Exploring Career Opportunities in Business as an Application Specialist
The role of an Application Specialist in businesses specializing in lab supplies often requires a scientific background, typically at least a PhD. This session covers essential aspects such as product development, market analysis, product testing, and sales support. You’ll learn about qualifications needed for the role and what you can gain from it. We will share insights from my career journey, including my education in Biochemistry and experience as a postdoc, illustrating a typical workday in this dynamic field.
Exploring Career Opportunities in Business as an Application Specialist
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1. Sebastian Wiesner Careers outside academia session
2. Business title Application Specialist
may be called differently in different companies
common job description in companies that make lab supplies (machines, kits etc.)
requires scientific background (often a PhD)
many overlaps with product management
3. Function product development
product testing and application development
sales support
4. Product development
5. Market analysis: Goals
6. Market analysis: Means
7. Product testing and application development
8. Sales support
9. Qualifications you need
10. What do you get?
11. My CV 1973 born
1999 Diploma in Biochemistry
2003 PhD
2003-06 Postdoc
since 09/06 with Carl Zeiss
12. A typical working day 8-8:30 Check and answer emails
until 10 work on a project presentation
until 12 project meeting
12:30-15 write a project proposal with patent search
15-17 sit on a microscope and do labwork
17-17:30 travel arrangements for a conference