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We leverage our state-of-the-art technologies to facilitate the discovery of best-in-class antibodies.\nOmniAb consists of dynamic, collaborative and innovative team members that are passionate about contributing to the technological frontier of drug discovery and to the advancement of global human health. Together, with our partners, we are enabling the discovery of next-generation therapeutics.\nAbout OmniAb’s xPloration® Discovery System\nOmniAb’s xPloration offers superior screening and cell recovery compared to other single cell profiling technologies. Its high throughput enables the discovery of rare cells potentially missed by other systems or approaches. Its rapid laser-based recovery process paired with next-generation sequencing enables further mining of immune repertoires for potential hit expansion. xPloration supports various assay formats and is valuable for high-throughput B cell screening within the growing OmniAb partner ecosystem.\nAbout This Role\nWe’re seeking a Field Application Scientist to serve as a trusted technical partner to biotech, pharmaceutical, and academic customers, delivering pre- and post-sales scientific support that drives successful evaluation, adoption, and use of the xPloration platform. This person will be an important member of the xPloration technical support team that focuses on customer enablement (both remote and on-site) while also doing some internal applications development.\nExternally this person will serve as a confident, friendly, and scientifically rigorous representative of xPloration and OmniAb - leading customer demos, trainings, and technical troubleshooting.\nFor internal applications, this person will help expand and validate workflows, develop training materials, and translate field feedback into scalable improvements that broaden xPloration adoption across a larger audience.\nThis individual will collaborate closely with our Sales and Science teams to ensure a seamless customer experience. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in assay development, high-throughput screening, antibody discovery, instrument hardware support, and good customer service and communication skills.\nThis role reports to the Senior Field Application Scientist.\nThis is an onsite position based out of our Durham, North Carolina office and will require 50% to 75% domestic and international travel. This is a full-time position, and the office hours are between 8am to 5pm local time.\nWhat You’ll Do\nPlan and execute on-site and virtual demos and technical evaluations in close partnership with the xPloration Sales team.\nLead customer onboarding and training, including best practices, workflow setup, experimental design guidance, and interpretation of results.\nProvide expert, scientist-to-scientist technical support and troubleshooting - staying calm, confident, and solution-oriented during high-stakes or challenging demo and partner environments.\nDevelop enablement tools and technical content including protocols, SOPs, training decks, demo scripts, FAQs, troubleshooting guides, and demo-ready datasets.\nExecute validated solutions to improve and expand on xPloration workflows, use cases, and performance to partners and customers.\nCapture and synthesize customer feedback, recurring technical issues, workflow needs, and emerging applications; communicate actionable insights to Sales, Product, R&D, and Service teams to improve the customer experience and inform product development.\nMaintain high-quality documentation and operational rigor (e.g., CRM notes, training records, experiment documentation, and escalation summaries).\nEducate potential customers and partners on the benefits, differentiators, and applications of our screening technology.\nCommunicate effectively across the company and externally, representing OmniAb at customer sites, relevant scientific conferences and trade shows.\nOther duties as required.\nWhat You Bring\nBachelor’s degree in Bioengineering, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.MSc in a relevant field and 2+ years of relevant industry experience.\n\nProven success in a customer-facing scientific role (e.g., Field Applications Scientist, Applications Scientist, Technical Support Scientist) delivering trainings, demos, and technical troubleshooting.\nHands-on experience with mammalian cell culture, cell-based assays, high-throughput screening, flow cytometry or imaging-based analysis, and/or molecular biology workflows\nStrong experimental and analytical instincts with the ability to design experiments, interpret data, isolate variables, and recommend next steps under real-world constraints.\nExcellent communication and teaching skills with the ability to build credibility quickly and represent OmniAb/xPloration with professionalism and warmth.\nStrong record-keeping and organizational skills, capable of prioritizing effectively and managing a diverse workload.\nA proactive, customer service-oriented mindset in regards to building trusted partner relationships and shared success.\nWillingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the time.\nNice To Have\nMSc or PhD in a relevant field.\nFamiliarity with antibody discovery pipelines, single B-cell screening and sequencing concepts.\nTrack record creating scalable enablement assets such as training programs, onboarding checklists, troubleshooting playbooks, or application notes.\nComfort with data handling and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, GraphPad Prism, R/Python) and strong documentation discipline.\nOur total rewards package includes an annual base and variable compensation, target bonus, equity, refresh grants, ESPP, comprehensive health plans, immediate 401k matching, PTO, sick leave, paid parental leave, commuter benefits, wellness stipend, education reimbursement and more!\nThe base compensation range for this position is $119,000 - $136,000 per year. The range provided is an estimate. Actual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law.\nAt OmniAb, we value diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for everyone. We welcome a variety of experiences, skills, and perspectives within our organization and encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we will consider all qualified applicants based on merit and business need. 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