Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis.
The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments.
With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Nanopore Account Manager to join a team of experienced sales and business development professionals to deliver on commercial targets across the region of Baden-Württemberg and Switzerland. The Nanopore Account Manager must reside in the territory.
The Details...
Reporting to the Sales Director Central Europe, the Nanopore Account Manager (Ba-Wü and Switzerland) will work with other experienced professionals as part of a global team to actively drive growth and awareness of Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ products. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing a strategic business plan and delivering to agreed commercial targets within the Territory (Baden-Württemberg and Switzerland). This role will focus on driving sales growth through established and new customers in the territory. The position will be supported by the Customer Service, Technical Support and Applications teams. To achieve role objectives, you will be expected to undertake at least 80% travel across the territory as a minimum.
Other responsibilities include:
· Gathering potential key account information and identifying and closing new opportunities within the territory
· Contributing to strategic planning to disrupt the existing NGS market
· Understanding of funding cycles and the decision-making process in designated key accounts
· Delivering to the agreed commercial targets for MinION, GridION and PromethION systems
· Adhering to best practices for tracking, recording and documenting relevant commercial intelligence from all customer interactions
· Managing weekly sales prospective information and reporting and updating the regional team
What We're Looking For...
We'll expect you to have a BSc preferably in Life Sciences and proven abilities as a commercial professional with excellent organisation and time management skills and ideally someone experienced in presenting and negotiating. You'll have a positive, can-do attitude and are a strong communicator in English enabling you to effectively engage with customers and internal stakeholders across multi-disciplinary and international teams.
Ideally, you'll have experience working with research/life science departments, knowledge of the life sciences and proven abilities in selling complex products or services. You know your way around CRM systems, are commercially astute with the ability to work to budgets and you have excellent local knowledge of best business practices.
This role will suit someone keen to join a disruptive, cutting-edge high-tech organisation and who is confident working under pressure with minimum supervision in a matrixed sales and service environment.
We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus and an excellent starting salary.
If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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About UsOxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.
Skills Required
- BSc in Life Sciences
- Proven abilities as a commercial professional
- Experience in presenting and negotiating
- Experience working with research/life science departments
- Knowledge of life sciences
- Experience in selling complex products or services
- Proficiency with CRM systems
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered good to above average across many roles, with employer-provided ranges visible for several U.S. commercial and applications positions and company materials emphasizing market‑competitive base pay. Commercial and some senior technical posts, particularly in the U.S., are positioned as competitive and often paired with strong variable components.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — All‑employee share plans in the UK and a U.S. employee stock purchase plan indicate broad access to equity as part of total reward. Company communications highlight attractive bonus and share plans that add meaningful upside beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles indicate strong health insurance and core protections, while official materials and country overviews reference private medical coverage and wellbeing support. These elements position the health package as a notable strength alongside cash compensation.
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What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
