Advanced Laser Microscopy Sales Specialist Seattle

Advanced Laser Microscopy Sales Specialist - Seattle

Location: Seattle, WA

Total Compensation: $110,000 Base Salary, $30,000+ On Track Commissions (Uncapped), Car Allowance.

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, 401K.

Start Date: Within 2-3 Months

Iris Scientific is a specialty recruitment agency laser focused on sales and marketing roles in the North American Scientific Instrumentation Industry. We are working with a market leading global microscopy and imaging instrumentation manufacturer to find a field-based advanced laser microscopy sales specialist covering the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. The candidate should be based out of the Seattle area. A relocation package will be offered to well qualified candidates.

Product Coverage: Sales and support of advanced confocal, multiphoton, and super resolution systems in the Life Sciences market.

Overview: This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone who loves advanced microscopy and imaging, science and technology, helping scientists solve their research problems, driving a strategic sales process, and communicating complex topics. We are looking for someone with a unique combination of scientific knowledge and credibility, excellent communication skills, an aptitude for business and sales, and advanced confocal microscopy experience.

• Regional sales and support of advanced microscopy products, including confocal, multiphoton, and superresolution systems.
• Act as the primary advanced product support expert for local specialists and account managers within the region.
• Work with Account Managers & Product Specialists to achieve sales targets by managing all aspects of the sales cycle: prospecting, customer needs assessment, follow‑up, quotation preparation, demonstration, closing, and customer support.
• Develop a deep understanding of customer microscopy applications and challenges and make authoritative recommendations on solutions.
• Lead critical high‑end instrument product demonstrations and customer training sessions.
• Conduct on‑site professional customer meetings and product demonstrations.
• Respond to institutional RFPs and tenders in a proficient and timely manner.
• Ensure training of local Product Specialists within the region on advanced laser microscopy systems.
• Maintain professional and constructive relationships with colleagues to share product information, scientific application updates, sales strategies, and market updates.
• Engage in self‑directed learning regarding microscopy technology/applications and sales/business practices.
• Work with Product Management to recommend product improvements and increase product marketability.
• Maintain demonstration equipment in excellent condition.
• Maintain sales opportunity information within company CRM software to provide accurate pipeline data.

• Advanced university degree in life sciences (PhD or MSc preferred).
• Extensive hands‑on experience with confocal microscopy essential.
• Experience in scientific optical instrumentation sales or applications highly preferred.
• Comfortable in a collaborative team selling environment.
• High level of computer literacy in Windows environment:
  Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Comfortable with computer hardware and software troubleshooting.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Highly developed organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to travel overnight up to 75% of working days.
• Valid current driver’s license.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

$30,000 – $110,000 per year.