Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global organization focused on developing solutions for scientific and healthcare challenges. The Technical Sales Specialist will drive technical sales and provide support for flow cytometry analyzers and cell sorters across academic, government, and industrial accounts in the Greater Boston area and New England. The role includes prospecting, product demonstrations, sales opportunity development, and participation in scientific events.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate selling success in the area of flow cytometers with a primary focus on analyzers and cell sorters
- Display an acute awareness of the life science marketplace, particularly within flow cytometry, its trends, and our competitors
- Drive sales opportunities, including providing information on product capabilities and technical specifications, as well as instrument demonstrations
- Attend and participate in sales meetings, seminars and trade shows
Skills
- Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance
- Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field required
- Strong background and experience working in flow cytometry required
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Success in working and driving business growth across business functions
- Ability to travel overnight travel up to 50% of the time
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
- Able to lift 50 lbs. independently
- Experience in working efficiently in a matrix environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of CRM systems like Sales Force
- Understanding of the sales funnel and how to move sales forward in a changing environment
- Can-do demeanor and highly motivated to win sales and take share from competitors
- Preferred M.Sc. or PhD
- 5 plus years of general work experience, ideally hands on experience in a research laboratory setting preferred, or previous sales experience selling instrumentation
Benefits
- A variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy
- 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
- 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
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