Reagent Technical Sales Specialist - Seattle or San Francisco
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Job Description
Position Summary
Demonstrate the science. Drive adoption. Expand the impact.
At Waters, Reagent Technical Sales Specialists are critical to driving consumables growth by combining deep reagent expertise with customer insight and workflow optimization. Operating at the intersection of science and commercial execution, you enable customers to maximize the value of their instruments while accelerating reagent pull-through and long-term adoption.
This role goes beyond product support. It requires the ability to identify workflow gaps, uncover expansion opportunities, and position reagents as essential components of the overall solution. You will partner closely with Account Managers and Instrument Specialists to influence customer behavior, improve utilization, and deliver sustainable revenue growth.
This is a high-impact role where technical expertise, customer engagement, and commercial awareness directly contribute to recurring revenue and territory performance.
Role Purpose
As part of the Waters Biosciences division, drive recurring reagent revenue and consumables growth by providing technical expertise, optimizing customer workflows, and expanding product adoption across the installed base.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Customer Engagement
Provide deep technical expertise in reagents and consumables applications
Deliver scientific consultation to support customer workflows and outcomes
Act as a trusted advisor to laboratory stakeholders
Educate customers on best practices to maximize reagent utilization
Workflow Optimization & Adoption
Identify workflow gaps and opportunities for expansion
Optimize utilization of reagents within existing customer processes
Support assay development and application-specific needs
Improve adoption through targeted technical engagement
Revenue Growth & Opportunity Development
Drive consumables pull-through and recurring reagent revenue
Identify and develop cross-selling opportunities across the portfolio
Partner with Account Managers to align on territory growth strategies
Expand usage within existing accounts to increase share of wallet
Customer Retention & Value Expansion
Strengthen customer relationships through ongoing technical support
Improve retention by reinforcing value and outcomes
Increase customer reliance on Waters reagents and solutions
Support long-term account growth through consistent engagement
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner closely with Account Managers and Instrument TSS specialists
Collaborate with applications, service, and marketing teams
Contribute to coordinated, high-value customer engagement strategies
Support a unified, team-based selling approach
What Success Looks Like
Increases recurring reagent and consumables revenue
Expands customer utilization across assays and workflows
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