Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? Would you like to wear many different hats throughout your workday – scientific and technical expert, project manager, product developer, teacher, diplomat, business traveler – and sharpen your skills as you go along?

At Genedata, 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.

The biopharmaceutical industry is undergoing a digitalization revolution, adopting data-driven R&D approaches to develop innovative therapies quicker. Genedata’s market-leading enterprise software is fueling this revolution, enabling leading biopharma, biotech, and CRDMO companies worldwide to automate processes and leverage biopharma R&D data analytics so they can find breakthrough therapies faster. Join this digital transformation and help scientists around the world accelerate the pace of biopharma R&D.

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About The Role

The Scientific Consultant is responsible for our customers getting the most out of our software Genedata Screener. You will also aid our sales team in communicating the value of our products to prospects and customers, including qualifying needs and giving pre-sales demos. In addition, you will manage projects of many different kinds, externally and internally.

This full-time position reports to the Lead Scientific Account Manager in Basel Switzerland and is part of the Genedata Screener Business Unit located in Tokyo, managed by the Managing Director of Genedata KK.

The position is an on-site role located in Tokyo.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Become an expert in biological assay data analysis in general and the use of our Genedata Screener software in particular
• Support our customers in getting the most out of Genedata Screener, starting during pre-sales and continuing throughout the customer journey
• Propose, plan, execute and manage internal and external projects, such as scientific consulting, software implementation, systems integration, and data analysis projects
• Work with our Business Account Managers to establish and communicate the value of our products
• Use your knowledge, creativity, and technical skills to further advance our research, marketing, development, and product management

The essential requirements of the job include :

• Academic degree (preferably post-graduate) within quantitative biology, biochemistry, immunology, or a related field
• Advanced English (oral and written) 
• Fluency in Japanese (native or N-1)

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel approx. 30% within Japan and at least twice per year internationally

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Performing analytical or preparative chromatography experiments
• Project Management
• Experience with at least one scripting language (preferably Python) as well as basic familiarity with the UNIX shell environment

Genedata, 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.

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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