Application Consultant

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.

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The Application Consultant is responsible to provide applications support and training of Leica Biosystems instruments to customers in their defined territory, ensuring Leica Biosystems products have maximum “uptime” through optimization of reagents and systems and therefore retain customers to generate reagent order intake.  

This position reports to the SEM Preanalytics & Application Support Manager and is part of the Application Consultans team and will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Deliver application support for Leica Biosystems instruments and reagents, including on-site troubleshooting of application issues and first-line diagnosis of basic hardware and software failures
• Plan and deliver customer training, instrument and reagent demonstrations, and workflow guidance for the assigned territory. Optimize reagent use, protocols, and system performance to maximize instrument uptime, customer retention, and reagent order intake
• Support Customer Care and the Tender Office with technical documentation, tender responses, and product coding for solutions supplied in the assigned area
• Partner with the local Sales, Service, Customer Care, and Applications teams to gather market intelligence, support commercial opportunities, protect installed base business, and contribute to sales growth and margin
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The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Biology, Biomedical Laboratory Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or another relevant scientific discipline 
• Previous hands-on experience supporting, operating, or training users on laboratory instruments, reagents, or diagnostic workflows 
• Experience preparing and delivering technical product demonstrations or structured user training to customer groups 
• Ability to prepare technical documentation and work with product codes, specifications, or tender-related materials 

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Availability to travel approximately 50% of working time within Abruzzo and, when required, other regions of Central Italy
• Valid driving licence and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
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It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Anatomical pathology or pathology laboratory workflows
• A multinational medical device, diagnostics, or life sciences organization

Base salary and level of employment 

This role is classified under the applicable CCNL as CBA level 3, which defines minimum terms, job classification, and baseline progression frameworks. The expected gross annual salary range for this role is 45.000 - 60.000€, determined based on objective criteria such as experience, skills, and role-related competencies. 

Bonus / Incentive Pay 

20% of annual base salary  

This job is also eligible for bonus / incentive pay.  This is the target earnings a s20% of base annual salary, subject to objective eligibility criteria and performance conditions as set out in the applicable scheme terms and conditions.  

This job is also eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits and specifically company car and meal vouchers.  Details regarding these benefits will be provided separately.

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Leica Biosystems, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Biosystems can provide.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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