Technical Sales Specialist, Sera

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division-Specific Information:

Grand Island, NY or Eugene, OR. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check.

A Day in the Life:

PLAN PERFORMANCE & SALES SKILLS

• Consistently achieve or exceed the territory sales plan & demonstrate strategic selling skills with existing and potential new customers via email, phone, and some in-person field travel to penetrate and grow current and new business.
• Nurture existing customer relationships, focusing on increasing overall revenue.
• Research accounts and leverage historical sales data and market trends to drive new business.
• Regularly develop & lead customer meetings, events, presentations, and customer proposals with support from support teams.
• Work closely with sales counterparts to develop a specific account growth strategy, account mapping, and penetration.

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION

• Develop, write, and implement a monthly business plan for the assigned territory.
• Provide forecasting and reporting as required on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.
• Use data sources to analyze and capitalize on the highest-value territory opportunities. Maintain and expand the current customer database using Thermo Fisher’s customer relationship management (CRM) system (Salesforce).
• Communicate key activities, trends, changing customer dynamics, and account objectives and actions to management regularly.
• Handle multiple tasks in parallel and balance workload based on assignment priority.
• Accept and adapt to change quickly while remaining effective and efficient.

SALES TRAINING

• Participate in the company's programs to develop appropriate sales skills consistent with Thermo Fisher's philosophy, policies, and procedures. Overnight travel may be required for these trainings & meetings.

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE & TECHNICAL COMPREHENSION

• Understand and use product features, benefits, and applications to craft a value proposition & provide solutions to our customers.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related life sciences field required.

Experience

• 2+ years of sales and/or customer contact experience required.
• Outstanding relationship management and influence capabilities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to learn and use online CRM applications and social media resources to grow territory.
• Proven ability to strategize and achieve results
• Digital skills in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, or similar programs required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must possess strong interpersonal, verbal & written communication & presentation skills.
• Self-directed, persistent, & goal-oriented
• Able to work effectively independently & collaboratively.
• Must possess the organizational skills to multitask & work in a highly matrixed environment.
• Exhibit a high degree of flexibility to adapt in a constantly evolving environment.
• Overnight travel may be required for customer visits, training, and meetings.
• Demonstrate the 4i values of Thermo Fisher Scientific – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New York is $22.26–$32.00.

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