Enterprise Field Engineer (Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals)

The role

The Enterprise Field Engineer acts as a technical liaison for Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical clients. You will architect solutions, demonstrate use cases, and support the expansion of Cognite Data Fusion® adoption.

What you will do

• Act as a technical liaison to Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical clients.
• Collaborate with Account Managers and Sales teams to identify client opportunities.
• Educate clients on Cognite Data Fusion® and related offerings.
• Develop client-focused demos, reference architectures, and solution accelerators.
• Represent Cognite in client meetings, workshops, and technical briefings.
• Translate client feedback into actionable product requirements.
• Ensure client-integrated solutions are technically feasible and scalable.
• Provide technical support on client opportunities and account strategy.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex client engagements.
• Mentor other Field Engineers and develop best practices.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years experience in solution architecture, field engineering, or technical presales/postsales roles.
• Deep domain expertise in Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences manufacturing industry.
• Understanding of pharma-specific processes and regulations including batch manufacturing (ISA-88), GxP compliance (GMP, GLP, etc.), Computer System Validation (CSV) / Computer Software Assurance (CSA)
• Hands-on in Python.
• Good hands-on expertise with software development best practices.
• Strong client-facing skills.
• Expertise in industrial data, OT/IT convergence, and data integration patterns specific to life sciences.
• Good understanding of data platforms, APIs, and integration methods including data pipelines, storage, security, and governance in cloud and hybrid environments.

Nice to have

• Education or practical experience relevant to the Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals industries (e.g., Biochemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience working with major global pharmaceutical enterprise accounts or tier-one life sciences manufacturers.
• Knowledge of services and architectures provided by hyper-scalers such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical validations and solution accelerators.
• Experience working closely with product and engineering teams.
• Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills.

About the company

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions. They aim to unlock $100B in customer value by 2035.