By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $95,900.00 - $157,700.00 Bio-Techne is looking for a field-based Reagent Sales Specialist for our Protein Sciences Segment to cover a balanced subset of key accounts in Boston.
The focus of sales are for the product lines of Proteins, Antibodies, Elisa kits, Multiplexing kits and other solutions from our brands such as R&D Systems. The responsibilities of this position are to achieve sales targets through the application of consultative value selling to various size pharma, government and academia accounts. The candidate will achieve this through high-content meetings with scientists at all levels, virtual or in person; this will involve a variety of formats including presentations of the total portfolio to casual meetings discussing a specific product or service.
It will be vital to be familiar with standard scientific methods, reagents, techniques, and equipment relevant to Bio-Techne’s product line. The ideal candidate is located in Massachusetts within 45 minutes of Boston/Cambridge. Preference will be given to candidates currently based in Massachusetts; candidates outside of Massachusetts must be willing to relocate prior to their start date. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to receive a commission plan on individual performance, in accordance with company policy.
Key Responsibilities: Achieve sales targets through application of consultative selling methods. Field sales located in the designated territory and visiting customers 4 days per week. Maintain and develop incremental business in existing and new accounts. Identify solutions for customers using industry and product knowledge for proteins, antibodies, small molecules, cell culture reagents, and cell therapy products Plan and execute account management to accomplish goals and follow company vision.
Ensure that customers understand the value proposition, features & benefits, competitive advantages, and applications of all relevant products. Daily use of CRM (Salesforce) for scheduling, forecasting, and detailed capture of customer information for all opportunities. Job Qualifications Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in biological/medical sciences or related life science field is required.
Advanced degrees may be considered in lieu of industry experience. Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in life sciences sales is required. Experience selling research reagents or related life science consumables is strongly preferred. Thorough understanding of the scientific principles behind the use of Bio-Techne products Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Salesforce (CRM), as well as computer entry and/or typing skills are highly desired.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, multitask, and have good verbal and written communication skills. Valid driver’s license required. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Proven ability to secure your own meetings at locked-down pharma accounts Knowledge of reagents, laboratory techniques, methods and equipment used in research, development, and production of pharmaceutical drugs and biologics.
Understanding of the organizational structure of pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and government segments and how to penetrate those departments. Skilled at identifying and evaluating customer needs to recommend appropriate products and solutions. Ability to act independently and in teams on routine assignments or projects. Ability to plan, organize and multi-task to complete assignments in an efficient manner.
Deep understanding of customer needs by virtue of previous lab experience. Modern prospecting skill set and business acumen to fi