.
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment, any other physical requirements.

Benefits

• Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives.
• Programs contribute to life beyond the job, including health care programs and paid time off.