Molecular Specialist - Indiana​/Michigan

Position Description

The Regional Molecular Specialist is responsible for the sale of bio Merieux’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.

• 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.
• Create and execute business plans to achieve assigned Molecular reagent and equipment goals to include collaboration with Account Managers, Specialists, Sales Director, Corporate Account Managers, Marketing and others toward meeting or exceeding revenue targets and growth objectives within region.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively in a matrixed environment with multiple commercial colleagues and functions to advance and close opportunities.
• Identify high-value targets within assigned territory and develop strategies to close the identified opportunities for new business.
• 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.
• 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.
• Gather and share competitive knowledge and activity with sales teams, marketing and other colleagues in order to build strategies to respond to competition.
• Provide coaching and objection handling guidance to Account Managers to elevate the level of knowledge and subject matter competency within assigned territory.
• Identify and establish relationships with key customers and opinion leaders within assigned territory.
• Support and participate in relevant conferences, trade shows and symposia in coordination with sales leadership and marketing.
• Reasonable management of operational/travel expenses within a set annual budget and in accordance with the corporate travel policy.
• Deliver effective Sales Call Management, Opportunity Management, Pipeline Management and Forecast Accuracy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform all work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of bio Merieux Quality System.

• Associates degree in Business, Life Sciences or a related field and a minimum of 4 years of professional sales experience OR Bachelors degree in Business, Life Sciences or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of professional sales experience required.
• Bachelors degree with 4 years of customer facing experience within the IVD market in lieu of professional sales experience will receive consideration.
• Strong Knowledge of molecular biology technologies, techniques, and disciplines preferred.
• In vitro diagnostic (IVD) capital equipment preferred.
• Point‑of‑care (POC) sales experience preferred. Distribution‑sales experience preferred.

• Functional skills including critical thinking, adaptability, time management, communication, problem‑solving and digital literacy.
• Leading without authority through influence and guidance of others towards a common goal by using expertise, persuasion, and personal qualities to inspire action.
• 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.
• Understand complex information and interpret it accurately, often requiring critical thinking and analysis to grasp the full picture.
• Manage and meet competing deadlines, requiring careful…