Applications Engineering Lead chez BiologIC Technologies

BiologIC Technologies is pioneering a new era in biologics development with Qudos, our high-performance, production grade bioprocessing platform. Qudos enables scientists and engineers to master biologics faster by combining cutting-edge processing power and reproducibility. Mastery is built on truth, and Qudos delivers the accuracy and scalability needed to accelerate discovery and development of advanced biologics.

As our Applications Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving customer success, shaping product workflows and translating real-world biological challenges into scalable solutions on the Qudos platform. You will lead the applications team, manage customer-facing projects and ensure Qudos consistently delivers value in advanced biologics R&D and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will leverage your proven engineering skills to develop a new class of personal manufacturing system. Working with a multidisciplinary team, your role will include:

Application Development

• Customer application input
  • Partner with customers to identify problems and co-create solutions.
  • Capture technical and user requirements and translate them into effective workflows on Qudos.
  • Design, refine and validate customer workflows with a focus on usability and feasibility.
• Customer application output
  • Deliver regular progress updates, milestones and reports to customers.
  • Manage technology transfer, training and technical support for customers adopting Qudos.
  • Ensure workflows meet production-grade reproducibility standards.
• R&D support
  • Provide biological and application expertise to internal R&D teams.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, software developers and scientists to design and test customer workflows.
  • Lead and oversee biology team operations, including laboratory resources and activities.
• Product roadmap input
  • Gather structured market and customer feedback to inform roadmap decisions.
  • Translate customer outcomes into actionable roadmap features for Qudos.
  • Ensure alignment between Qudos’ capabilities and evolving market needs.

• • Ensure alignment between Qudos’ capabilities and evolving market needs.

Project Management

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans ensuring milestones are delivered on time and to quality.
• Support and coordinate grant-funded projects, including preparation for review meetings.
• Manage project budgets, timelines and deliverables.
• Anticipate risks, implement mitigation strategies and build contingency/scenario plans.
• Act as a key point of accountability across internal and external stakeholders.

 Business Development & External Engagement

• Identify opportunities for new applications of Qudos and contribute to successful grant applications.
• Provide technical input during business development conversations, supporting customer acquisition and partnerships.
• Collaborate with commercial teams on lead generation, proposals and customer success strategies.
• Contribute to thought leadership by preparing content, presentations and marketing materials that highlight Qudos’ value to the industry.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Background

• Degree (PhD or MSc) in biological sciences, bioengineering, bioprocessing or related field.
• Strong technical expertise in biologics development, cell & gene therapy, synthetic biology or bioprocessing applications.

Experience

• Proven experience (5+ years) in an applications engineering, applications science, or technical lead role within the life sciences/biotech sector.
• Demonstrated success in customer-facing roles, designing workflows, capturing requirements and delivering technical solutions.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and laboratory operations.
• Track record of managing complex projects including timelines, budgets and deliverables.
• Prior exposure to product development roadmaps and providing structured market/customer feedback.
• Experience supporting business development (grant applications, customer proposals, technical sales support) is highly desirable.

About You

We are looking for a dynamic leader who thrives at the intersection of biology, engineering and customer success. The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong background in biologics, cell or gene therapy, or bioprocessing applications.
• Experience managing cross-disciplinary projects and customer-facing programs.
• Proven ability to translate scientific challenges into usable technical workflows.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and laboratory operations.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to adapt, problem-solve and deliver under pressure.

Why Join Us?

At BiologIC, you will be at the forefront of transforming biologics development. Leading applications engineering for Qudos means working directly with cutting-edge technology that is shaping the future of medicine. You will collaborate with visionary scientists, engineers and partners, driving impact across the biologics lifecycle, from discovery through to manufacturing.