Job Description

The Regional Molecular Specialist is responsible for the sale of bioMerieux’s Molecular suite of products in a defined sales region. This involves coordinated activities with other Sales and commercial team colleagues in maintaining, protecting, and growing the existing base of Molecular business and gaining new Molecular reagent and equipment business. The Molecular Specialist works collaboratively with local sales teams as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Molecular suite of products. [

Primary Duties

1. Support Account Managers as subject matter expert and technical sales content owner for the Molecular product suite in maintaining existing customer business and in building a robust reagent and equipment pipeline through account segmentation and qualification and leveraging technical knowledge to advance opportunities.
2. Create and execute business plans to achieve assigned Molecular reagent and equipment goals to including collaboration with Account Managers, Specialists, Sales Director, Corporate Account Managers, Marketing and others toward meeting or exceeding revenue targets and growth objectives within region.
3. Work cooperatively and cohesively in a matrixed environment with multiple commercial colleagues and functions to advance and close opportunities.
4. Identify high-value targets within assigned territory and develop strategies to close the identified opportunities for new business.
5. Manage opportunity pipeline to ensure that target close dates and expected revenue dates align with month-to-month forecasting as represented in the company CRM tool and associated dashboards.
6. Maintain the required internal network with Marketing, Sales Operations, Sales Contracts, Customer Service, Legal, Finance and other key functions to facilitate efficiency and quality outputs in doing business with the Customer.
7. Gather and share competitive knowledge and activity with sales teams, marketing and other colleagues in order to build strategies to respond to competition.
8. Provide coaching and objection handling guidance to Account Managers to elevate the level of knowledge and subject matter competency within assigned territory.
9. Identify and establish relationships with key customers and opinion leaders within assigned territory.
10. Support and participate in relevant conferences, trade shows and symposia in coordination with sales leadership and marketing.
11. Reasonable management of operational/travel expenses within a set annual budget and in accordance with the corporate travel policy.
12. Deliver effective Sales Call Management, Opportunity Management, Pipeline Management and Forecast Accuracy
13. Perform other duties as assigned.
14. Perform all work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of bioMerieux Quality System.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Laboratory Science, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
2. Minimum of 2 years of related professional experience, which may include may include sales, customer-facing commercial support, field application support, clinical laboratory consulting, technical support, or other customer engagement experience within the in vitro diagnostics (IVD), medical device, life sciences, or healthcare industry.
3. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, 4 additional years of related professional experience will be accepted may include sales, customer-facing commercial support, field application support, clinical laboratory consulting, or technical support within the in vitro diagnostics (IVD), medical device, life sciences, or healthcare industry.
4. Infectious disease market experience preferred.
5. Strong knowledge of Molecular technologies, techniques, and disciplines preferred.
6. Proven and documented track record in exceeding territory Capital and Reagent goals preferred.
7. Proven and documented track record of consistent top finishes within sales team preferred.
8. Experience selling Capital equipment preferred.
9. Experience selling into Molecular labs preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Functional skills including critical thinking, adaptability, time management, communication, problem-solving and digital literacy.
• Business acumen to understand how a business operates and how to make it successful.
• Effective and efficient problem analysis that leads to high-quality decisions.
• Manage and meet competing deadlines, requiring careful prioritization and time management to ensure all tasks are completed on time.
• Make timely decisions by quickly choosing effective solutions in high-pressure situations for optimal outcomes
• Priority setting that align with business objectives
• Thriving in a fast-paced environment by managing tasks, multitasking, and adapting quickly to maintain productivity.
• Informing others by sharing clear, timely information to ensure alignment.
• Drive for Results: Drive for Results while successfully removing barriers
• Effective verbal communication skills
• Written Communications - including the ability to communicate technical data in written form
• Effective Presentation Skills - including the ability to present technical data
• Build and maintain positive, productive interactions with colleagues
• Easily accessible and open to communication
• Consistently uphold and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMérieux promotes
• Actively and attentively listen to others, ensuring a clear understanding of their messages, needs, and concerns.
• Emotional intelligence by having the ability to recognize, understand, and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others.
• Maintain composure by having the skill of staying calm, focused, and professional in high-pressure or stressful situations.

Working Conditions & Travel

• Ability to remain in stationary position, often standing, for prolonged periods
• Ability to ascend/descend stairs, ladders, ramps, and the like
• Ability to adjust or move objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
• Domestic travel required: 70%
• International travel required: 70%
• Total travel: 70%
• Location dependent the selected incumbent will be required to be masked while working in client locations for extended periods when on site in hospitals.
• Ability to conduct client visits which entails the safe operation of motor vehicles, physically accessing customer facilities and frequent air travel in performance of assigned duties.