An Application Scientist at ABT is a scientific and technical expert within the Research & Development team, responsible for bridging product innovation with real-world customer applications. The role combines laboratory-based product development, chromatography expertise, customer technical support, application development, and scientific collaboration with biopharmaceutical and academic partners.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Support & Scientific Communication: Provide expert guidance on biomolecule purification techniques and support customers in optimizing their downstream bioprocesses.
Sales & Pre-sales Assistance: Partner with account managers to translate technical product capabilities into customer value, supporting business growth and strengthening market position.
Application Development & Method Optimization: Design, execute, and optimize chromatography experiments and purification methods using customer or representative samples to evaluate and improve performance of ABT agarose-based technologies for proteins, nucleic acids, peptides, viruses, and other biomolecules.
Product Development & Scientific Innovation: Contribute to the development, evaluation, and refinement of new agarose-based purification media within the ABT Research & Development team,



supporting next-generation product innovation.
Customer Insights & Product Improvement: Gather customer feedback, application challenges, and market insights to support continuous product improvement and guide future product development initiatives.
RequirementsEducationMaster's degree or PhD in biochemistry, biotechnology, or a closely related Life Science discipline.
Experience3–5 years of hands-on experience in biomolecule purification, chromatography, and downstream processing (proteins, nucleic acids, peptides, viral vectors, etc.), with exposure to technical customer applications.

Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent scientific communication and presentation skills.
Customer-oriented and consultative mindset.
Ability to translate technical knowledge into practical customer solutions.
Languages:Professional fluency in English (required).
Additional informationOpportunity to travel to scientific conferences, trade shows, and customer/industry events.
Full-time on-site position with occasional remote work possible depending on laboratory and business needs.

Location:
Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain.
Salary range: €30,000 to €38,000

📌 Bioprocess Applications Specialist (Torrejón de Ardoz)
🏢 Abt
📍 Torrejón de Ardoz