Senior Field Service Engineer - New York City

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At Leica Biosystems , one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

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At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.

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The Field Service Engineer II for Leica Biosystems is responsible for independently delivering installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair support for Leica Biosystems diagnostic solutions. This role applies advanced technical expertise to resolve complex customer and instrument challenges, drive optimal instrument performance, maximize customer uptime, and support reliable diagnostic workflows.

This position is part of the Service Organization and will work remotely within the assigned territory. You will be a part of the Field Service Team and report to the Regional Field Service Manager responsible for ensuring optimal instrument performance, maximizing customer uptime, resolving complex customer challenges, and supporting service excellence across the territory.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Independently diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain Leica Biosystems diagnostic solutions, applying advanced technical expertise to resolve complex customer and instrument challenges.
• Manage service execution within the assigned territory, prioritizing customer needs, identifying root causes, implementing effective solutions, and ensuring optimal instrument performance, customer uptime, and compliance with Leica Biosystems quality standards.
• Serve as a technical resource to customers and less experienced Field Service Engineers by supporting escalations, sharing expertise, identifying recurring issues and trends, and partnering with technical support, applications, commercial, and service leadership to implement sustainable solutions and improve customer outcomes.
  

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Associate’s degree with 3+ years of field service, technical, biomedical, military, or related hands-on troubleshooting experience, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and repairing complex mechanical, electromechanical, electronic, laboratory, medical device, or instrumentation systems.
• Ability to work independently across customer sites, manage competing priorities, communicate technical information effectively, and drive customer satisfaction, instrument performance, and uptime.
  

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• This position requires up to 90% flying and/or driving travel, which includes overnight stays. Travel will primarily be domestic but may occasionally be international.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Ability to regularly lift, move, slide, raise and/or place up to 50 lbs. unassisted. Ability to stand, walk (prolonged), and sit; squat and kneel, ascend and descend stairs; reach with hands and arms.
  

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Supporting histology, pathology, clinical diagnostics, medical device, biomedical, laboratory, or scientific instrumentation environments.
• Experience supporting complex diagnostic instruments, laboratory automation, advanced electromechanical systems, or other customer-facing technical environments.
• Coaching peers, supporting customer training, supporting technical escalations, or helping drive resolution of complex service challenges.
  

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info .

At Leica Biosystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Biosystems can provide.

The hourly range for this role is $45.00- $50.00 per hour . This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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