An applications scientist refers to a person who uses their knowledge and skills in science to develop practical uses or solutions for various fields of study. Full definition
Before interviewing for the job, she could have posed those questions to several people already working as field applications scientists. (sciencemag.org)
As a field applications scientist, I work with customers of every disposition, temperament, background, and experience level imaginable, sometimes all in the same room at the same time. (sciencemag.org)
-- Zonghui Peng, field applications scientist for BGI. (sciencemag.org)