British Columbia Life Sciences Account Manager

British Columbia Life Sciences Account Manager

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Job Description

Our Client is a leading Canadian distributor of laboratory products, instruments, reagents and consumables. Headquartered in Toronto Canada, they represent numerous industry leading suppliers exclusively, allowing them to provide scientific solutions for all areas of research. They support all levels of academic, government, clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology research with innovative products and services.

As a member of their integrated and nimble Sales Team, you will work in a team environment to manage and exceed growth expectations in a dynamic territory. This territory will consist of supporting all Life Science and research labs in British Columbia. In this position, you will be responsible for increasing sales by developing working business relationships with their existing customer base and through continued emphasis on developing new customer opportunities. The sales representative will conduct business by meeting customers daily in person (by appointment and door-to-door), via online video call, and through phone and email correspondence. This position will report directly to the Vice President of Sales, and will work in close partnership with the other members of the Western Canada sales team.

Requirements /Qualifications:

• BSc., MSc (preferred) or PhD. in the Life Sciences (molecular biology/biochemistry). An MLT certification is also acceptable.
• Bilingual, fluency in both French and English is an asset
• Strong knowledge of laboratory practice, protocols, and products. Preference will be given to candidates who have worked in a research lab or clinical lab space.
• Must be familiar with basic Life Science techniques including Cloning, PCR, qPCR, Cell culture, Western Blot etc.
• An individual with high energy and motivation to sell leading scientific suppliers
• Looking to join an enthusiastic, professional selling team with scientific expertise
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team to achieve common goals
• Previous sales or customer service experience is not required but is an asset
• Working knowledge of CRM software (Salesforce, SharpSpring or Hubspot) & SAP would be an asset
• Professional demeanor with a customer service focus
• Resourceful, can identify and develop prospect opportunities to build business pipeline
• Valid driver’s license and passport required
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