Job Description

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Evident employs around 4,500 people at a total of 57 locations worldwide. Evident Europe, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, employs approximately 770 people in 16 countries. The product portfolio includes a wide range of microscope systems used in clinical diagnostics, medical and basic research, as well as in various industrial areas. In addition, Evident offers videoscopes, products for non-destructive testing techniques and for X-ray fluorescence analysis.

Tasks

• Build and expand Evident’s Digital Pathology customer base within the region, achieving growth aligned with company plans
• Work in coordination with other members of the Team within a matrixed management organisation
• Develop and execute strategic sales plans to grow the company’s market share in digital pathology within the region
• Qualify customer interest and needs, identifying the multiple decision makers and stakeholders, understanding and mapping technical, operational and financial requirements.
• Introduce Evident’s digital pathology portfolio to potential clients through delivering presentations or simple product demonstrations, highlighting the value of transitioning to digital workflows, and demonstrating the value of the Evident solution to better addresses customers current and future goals.
• Achieve and exceed sales quotas by building a robust pipeline of prospects and closing new business:
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their pathology workflows and providing tailored solutions to meet their specific needs
• Collaborate with specialist teams and partners to provide product demonstrations, facilitate workflow and integration discussions, to test application/AI analyses, to determine and present Evident’s solution and ROI, to plan implementation, training, and post-sales support and to support tender processes
• Address customer inquiries, resolve concerns, and ensure customer satisfaction throughout the sales process
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitive products, and emerging technologies in the digital pathology space
• Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through delivery of sales and support assistance
• Attend conferences and congresses with local thought-leaders and KOL’s, coordinating product demos, reference site visits, installs, and customer training when required
• Partner with customer care, technical support, and service to ensure smooth post-sales implementation and on-going support
• Maintain accurate records of sales activities, customer interactions, and sales opportunities in the SFDC system
• Provide regular sales forecasts and reports to the regional sales manager and participate in sales meetings

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in a related field (Life Sciences, Biomedical engineering, biotechnology or similar) or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in sales, preferably in digital pathology, medical devices, healthcare IT software, or life sciences
• Leadership presence and business acumen with an understanding of digital pathology systems and their software applications in clinical and research settings
• Must have proven success in previous sales capacity, using consultative selling skills, along with demonstrated leadership and communication excellence
• Presence and communication ability required with the ability to create and present impactful group presentations
• Negotiation, contracting and problem-solving skills

Preferred:

• Histopathology or related experience
• Digital Pathology industry experience
• Medical devices or other IVD regulated products sales
• Clinical laboratory sales experience, healthcare IT
• Background in IT or technology sales
• Strategic selling or large account management process experience

Benefits

• 22 days of vacation
• Your birthday is a day off so you can celebrate with your family and friends, doing what you enjoy the most.
• December 24 and 31 are holidays according to the collective agreement.
• Life and accident insurance (under certain conditions)
• Pension plan (under certain conditions).
• Family assistance for marriage and/or the birth of children, childcare vouchers, and support for the purchase of school supplies. You must have passed the probation period to be eligible.

Evident Europe GmbH is an equal opportunitiesemployer and we look forward to receiving yourapplication.