Application Scientist
Taconic BiosciencesUnited States6 hours ago
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Are you energized by scientific problem-solving and innovative thinking? Do you combine deep genetics expertise with precision, curiosity, and a drive to contribute to impactful research? If so, we’d love to meet you!
The Location: Taconic Biosciences is seeking an Application Scientist to join our dedicated Strategy Design team in this remote position. This position works primarily remote (90%) with ad hoc needs (10%) to visit our sites. Qualified candidates will be based in the continental U.S. and be comfortable working eastern time zone hours.
The Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors. These factors include geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions and could exceed the advertised salary range, however, please note that the upper end of the range is not guaranteed to be offered.
What we offer:
The Role:
The Application Scientist is a member of the Scientific Solutions Strategy Design Group and is responsible for developing custom project proposals that align customer needs and Taconic solutions. These proposals support the sales process and serve as technical plans for project execution, including detailed strategies, timelines, risk assessments, and estimated pricing aligned with customer deliverables. In addition, the Application Scientist contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance of global standards, specifications, and best practices for Scientific Solutions products. This role requires strong genetic knowledge, creative problem-solving skills, and attention to detail. If you have a passion for genetics, rodent biology, project design and collaboration this is the role for you!
Core Responsibilities:
Occasional travel is required, generally 2 to 5 trips per year.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Due to the nature of the work performed at Taconic, employees may be exposed to allergens in the workplace, even if their positions do not involve the direct handling of animals or animal bedding. While individuals with preexisting allergies and/or asthma may be particularly sensitive to these exposures, anyone can experience a reaction.
About Us
With a history of over 70 years of excellence, Taconic Biosciences is a global team of the best problem solvers in the industry. We partner with our clients to develop winning research strategies that accelerate the discoveries for prevention and treatment of disease.
Taconic employees all over the world show up every day to deliver the best solutions for our clients while caring for ourselves, each other, and especially our animals. If you are a respectful, compassionate individual with a can-do attitude and a desire to do the right thing, we want you to join us!
Better Together at Taconic
Awareness, Action, & Respect. Taconic Biosciences is taking an active and intentional role in fostering a company culture that values and appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals, by promoting fairness and equity. Being you is what allows you to bring your best self to work. We are committed to making Taconic a safe and fair workplace for everyone. We are better together.
Taconic Biosciences is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, and all other categories protected by law.
The Location: Taconic Biosciences is seeking an Application Scientist to join our dedicated Strategy Design team in this remote position. This position works primarily remote (90%) with ad hoc needs (10%) to visit our sites. Qualified candidates will be based in the continental U.S. and be comfortable working eastern time zone hours.
The Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors. These factors include geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions and could exceed the advertised salary range, however, please note that the upper end of the range is not guaranteed to be offered.
What we offer:
- Insurance within 30 days or less which includes options for medical, dental, vision, pet insurance and more!
- 20 days paid time off plus 6 additional holidays and 1 floating holiday
- Work life balance
- 401(k) plan with up to 4% employer match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Career advancement opportunities
- Commitment to training and providing you with the skills you need for success
- All employees receive access to 24/7 telemedicine (including mental health), short- and long-term disability and life insurance
The Role:
The Application Scientist is a member of the Scientific Solutions Strategy Design Group and is responsible for developing custom project proposals that align customer needs and Taconic solutions. These proposals support the sales process and serve as technical plans for project execution, including detailed strategies, timelines, risk assessments, and estimated pricing aligned with customer deliverables. In addition, the Application Scientist contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance of global standards, specifications, and best practices for Scientific Solutions products. This role requires strong genetic knowledge, creative problem-solving skills, and attention to detail. If you have a passion for genetics, rodent biology, project design and collaboration this is the role for you!
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of technical solution proposals for individual sales opportunities, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, customer-facing materials.
- Responsible for ensuring that custom project designs are well-conceived, well-designed, and that risks for failure are transparently communicated and proactively mitigated when possible.
- Serve as a subject matter expert during project planning and execution, providing advanced scientific insight and decision-making support to internal teams and customers.
- Manage a dynamic workload independently, setting and adjusting priorities as needed.
- Support the development and maintenance of internal guidelines, product specifications, global technical standards, best practices, and training materials grounded in scientific principles and customer feedback.
- Contribute to organizing and maintaining the Scientific Solutions toolbox to ensure effective application and alignment with product rationale.
- Communicate with customers as needed during proposal presentations, troubleshooting, and technical discussions—typically in coordination with Scientific Solutions Consultants or Project Managers.
- Collaborate with product management and other functional teams to assist on the evaluation, selection, implementation and refinement of tools, processes, systems and methodologies.
- Deliver or support training initiatives across Scientific Solutions functions to ensure consistent understanding and application of tools and best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree required, in biology, genetics, animal science or a related field, PhD preferred, or technical/managerial experience at an equivalent level.
- Experience working with genetically modified mouse/rat models and/or background in biomedical research.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience and/or training required.
- Must demonstrate the ability to critically review and effectively respond to complex inquiries and proposals.
- Dedication to team work.
- Strong organizational and problem solving skills.
- Self-motivated and proven ability to work independently.
- Ability to communicate exceptionally both verbally and written with employees at all levels of an organization, internally and externally.
- Ability to read scientific/technical reports and manuscripts, legal documents and financial reports and apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems; and to effectively manage a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
Occasional travel is required, generally 2 to 5 trips per year.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work, with some walking; standing; bending; carrying of items such as papers, books, small parts; driving an automobile; etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
Due to the nature of the work performed at Taconic, employees may be exposed to allergens in the workplace, even if their positions do not involve the direct handling of animals or animal bedding. While individuals with preexisting allergies and/or asthma may be particularly sensitive to these exposures, anyone can experience a reaction.
About Us
With a history of over 70 years of excellence, Taconic Biosciences is a global team of the best problem solvers in the industry. We partner with our clients to develop winning research strategies that accelerate the discoveries for prevention and treatment of disease.
Taconic employees all over the world show up every day to deliver the best solutions for our clients while caring for ourselves, each other, and especially our animals. If you are a respectful, compassionate individual with a can-do attitude and a desire to do the right thing, we want you to join us!
Better Together at Taconic
Awareness, Action, & Respect. Taconic Biosciences is taking an active and intentional role in fostering a company culture that values and appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals, by promoting fairness and equity. Being you is what allows you to bring your best self to work. We are committed to making Taconic a safe and fair workplace for everyone. We are better together.
Taconic Biosciences is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, and all other categories protected by law.
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