Technical Sales Specialist – Europe
microRNA products and services
The position
The Technical Sales Specialist – Europe is responsible for selling our microRNA products and services in an assigned european territory. You will discuss microRNA research and product choices with prospects and customers and you will meet or exceed your sales targets through consultative selling and your commitment to customer satisfaction. You have a strong background within Life Sciences. You will be thoroughly trained and supported by the Sales & Marketing team in Vedbaek, Denmark.
Main tasks
- Present product information and discuss microRNA research with customers and prospective customers in your assigned territory and leverage your technical expertise to meet or exceed your sales targets.
- Increase our competitive advantage and enhance customer satisfaction while building trust and relationsship with customers and references.
- Carry out canvassing to develop new accounts and arrange sales meetings.
- Develop tactical plans to maximize revenues.
- Provide regular reports on customer enquiries and communicate successes, failures, best practices etc to improve the overall product offering.
- Present technical seminars / customer feedback in person or via telephone or web conference
- Gather and report customer and technical information
- Represent Exiqon at tradeshows/exhibitions and other “on-site” events in order to promote microRNA products and services, receive feedback, network with customers and prospective customers.
Qualifications and experience
- Ph.D. degree in life sciences.
- Minimum of 3 years lab experience with proven knowledge and understanding of molecular biology, preferably within microarray, qPCR and/or RNA research.
- Technical competency to interpret customers’s needs and identify solutions; to stay current in technical knowledge; to troubleshoot and to provide information back to customers in a helpful, courteous, positive and professional manner.
- Sales experience is an advantage.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction.
- Ability to effectively work on and manage many priorities at one time.
- Highly driven with a strong motivation to succeed.
Compensation
We offer an independent, responsible and very important position in an interesting, ambitious biotechnology company. We have flexible working hours, and you will be offered a compensation package corresponding to your qualifications, with incentives.
About Exiqon
Exiqon combines leading-edge scientific expertise in gene expression with our proprietary LNATM technology. Our products, services and scientific staff enable life science researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries. Moreover, we are addressing the unmet need for a new approach to the diagnosis of cancer.
Exiqon markets its products directly on www.exiqon.com and through distributors in the EU and Asia, as well as through a european and US sales force. Exiqon is located in the Medicon Valley area of Copenhagen, Denmark and in Boston, USA.
Application
For further information regarding the position, please contact VP Sales & Marketing Henrik M. Pfundheller at +45 45650420 or by e-mail at hmp@exiqon.com. Please send your application and CV (in Danish or English) by e-mail to lg@exiqon.com. Mark the e-mail "Technical Sales Specialist - Europe". Application deadline is March 14, 2008 but interviews will be initiated upon receipt of the first qualified applications.
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