Sales Specialist – Sequencing Solutions - South of England

Full Job Description

Sales Specialist – Sequencing Solutions, Roche Molecular Solutions (UK) – Territory: South of England

Are you looking for a strong technical sales role in translational genomics research in which the work you do really matters?

Does a rewarding career with a progressive, high-tech business, excite you?

Roche Molecular Solutions (RMS) UK is a market leader in Molecular Diagnostics and Life Science research.  With over 25 years’ experience in PCR testing technology, Roche plays a vital role in the diagnosis and ongoing treatment and monitoring of a wide range of diseases. With exciting plans for future launches in the pipeline this is a great time to join the Sequencing Solutions team.

The Position

We are looking for a Specialist to join our Sequencing Solutions Sales team . Who will be responsible for building and maintaining effective customer relationships, maximising sales of the Roche Sequencing portfolio and services of Roche Molecular Systems in the Clinical and Life Sciences customer segments. You will be accountable for successful delivery of business plan in line with Roche’s strategic targets in your territory around the South East of England.

The primary focus will be  around Genomic Laboratory Hubs and Research institutions centred in your territory, including the management of the tender response process, and leading and implementing the territory strategy for Roche Sequencing Solutions products.

As a Sales Specialist, you must be customer focused, understanding the customer purchasing process and providing onsite customer presentation, training and pre and post-sales support.

You will be expected to maintain and communicate a high level of market and product knowledge and to aid the development of marketing strategy and marketing plans, aligning with Business Unit and Company strategies.

Who You Are 

Key skills/experience

Educated to MSc Degree or higher in the field of life sciences subject (Genetics, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology) or equivalent. A clear understanding of NGS, Genomics medicine and Molecular biology techniques.Previous hands-on NGS experience and the understanding of bioinformatics is not essential, but highly desirable for this role.

Resilient, tenacious with strong negotiation skills within the scientific market, you have a strong track record in sales territory management. Your excellent communication skills enable you to build strong partnerships across multi-disciplinary teams internally and externally.

Demonstrate strong organisational skills and flexibility to drive commercial excellence on your territory while using the latest digital sales engagement tools.

If you are proud of contributing and feel you have the commitment to teamwork and innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organisation for you.  In return we offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation, including a genuine interest in your development and progression. 

When completing your application, please ensure you attach an up to date CV and details of your current remuneration package.

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Our UK Diagnostics business, headquartered in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, employs approximately 560 highly skilled individuals. We provide the industry's broadest range of diagnostics and monitoring products & services, spanning all sectors of the market: from small hand held devices used directly by patients or healthcare professionals, to large diagnostic instruments found in hospital laboratories.