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We are looking for an experienced Application Specialist focused on X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) to serve as a technical expert across North America.\nIn this highly visible role, you will work closely with Sales, Customer Support, Product Management, Marketing, and customers to deliver value-added scientific solutions. You will support Malvern Panalytical's XRF product portfolio, particularly energy dispersive systems, while contributing to demonstrations, training, application development, customer support, and business growth.\nThis role offers a unique opportunity to combine scientific expertise, customer engagement, and commercial impact while helping customers achieve breakthrough results across multiple industries.\nResponsibilitie s\nAct as the subject matter expert for Malvern Panalytical's XRF solutions, particularly energy dispersive XRF systems.\nSupport sales teams by developing technical strategies, participating in customer meetings, and delivering compelling product demonstrations.\nPerform pre-sales sample analysis and communicate findings through technical reports, presentations, and customer consultations.\nDeliver customer training, commissioning, and post-installation application support both remotely and on-site.\nCollaborate with Account Managers and Inside Sales teams to help advance and win strategic opportunities.\nPresent scientific seminars, webinars, customer workshops, conference presentations, and technical papers.\nShare application knowledge globally and contribute to the development and training of colleagues across the Applications organization.\nProvide expert troubleshooting assistance for customer application challenges in partnership with Customer Support teams.\nCreate technical content including application notes, webinars, testimonials, and other marketing materials.\nMaintain accurate customer and opportunity information within Salesforce.\nSupport internal projects, new product introductions, and market development initiatives.\nGather competitive intelligence and customer feedback to help shape future product and market strategies.\nEnsure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, laboratory safety requirements, and applicable HSE practices.\nMaintain laboratory resources and demonstration equipment to support customer training and marketing activities.\nTravel throughout the region to support customers, conferences, exhibitions, demonstrations, and training activities.\nWhat You Will Bring to the Role\nMaster's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy, or a related scientific discipline required.\nPhD in a relevant scientific field preferred.\nMinimum 3-5 years of laboratory, industrial, academic, research, or product development experience.\nMinimum 3 years of hands-on experience with energy dispersive XRF systems or closely related spectroscopic instrumentation.\nStrong scientific problem-solving and analytical skills.\nAbility to present technical concepts effectively to customers, colleagues, and scientific audiences.\nExperience delivering customer-facing technical support, training, or application consulting.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills in English.\nAbility to build credibility and relationships with customers, sales teams, and scientific stakeholders.\nStrong organizational and computer skills, including CRM systems and Microsoft applications.\nWillingness to travel approximately 50% overnight throughout North America.\nAbility and willingness to relocate to the Massachusetts area or spend 6-8 months in the Westborough area during onboarding and product training.\n\nNice to H ave\nExperience in a technical commercial, applications, sales support, or field scientist role.\nExperience supporting quality control or quality assurance laboratory environments.\nKnowledge of industries served by Malvern Panalytical, including materials, mining, chemicals, metals, pharmaceuticals, battery, and advanced materials markets.\nExperience with complementary analytical technologies such as XRD, Laser Diffraction, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), GPC/SEC, Borate Fusion, AA, or ICP.\nExperience preparing and publishing scientific papers, posters, or conference presentations.\nUnderstanding of customer buying behaviors and consultative sales processes.\n#LI-DB1\nWe provide market-leading, material characterization technologies for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories in the analytics of advanced materials.\nWe support our customers through their biggest challenges, from developing lifesaving vaccines to sustainable fuels. We wake up every day to delight our customers through innovation, high-quality solutions and workflows, and excellence in customer satisfaction.\nWe are a recognized leader for quality and insights in material characterization; winning customers with performance and keeping them with service. With more than 2,000 employees operating in over 20 countries across the world, and R&D sites in North America, Europe and Asia.\nWe are part of Spectris, a company which combines precision with purpose to equip customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. 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