- Company: Perkin Elmer
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Salary: Pay not listed
Perkin Elmer at a glance
perkinelmer.com- Founded 1937
SEC filings mentioning "PerkinElmer": 2,835 · SIC industry: Laboratory Analytical Instruments — search EDGAR
Most recent 8-K (material company event) filed: Aug 4, 2026 — view filing
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $1.7M from the Department of Health and Human Services (started Jun 14, 2023) — via USAspending.gov
Maitenance agreement
5,316 employees covered under a retirement plan (2020 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
FDA medical device clearances: 17 510(k)s, most recent in 2022 — via openFDA 510(k)
PerkinElmer (perkinelmer.com), founded in 1937, is a global firm focused on diagnostics, life science research, and food, environmental, and industrial testing. Recent coverage highlights new analytical instruments and a collaboration on failure analysis and materials.
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Senior Product Specialist at PerkinElmer in Mumbai, India
Role Overview
The Senior Product Specialist is responsible for providing technical pre and post-sales support activities for FTIR/NIR based instrumentation in dairy. This role involves offering technical expertise for application support, chemometric modeling, and advanced training to understand customer problems and apply PerkinElmer's analyzers effectively to solve them.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Provide technical pre and post-sales support for FTIR/NIR based instrumentation in dairy applications.
- Develop application solutions using chemometric modeling techniques.
- Offer advanced training to customers on the use of PerkinElmer's analyzers.
- Understand customer needs and develop appropriate technical solutions.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in technical support, sales engineering, or a related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in FTIR/NIR based instrumentation applications in the dairy industry.
- Strong understanding of chemometric modeling techniques.
- Excellent communication and training skills to effectively interact with customers.
- A degree in chemistry, physics, engineering, or a related field is preferred.
About the Company
PerkinElmer is a global leader in life and analytical sciences. With headquarters in Mumbai, India, PerkinElmer offers advanced technologies to help customers solve complex challenges in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food safety, and more. The company's commitment to innovation and quality makes it an exciting place to work.
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Working in Mumbai, India
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Mumbai is Maharashtra’s capital and India’s financial hub, with a large metropolitan region on the Arabian Sea coast. Expect a dense commercial setting suited to customer-facing science and lab-tech roles.
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the
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National unemployment rate in India: 4.2% — via World Bank
GDP per capita in India: $2,702 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in India: 2.4% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in India: 7.6% (annual) — via World Bank
Mean monthly earnings in India: $256 — via ILOSTAT
- Elevation 3m (10 ft)
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About this role & career path
Aligned with O*NET Product Specialist (41-3091.00): customer Q&A on services and terms, client consulting after sales, and building agreements that close deals.
Traits that fit this role
- Self-Confidence
- Perseverance
- Social Orientation
- Achievement Orientation
- Dependability
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Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. — via O*NET
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Salary & compensation
Workers in Sales & Related occupations earn a national median of $37,814 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Build the skills for this role
Strengthen product fluency in diagnostics and lab analytics, consultative selling, and clear post-sale problem resolution. No certification list was supplied for this posting.
Prepare examples of explaining complex instruments simply, handling post-sale issues, and sizing solutions against cost and customer need. Know PerkinElmer’s testing and research focus and Mumbai customer contexts.
Strong fit if you enjoy senior customer advocacy for scientific products, blend technical and commercial judgment, and prefer on-site Mumbai work with a global diagnostics and life-science company.
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Listing facts
- Role Senior Product Specialist
- Employer Perkin Elmer
- Location Mumbai, India
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted August 20, 2026
- Apply by September 20, 2026
- Country India
- Overview Full job description on this page (226 words)
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- Answer customers' questions about services, prices, availability, or credit terms.
- Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, regulations, or industry developments.
- Compute and compare costs of services.
- Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and provide ongoing support.
- Contact prospective or existing customers to discuss how services can meet their needs.
- Create forms or agreements to complete sales.
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- Hacker News — Ask HN: Any hackers over 60? 70?
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