Technical Sales Specialist; Gene Therapy - Philadelphia, PA

Overview

Sartorius is hiring a Technical Sales Specialist (Gene Therapy) to work remotely for the Philadelphia, PA area. The role focuses on driving sales growth and building strong customer relationships across the East Coast by leveraging territory management, deep customer engagement, and Salesforce (SFDC) tools.

• Identify, reach, and engage prospective customers, including new logos and whitespace opportunities not covered by Central Sales.
• Generate and qualify new business opportunities through proactive technical hunting.
• Plan, execute, and manage technical demos and trials to validate customer fit and accelerate product adoption.
• Drive deal progression by framing solution fit, quantifying customer impact, and addressing technical objections to increase win rate.
• Shape customer proposals and commercial offers in collaboration with Central Sales, providing critical technical inputs that impact deal closure.
• Deliver pre‑ and post‑sales technical support to secure adoption and generate repeat revenue, ensuring a smooth transition to Central Sales once adoption is secured.
• Capture and share actionable Voice‑of‑Customer insights (user needs, feedback, competitive signals) to influence the product portfolio and enhance sales enablement approaches.

• Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of technical sales, application support, or pre‑sales experience in a scientific or technical environment.
• Demonstrated hunter mindset with proven ability to identify, advance, and win new opportunities.
• Strong hands‑on technical capability, including demos, trials, and customer evaluations.
• Excellent consultative communication skills; able to articulate technical and commercial value to diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and structured sales processes, with strong documentation discipline.
• Willingness to travel >50% as the role focuses heavily on external customers.
• Alignment with Sartorius’ core values:
  Sustainability, Openness, and Enjoyment.

• Personal and professional development: mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminars.
• Work‑life balance: paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays, flexible work schedules.
• Health & well‑being: medical, dental, vision plans, employee assistance program, wellness programs.
• Financial: 401(k) with generous company match, HSA/FSA options, commuter account, and optional supplemental life insurance.
• Additional benefits: basic life insurance, AD&D, EAP, family planning, women’s health, critical illness insurance, student loan tuition refinance service.

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