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Your role:
The Senior Account Manager is an experienced field based commercial role selling MilliporeSigma's Biosafety Testing Services to customers across the East Coast. You understand the industry well and proactively identify and understand client needs to potentially impact organizational results. Life Science Solution Services (LSS) is the world's largest provider of pharma and biopharma GMP manufacturing and biologics safety testing. Exceptional industry knowledge and sales skills are required to promote and sell in the territory to achieve or exceed the sales targets. You would be able to work remotely while proactively driving growth in the sales territory, by being highly self-motivated, assertive, and well organized, with excellent time management. You would be able to build relationships, communicate clearly and be collaborative.
Ensure that the quarterly and annual target is achieved, by gaining and maintaining market share through competitive conversions, customer expansions, and timely reaction to customer inquiries
Develop a detailed strategic plan to manage your territory; maintain, protect, and seed your business for both short- and long-term revenue growth
Know and be known by your customers; maintain regular presence within territory
Identify your customer's needs/goals/challenges and provide solutions to fulfill their needs through the proper positioning of Biosafety Testing services and/or knowledge/expertise
Inform, train and influence customers
Identify and map the key stakeholders and decision makers around projects and opportunities in your territory
Secure targeted meetings to identify and advance opportunities with your customers
Lead and organize internal partners around presenting to, or supporting your customers; provide input and direction on content, customer needs/drivers, audience profile, etc.
Create and deliver presentations; coordinate appropriate resources for customer visits
Provide, an accurate, detailed forecasts for your territory
Utilize sales tools regularly and properly to gain efficiencies and to document customer interactions (CRM, tablets, literature, etc.)
Work collaboratively with business partners (customer service, technical service, field marketing, technology management, demand planning, etc.)
Travel requirement within sales territory is approximately 50%, with minimal international travel.
Who you are:
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or related Life Science discipline
At least 8 years of commercial sales experience in the biotech industry
Years of experience selling services to pharma and biopharma companies, supporting biologic molecular productions
Full understanding of the pharmaceutical and biotech drug production processes/unit operations
Ability to generate accurate business forecasts, understand pricing and can articulate value all while effectively using negotiation tactics to increase wallet share within and organization
Uses skillful questioning to draw out information for diagnosing a situation and anticipates areas of conflict, manages disagreement, and works toward resolution
Preferred Qualifications
Self-reliant and self-directed with the ability to effectively identify problems and create resolutions internally (PM, Ops, etc.) and externally
Looks at our business globally - works to understand the local impact of a territory across a global account network, Client partners/CDMOs and puts actions in globally
Solid mentorship skills with the ability to allow others to learn from you
Identifies downstream impact of decisions and communicates risks; involves stakeholders early, connecting stakeholders at client site to stakeholders in our internal business
Identifies need for and contributes to building a solid business case as needed by bringing together stakeholders to support a decision
Understands the market very well, proactively researches customers and goes to the next level of depth to understand their needs
Anticipates complex business issues that may impact organizational results
Leverages regular Business Review Meetings to gain insight and drive further alignment
Work with our business partners to develop cross-discipline relationships up to the C-suite
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
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