Technical Sales Manager -New England/Quebec

Parse Biosciences - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

1,001-5,000 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Technical Sales Manager at Parse Biosciences is responsible for achieving sales objectives for single cell RNA sequencing products. This role involves developing new business and managing existing customer accounts, creating and executing sales strategies across various sectors including academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical. The position requires strong technical and sales skills, along with the ability to build and maintain customer relationships. A deep understanding of the single cell market and Parse's products is essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Generate and manage both high volume and large complex sales
• Ensure customers are satisfied and making rapid experimental progress
• Develop, maintain, and grow repeat business while maintaining strong relationships
• Prospect effectively to generate an immediate, medium, and long-term sales pipelines to ensure consistent quota obtainment
• Negotiate and close deals while minimizing discounting
• Effectively communicate technical advantages to customers
• Develop a quarterly and yearly business plan that incorporates both strategic and tactical activities
• Prioritize and qualify inbound leads
• Provide management with insight on competition, market trends, and customer feedback
• Manage your sales funnel with a high degree of accuracy
• Leverage expertise of Field Application Scientists to support customers and drive sales
• Leverage expertise of prospecting specialists to maximize customer meetings and drive new sales
• Use CRM to manage and track deals
• Continue to develop technical knowledge related to new, emerging, and related single cell research
• Forecast projected sales in your territory
• Display a high degree of professionalism both internally and externally

Requirements

• Bachelors in biology/genomics or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant sales or channel management experience (preferably in either Next Generation Sequencing, genomics, or single cell analysis)
• Previous molecular biology lab experience is preferred
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time (locally, nationally, and internationally as needed)

Nice-to-haves

• A Masters or PhD is a plus