Technical Sales Specialist – Gene Synthesis and Cloning

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Various outside weather conditions

Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, and you’ll be valued and recognized for your performance. With hardworking managers and encouraging coworkers to suport you, you’ll find the resources and chances to create meaningful contributions to the world.

This position is a field position based remotely in San Diego, California. This covers a territory that includes Southern, and Northern California, as well as Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.

How will you make an impact?

This is a technical sales role supporting our Gene Synthesis and Cloning business in the Biosciences Division. You will work to establish relationships within the scientific community, manage the sales funnel, and work towards growth targets as you sell relevant products and services.

What will you do?

• Achieve or exceed sales quota and objectives, while maintaining profitability and ensuring 100% customer happiness
• Establish and maintain communication with customers to introduce new products, expand sales, and explore potential leads.
• Develop strong working relationship with Marketing, Technical Support, Customer Support and Production
• Work independently and alongside a team of account managers in order to fully penetrate the territory and drive sales revenue.
• Responsibilities include: lead generation, team selling with regional sales team, moving the opportunity through the sales cycle, facilitating communication between the customer, the regional sales team, and the business segment, forecasting and territory analysis.

How will you get here?

Education

• Requires a minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Cell Biology, Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field; or the equivalent knowledge and industry/functional experience.

Experience

• 5+ years of shown experience in a similar marketing, research, or sales role.
• Business development skills and cross-functional team leadership experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must be proficient in the language and technology of molecular biology, gene Synthesis and or cloning, and Protein Expression.
• Excellent technical skill and experience in Cell and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Protein Expression and/or a related field is preferred.
• Strong communication skills as well as analytical, project management and planning skills
• Ability to navigate accounts in broad geography efficiently and advance the large order sales process consistently.
• High motivation and energy level to develop new business and the ability to work independently.
• Has or will rapidly develop contact with external customers, internal customers as well as all levels of Company employees.
• Travel 30-50% dependent on the needs of the territory to drive growth

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Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $101,000.00–$110,000.00.

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