Life Science Specialist:
Thermo Fisher Scientific

1576222440
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dallas Texas
Pharmaceutical
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Description
**Job Title:** Life Science Specialist (Field)

**Requisition ID: 202271BR**

**Location:** Texas & Louisiana (remote & field work)

**Group & Division:** Customer Channels Group / CCG RSD NA & Emerging Markets

**About us:**

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals.

**How will you make an impact?**

Our Life Science Specialists are responsible for the sales of research products and services specific to life science within a defined territory, serving customers engaged in academic, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and other fields of research and development. The Life Science Specialists maintain effective customer relations, develop opportunities for growth within an existing customer base, and assure market penetration and profitability while achieving sales and profit forecasts. This is an excellent opportunity to join our Sales teams and a company that is a world leader in their industry!

**How will you get here?**

+ Bachelor's degree required, preferably in the sciences. M.S. or PhD preferred or equivalent work experience

+ 4+ years of sales experience, preferably in the research laboratory industry OR lab experience

+ Strong technical and lab experience in molecular, protein and/or cell biology

**What will you do?**

+ Support multiple research sales representatives by providing information specific to life science, including technical information, product recommendations for customer applications, and other life science support

+ Develop and maintain effective customer relations with all customers and potential customers in the assigned territory. Seek out broader relationships within the account to help facilitate networking and prospecting

+ Develop and execute sales strategies and plans to expand business within assigned territory; maintain a pipeline of opportunities to meet or exceed sales objectives

+ Maintain awareness and understanding of competitor and industry activity and keep informed of new products/services and other general information of interest to customers. Incorporate this data into the business plan

+ Introduce new products and services to customers as applicable

+ Manage pricing within territory to control profitability

+ Maintain accurate reporting, records, and files necessary for proper management of territory

+ Communicate with supervisor any customer issues or potential problems; perform other tasks assigned by manager

+ Be aware of supply and price trends and support customer inquiries and communications as required

+ Positively represent Thermo Fisher Scientific at all times throughout customer locations

**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:**

+ Excellent knowledge in Proteomic, Genomic, Gene expression and/or tissue culture

+ Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and presentation skills

+ Computer proficiency in MS Office and the internet

+ Must possess the organizational skills to multi-task and meet deadlines as needed

+ Strong industry, pharmaceutical and science background preferred

+ Able and willing to travel to customer locations

+ Demonstrates the Thermo Fisher values (The Four I's) - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement

+ Effective communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills

+ Ability to work effectively as a team member within a cross-functional team as well as to work independently and handle multiple tasks

+ Position may require Covid-19 vaccination and/or routine testing, per client discretion. As a requirement to be onsite at Thermo Fisher Scientific this position requires vaccination status disclosure upon employment

+ Other duties as assigned

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.