LGC Standards is a division of LGC Group, the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. We are a leading global manufacturer and service provider of quality assurance and research tools, supporting analytical needs in more than 120 countries worldwide. We use our expertise to produce to the highest standards, including ranges produced under ISO/IEC 17025 and accredited to ISO 17034. Our wide range of reference materials and proficiency testing schemes is complemented by our experience in outsourcing and customs, enabling us to adapt quickly to provide tailored solutions that meet our customers’ analytical needs. We innovate and apply science in order to ensure the safety and integrity of products and services, in line with our vision of science for a safer world.
Job DescriptionInside Sales Specialist (m/f/d) | 📍 Hungary (Home-Based) 📍 Warsaw (Lomianki), Poland 📍 Bury, United Kingdom 📍 Milan, Italy
Drive Growth. Win New Business. Make an Impact on Science.
At LGC Standards, our mission is simple: Science for a Safer World.
Every day, laboratories around the globe rely on our reference materials, analytical standards and proficiency testing solutions to ensure the accuracy of their work. From developing safer medicines to protecting the environment and supporting scientific innovation, our customers are helping solve some of the world's most important challenges.
We're looking for a commercially driven Inside Sales Specialist (m/f/d) to help us grow our reach and expand our impact.
The Opportunity
You'll actively identify new opportunities, engage prospective customers, uncover needs and demonstrate how LGC's solutions can help them achieve their goals. You'll have the autonomy to manage your territory, influence commercial outcomes and directly contribute to the growth of a global scientific organisation.
In this role, you will:
🚀 Generate new business opportunities through proactive prospecting and lead generation
🎯 Qualify marketing-generated and self-sourced leads, converting them into new customers
📈 Manage the full sales cycle from first contact through to negotiation and close
🤝 Develop strong relationships with both new and existing customers across Pharma, Biotech, Environmental, Food and Clinical markets
💡 Identify opportunities to expand customer spend and introduce additional LGC solutions
📊 Use Salesforce and digital sales tools to build pipeline, forecast opportunities and deliver against sales targets
🌍 Collaborate with Marketing, Product and Scientific teams to identify market trends and drive growth initiatives
QualificationsWhat Will Make You Successful?
You'll be motivated by growth, enjoy opening doors and be excited by the challenge of turning opportunities into commercial success.
You'll likely bring:
🔬 A degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Physics or another relevant scientific discipline
💼 Experience selling laboratory, scientific or technical products
📈 A track record of winning new business and achieving or exceeding sales targets
🎯 Strong business development, prospecting and opportunity qualification skills
🤝 Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation abilities
📊 Experience working with CRM platforms such as Salesforce
🌍 Fluent English skills, with additional European languages highly valued
✈️ Willingness to travel occasionally (up to 15%)
Additional InformationWhy Join LGC Standards?
Because your work here goes beyond sales.
Every new customer you win helps scientists, laboratories and organisations access the tools they need to deliver accurate results and make informed decisions that impact millions of lives.
Alongside a competitive rewards package, you'll benefit from:
✨ Hybrid and flexible working
✨ Comprehensive onboarding and mentoring
✨ Career development opportunities within a global life sciences organisation
✨ A collaborative international team culture
✨ Health, wellbeing and family-friendly benefits
Ready to grow your sales career while helping advance science?
If you thrive on finding opportunities, building relationships and closing deals, we'd love to hear from you!
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ABOUT LGC:
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.
OUR VALUES
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com
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Skills Required
- Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, or another relevant scientific discipline
- Experience selling laboratory, scientific, or technical products
- Demonstrated success winning new business and achieving or exceeding sales targets
- Strong business development, prospecting, and opportunity qualification skills
- Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation abilities
- Experience with CRM platforms such as Salesforce
- Fluent English skills
- Additional European languages
- Willingness to travel occasionally, up to 15%
LGC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LGC and has not been reviewed or approved by LGC.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
LGC Insights
What We Do
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
