The Research Reagent Specialist (RRS) is responsible to maintain and grow the current Academic, Pharma, Biotech, CRO, Clinical Research and Government customer base. Field based position. Geography includes: DC, DE, MD, VA

Our client is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. We have over 65,000 employees and a presence in virtually every country around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues.

Primary responsibilities include developing and crafting new business opportunities through promoting the reagent portfolio, working strategically with their Instrument Sales Specialist, the Custom Technology Team, Applications Specialists, Service Team and Distribution Representatives. The RRS will actively seek to retain/develop our large key accounts and convert competitive business in assigned territory, with the intent of growing revenue while balancing reasonable margins. The RRS reports to the Area Sales Director (ASD) and is directly responsible for achieving their territory sales growth.

• Meet weekly with customers, focusing on key accounts and large business opportunities.
• Develop Territory Business Plan to achieve sales goals.
• Utilize business systems and tools to effectively forecast monthly sales for key accounts and overall territory.
• Manage territory activities through Salesforce.com, including, but not limited to, supervising customer interactions, and pricing/quotation requests.
• Develop and maintain adequate short/long term sales pipeline to consistently generate profitable revenue.
• Achieve revenue goals by growing existing customer bases as well as conversions of competitive accounts.
• Work with the Area Sales Director and Instrument Sales Specialist to build growth business plans around Strategic Accounts.
• Build team relationships with other Associates, including Sales, Service, and Applications Support to improve sales revenues and promote customer-focused system solutions.
• Develop and maintain one-on-one relationship with key distributor sales reps within assigned areas.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as the need arises.

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree, in a scientific field.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in sales or other customer-facing position, preferably in the Life Sciences marketplace.
• Hands on laboratory experience, highly preferred in flow cytometry.
• A valid driver's license.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 50% of the time.
• Effective interpersonal, written and oral communications skills.
• Effective organization and planning skills.
• Effective selling and negotiation skills.

• BS Degree in Biology or other Medical/Life Sciences-related field
• Familiarity with Life Science Research, Clinical Immunology, Hematology.
• Previous Flow Cytometry knowledge and experience highly preferred.
• Distribution experience a plus.
• Solid understanding of automated biomedical instrumentation, computer technology, and reagents.
• Ability to adapt to changing business environment and continually meet customer needs.
• Effective meeting, training, and presentation skills.
• Experience in managing both internal and external budgets and resources, conducting pre-call planning, and ability to prioritize and segment accounts.
• Effective decision making/problem-solving skills.
• Effective digital literacy, i.e., Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SalesForce.com, etc.