The posting
About the role
As our Field Application Scientist (FAS), you'll be the first scientist customers meet when they discover Amperia, our benchtop instrument that quantifies proteins and viral vectors directly from crude samples in minutes. You'll understand their workflows, run hands-on demonstrations, and give them the confidence to adopt Amperia. You'll report to the CEO and be our first US hire, working closely with our Sales, R&D, and Engineering teams in the UK. Success in your first year means building and executing a pipeline of demos that turn into sales.
What you'll do
- Own the technical sales process for Amperia, from first call to adoption.
- Run discovery calls with prospective customers to understand their workflows and quantification challenges.
- Translate customer requirements into targeted demo proposals that show where Amperia fits their process.
- Plan and deliver hands-on instrument demonstrations at customer sites across the US and Canada.
- Transport, set up, and run Amperia on site, running experiments independently and to time.
- Partner with the Sales team through the full sales cycle, including networking and follow-up.
- Represent Abselion at scientific conferences, mainly in the US and Canada.
- Act as the voice of the customer internally, feeding structured feedback to our Science, Product, Sales, and Marketing teams.
- Help build our US field applications function from the ground up.
- Travel to the UK periodically for training and collaboration with the wider team.
What we're looking for
Required
- An M.S. in a relevant field plus 3+ years of industry experience, or a Ph.D. in a relevant field plus 1+ year of industry experience. Relevant fields include antibody development, protein expression and upstream or downstream process development.
- Experience as a Field Application Scientist/Specialist is a bonus.
- In-depth practical experience with protein quantification methods such as ELISA, BLI, SPR, or SEC-HPLC.
- Excellent pipetting technique and confidence running experiments independently under time pressure.
- Clear, confident communication and presentation skills with scientific audiences.
- Based in the Greater Boston area.
- Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. All applicants authorized to work in the United States will be considered without regard to citizenship or immigration status.
Essential functions of this role include
- Travel up to 75% of the time, mainly within the US and Canada, with periodic trips to the UK.
- Driving to customer sites in the Boston area, with a valid driver's license and access to a car. Mileage is reimbursed.
- Lifting, transporting, and setting up equipment weighing up to 44 lb, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Regular calls with our UK team, typically 9–11am Eastern time.
Preferred
- Experience with mAb development and biologics analytics.
- Experience supporting instrument sales into biopharma process development teams.
- An existing network in the Boston/Cambridge biotech community.
- Experience working with a CRM.
Compensation and benefits
- $100,000–$150,000 base salary, depending on experience.
- Eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance.
- Stock options.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- 15 days paid time off, plus 9 paid holidays.
- All travel and equipment costs covered.
About Abselion
Abselion is a life science tools company headquartered in Cambridge, UK, working on the next generation of analytical technologies. We have developed a benchtop analytical instrument, called Amperia, which uses proprietary Redox Electrochemical Detection (RED) technology to quantify proteins and viral vectors directly from crude samples in minutes, without purification, and without specialist training.
We work with teams across protein expression, process development and in academia, biotech and pharma across the globe who are tired of waiting days for analytical results that should take minutes.
We are a team who care deeply about the science, move quickly, and believe that the best outcomes come from genuinely understanding and helping customers solve real problems.
Start date
November 2026, or by arrangement.
Interview process
Our process has three stages.
- An introductory video call.
- A technical video call.
- An on-site technical interview at our lab in Cambridge, MA, including a practical component.
Our commitment to equal opportunity
Abselion is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
This is an at-will position.
Accommodation
If you need a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process, including the practical component, please contact [email protected].
