
Raman Applications Scientist
Piscataway, NJFull-time$97K/yrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Raman Applications Scientist works with customers to demonstrate HORIBA Raman products and develop application solutions for analytical needs. The role contributes to applications and new product development, validates proposed solutions, and supports customers through demonstrations, training, technical assistance, and scientific presentations. Based at HORIBA’s New Jersey Optical Spectroscopy Center in Piscataway, the position includes customer visits and travel, including international travel.
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Compensation
$97,000.00 - $97,000.00 / Yearly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
The HORIBA Group of worldwide companies provides an extensive array of instruments and systems for applications ranging from automotive R&D, process and environmental monitoring, in-vitro medical diagnostics, semiconductor manufacturing and metrology, to a broad range of scientific R&D and QC measurements. Proven quality and trustworthy performance have established widespread confidence in the HORIBA Brand.
Inspired by our unique motto, "JOY and FUN," we focus on social responsibilities by building state-of-the-art products for scientific advancement, especially for protecting health, safety, and the environment. "HORIBARIANs," the HORIBA employees all over the world, look forward to working with additional creative and entrepreneurial self-starters. To learn more about our unique culture, visit our culture page.
Are you an enthusiastic scientist with experience in Spectroscopy? Are you curious and engaged, able to solve problems with existing approaches, but creative enough to explore new ways for the "unsolvable" ones? If so, this may be an exciting opportunity to join HORIBA's Raman Group as an Applications Scientist as we continue to grow our team and our business.
In this role, the Raman Applications Scientist will work closely with customers to demonstrate HORIBA's Raman products and applications solutions to satisfy their analytical needs. You must be curious enough to fully understand a customer's application and their analytical need, creative enough to propose effective solutions, and have the scientific experience to validate and demonstrate their feasibility. As part of the Raman applications team, you will contribute to both applications development and new product development initiatives. You will be expected to travel, visiting customers for product demonstrations and training, as well as to deliver seminars at scientific conferences.
This position is based at the HORIBA New Jersey Optical Spectroscopy Center in Piscataway, NJ.
Responsibilities:
Provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support for HORIBA Raman products
Support Sales and Service teams in interactions with prospects and existing customers
Perform measurements on prospect samples and prepare analysis reports
Conduct product demonstrations and customer training at HORIBA facilities and in the field
Develop applications for non-routine measurements in support of customers, new products, and business development initiatives
Design experiments to test hypotheses or demonstrate the feasibility of a new application, or provide proof of concept to a customer
Create supporting documents such as application notes, technical notes, training material, and support creation of new marketing material.
Deliver in-person and virtual presentations (e.g., webinars) at scientific conferences, sales meetings, and customer events
Provide technical support at trade shows and industry events
Identify, explore, and develop new applications for HORIBA Raman instruments
Skills/Experience Required:
Research background with demonstrated ability to develop sound experimental methods and test hypotheses using appropriate analytical techniques
Strong expertise in Spectroscopy; experience with Raman spectroscopy is strongly preferred (expertise in microscopy, optics, or analytical instruments like Fluorescence, confocal microscopy, AFM, SEM, TEM, or FTIR is also valuable)
Extensive experience in analytical data analysis and interpretation (i.e., coupling analytical instrumentation with data analysis to derive answers)
Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%, including international travel
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
Strong analytical thinking skills
M.S. or PHD in chemistry, analytical chemistry, biophysics, materials sciences/engineering, or a related scientific field
Compensation Package:
HORIBA Instruments offers a competitive compensation package that includes a 401(k) plan with match; employee group dental, vision, life, and disability (short and long-term) paid for by the company; medical insurance, family dental and vision insurance, and supplemental life insurance available with reasonable employee contributions; employee assistance program; paid holidays, vacation, and sick time; flexible spending accounts; and educational reimbursement and commuter benefit programs.
If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call (732)494-8660 for assistance. HORIBA will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities to be able to participate in the hiring process. HORIBA is committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.
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Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
2315-6472
How this job compares
Set against the 2,094 open Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97K/yr
- New Jersey median$115–157K/yr64 salary ranges
- US median$106–160K/yr1,151 salary ranges
This rate, $97K, is 27% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($134K) — in the lowest quarter of Scientist salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 83 open Scientist jobs in New Jersey and 2,094 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (1,519 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 490 of the 2,094 open Scientist jobs (23%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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