Senior Technical Sales Specialist - Molecular Biology - South San Fran
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Job Info

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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance

Job Description

How you will make an impact:

The Senior Technical Sales Specialist (TSS) will represent the Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, and Thermo Scientific Molecular Biology and Sample Preparation portfolios, supporting the research of our academic, government, biotech, and pharmaceutical customers!

Job Description

The Molecular Biology Senior TSS operates within the Biosciences Division (BID) and has the responsibility for sales across a focused portfolio of products in the assigned territory. The ideal candidate will apply sales experience, knowledge of relevant molecular biology and sample preparation applications, product expertise, market intelligence, and territory leadership skills to grow sales and profitability. Remotely based within the designated region, the Sr. TSS will interact with customers through face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, and email communications.

What will you do?

• Put customers first - Respond efficiently to customer requests, explore customer business goals and be a technical resource.
• Establish technical credibility and develop relationships with accounts and colleagues.
• Apply technical and business knowledge to present an attractive value proposition to customers.
• Prospect for new business, qualify sales leads, and generate a strong opportunity funnel. Continually advance opportunities to close business.
• Serve established accounts by tackling technical inquiries and ensuring continuity of product supply. Acquire reagent forecasts quarterly/annually and communicate forecasts with internal teams.
• Cultivate existing customer relationships to spread business within the account, grow reagent attachment, and protect against competition.
• Understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of competitors. Contribute to team strategies to overcome competitive obstacles and address opportunities.
• Develop territory business plan and update according to business and market changes. Provide revenue forecasts and reporting on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.
• Work collaboratively with other BID commercial team members to share territory intel and ensure full value is provided to customers.
• Capture, process, and disseminate market feedback and competitive intelligence to support evolution of our product offerings.
• Prepare and deliver exciting, compelling, and focused technical presentations and account-specific product shows.
• Independently balance multiple tasks in parallel and prioritize workload.
• Accept and adapt to change quickly while remaining effective and efficient.

Education

• Requires at least a bachelor's degree in any life science field.

Experience

• Must have hands-on experience with molecular biology and/or sample preparation techniques
• 8+ years technical sales experience (or equivalent education and work experience) in life sciences, serving academic, government, and biotech customers is highly preferred.

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $122,600.00-$150,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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