Field Services Engineer

Expand Your Horizons and Promote Advanced Life Science Tools for Future Healthcare with MGI #OMICS FOR ALL #Leading Life Science Innovation

About BGI

BGI Group was founded in 1999 in China with the vision of using genomics for the benefit of mankind and has since become the largest genomics organization in the world. With over 10,000 employees, BGI operates in more than 100 countries, focusing on research and applications in healthcare, agriculture, conservation, and environmental fields. BGI has a proven track record of innovative, high-profile research, which has generated over 3,800 publications, with 430+ publications in top-tier journals such as Nature, Science and Cell. Additionally, in the field of R&D, BGI was ranked No.1 among corporations in the life science/biotechnology sector in the Asia-Pacific region and No.5 worldwide by Nature Index.

About MGI

MGI is one of the subsidiaries of BGI Group, it is committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation. With a focus on R&D, production, and sales of DNA sequencing instruments, reagents, and related products, MGI provides real-time, panoramic, and full-life-cycle equipment and systems for precision medicine, precision agriculture, precision healthcare, and other relevant industries.

MGI is a leading producer and one of the few companies in the world that can independently develop and mass-produce clinical high-throughput gene sequencers, its multi-omics platforms include genetic sequencing, medical imaging, and laboratory automation.

Our Mission

Our Message

Your duties as an FSE include but are not limited to the following:

-Field Service Engineer focused on MGI NGS sequencing instrumentation as well as its affiliated equipment and assays.

-Execute on-site installations, instrument validation, maintenance and general customer training.

-Troubleshoot issues related to customer sequencing run, data processing, software and instruments. Perform preliminary on-site failure analysis to identify root causes and provide feedback to corresponding company department or personnel.

-Identify customer requests or complaints, escalate issues if necessary, to solve critical tasks in the fastest way possible.

-Proactively share experience, knowledge and skills with peers and help to build an organisation with strong professionalism. Coach and mentor new hires as needed.

-Developing and maintaining positive relationships with customers in the assigned territory.

Providing strategic and competitive customer feedback to marketing and product teams. Assist sales efforts through technical presentations and demonstrations If needed.

The successful candidates for this position can demonstrate:

-Bachelor's or above degree with a professional background in -Electronics/Biochemistry/Engineering or related subjects.

-Prior 3 years or above work experience in servicing biomedical equipment, preferred molecular biological or equivalent instrumentation with high complexity.

-Prior knowledge and experience on Genetics, Molecular Biology or Bioinformatics preferred.

-Prior experience with IVD or equivalent regulations is preferred.

-Outstanding problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

-PC and networking skills.

-Willingness to travel mainly within the appointed region frequently. For training or occasional -special calls, international travelling, including China is required.

-Good English skills, both verbal and written.

Here at BGI, we value people and consider our employees as partners. We have created a transparent, fair, and friendly environment. We implement an agile approach to management, providing each partner with enough independence as well as guidance. We take care of our partners’ physical and mental health and are dedicated to a life-work balance corporate culture.

Not only do we bring life science closer to people, but we also participate in various charity programs, advocate for nature preservation, and support equality. We condemn any form of discrimination and are committed to providing job opportunities to everyone regardless of sex, race, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and more.

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