Product Specialist

**Product Specialist (Scientific Communications)**:
Product Specialist (Scientific Communications)

Singer Instruments empower scientists in laboratories in >60 countries to accelerate their research efforts on global challenges such as cures for cancer and solutions for renewable energies.

We’re looking for a biologist who is passionate about communication to step into an extremely varied role, one which will undoubtedly challenge and allow exposure to many aspects of the industry that larger companies would not be able to provide to scientists.

Things like product development and testing, data modelling, market research, and strategic planning.

Located in Exmoor on the UK's South West coast, Singer offers world class culture and benefits. An engaged team accelerates science

**The role**:
Are you a charismatic biologist who loves to champion science? Are you up for simply communicating complex biology, collaborating with world-renowned scientists, and getting hands-on with robots?

If so, step into an extremely varied role, one which will undoubtedly challenge and allow you to gain exposure to many aspects of the industry that larger companies might not provide to scientists at the beginning of their careers. Things like product development and testing, data modelling, market research, and strategic planning.

This role could be for you if

You’re as passionate about scientific outreach as you are about wielding a micropipette.

You’re a creative wordsmith and storyteller.

You’re a confident and engaging people-person.

You’re not put off by advertising our robot overlords, which are slowly taking over the planet.

**The team**:
You will report directly to and be supported by the Marketing Manager and form a crucial part of the Marketing team, working especially closely with our Scientific and Digital Marketing Executives; as well as our wonderful customers and collaborators; the internal and remote international Sales force; and our Customer Success, User Experience, and Product teams to produce educational and inspirational scientific symphonies.

**How do you fit in?**:
The work you do will help scientists in laboratories in over 60 countries accelerate their research efforts on global challenges, such as cures for cancer and solutions for renewable energies.- This is a scientific communication role first and foremost, but you’ll have the chance to relive some of the wet-lab glory days-
- Understanding our customers’ ever-changing scientific needs, collaborating with the Sales team during customer interactions.

**Developing you**:
We always try to shape a job around your preferences as much as ours, meaning there will be lots of opportunities for growth and development. Some of the hats you could get to try on include:
- International scientific conference organisation and attendance.-
- Market and customer research.- Increasing brand awareness within key scientific communities.
- Marketing analysis, data science, insight and attribution modelling.

**What we are aiming for**:
- MSc, or PhD in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, or a similar field.- Confident, with fantastic people, presentation and communication skills.- A high level of written English.- An eye for detail.- Enthusiastic, proactive and motivated to succeed.- Creative bones.- Supportive of a culture of continuous improvement and able to thrive in a 'start-up style' SME work environment.
- You’re a proud nerd.

**Bonuses**:
- Experience in scientific outreach or communications.- Degree or CIM qualification in Marketing or a related field.- Hands-on, practical robotics (or similar) technical experience.- Experience with a web CMS, HTML5/CSS3, or programming languages e.g. PHP/Python/Javascript.- Solid IT skills including spreadsheets and databases.- Experience of having attended an international conference.- Geeky hobbies.- Additional languages.
- A valid and clean driving licence.

**Why should you apply?**:
- You're motivated by having a job with purpose, our customers work on finding cures for cancer, creating natural alternatives to synthetic materials, and accelerating the development of biofuels, for example.- You enjoy sharing knowledge and are motivated to help others.- You prefer communicating science to operating a micropipette.- You prefer to live in a Somerset national park, on the beach, rather than a sprawling urban metropolis.- You want to have fun working in a vibrant, fast-paced environment.
- You want to have an impact in ways you’ve never had beforewe’re a small company (circa 6560 people) with solid foundations for rapid growth

**More reasons to apply**:

- World class culture: eNPS 63
- Location: Your hike / bike / surf / kitesurf is part of your daily life
- Holiday: 24 days per year + 8 bank holidays
- Holiday bonus on length of service up to an additional 5 days per year
- Surf’s-up no-notice time off for surf or weather-related activities
- Healthcare schem