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CK Group are recruiting for an Applications Product Specialist, to join a diagnostics company, this is a field based role, covering the North East of England and Scotland, on a contract basis for 6 months.

Salary:
Rates £200 - £230 per day PAYE or £265.27 - £305.06 UMB per day

Applications Product Specialist Role:

The scope of this role will be to provide technical and scientific support to customers remotely and at customer sites for Tissue Diagnostics portfolio of instruments and reagents.
You will be expected to perform installations of instruments for demonstration and new purchases at customer sites (as well as performing initial validation prior to use).
You will be pivotal in providing support for our latest portfolio of cellular pathology instruments including our primary staining platform (HE 600) and our digital pathology solutions (DP 200).
Your Background:

To be considered for this role, you will have to be knowledgeable about and understand a modern NHS laboratory.
You will have a strong desire to improve and shape both patient treatments and pathways through advances in Histology.
You will be qualified to degree level in Biomedical Science.
You will be able to demonstrate a high standard experience to our customer base and excel in the art of troubleshooting and taking ownership and pride in your work.
Customer focused, you will be capable of working with minimum supervision and manage your time effectively.
You will be expected to plan your own field work schedule and extensive travel arrangements autonomously.
Qualifications & Experience:

BSc Biomedical Science or equivalent (other relevant Healthcare Science Degree).

3 Years Laboratory Experience.
Company:
Our client is a global pharmaceutical company with a major presence in the UK. Their purpose is to deliver life-changing medicines and to do this they are completely science-led and like to share this with the scientific, healthcare and business communities within the UK.

Location:
This role is field based, covering the North East of England and Scotland. 

Apply:
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence.

Please note: 
This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

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