Microscopy Confocal Sales Specialist

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The Microscopy / Confocal Sales Specialist is responsible for providing technical sales support for all confocal microscopy & advanced imaging products as a key element to the broader selling team. The sales specialist is focused on selling to the life science research community and is engaged with the Leica selling team in all aspects of their commercial activities.

This position reports to the Regional Sales Manager and is part of the Life Science Research Division and works remotely to cover accounts in the Bay Area & Pacific Northwest.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide consultative sales support of the product, application and software to customers and Key Account Managers and Account Managers
• Identify selling opportunities across product lines, with primary focus on lead generation in widefield product portfolios. Collaborate with Key Account Manager in team-selling efforts in all assigned accounts.
• Ensure customer satisfaction: Must be able to partner effectively with Sales Managers, PLT members, Customer Service Technicians and Representatives, Engineers, Accounting, and Manufacturing to do whatever is necessary to satisfy customers' needs.
• Maintain rigorous standard work in managing your pipeline from opportunity creation to winning/closing a deal. This includes Salesforce opportunity management, visual management of forecast and funnel, identifying and executing on appropriate next actions to move an opportunity towards closing.
• Work with customers and other experts to generate appropriate field data and application notes or publications which highlight product benefits and help differentiate Leica products.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in biology or chemistry, or a related scientific field
• Familiarity with biological imaging applications; fluorescence, confocal microscopy and optics experience is required.
• Multiple years in a research, quality-control or production environment, applying microscopy and digital imaging techniques to drive results
• Strong relationship building, interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to learn sales techniques and tools.
• Prior sales experience is required

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel within assigned geography as well as potential international travel will be required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 25lb
• Must be based in the SF Bay Area

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Teaching or training experience, providing training to others on how to apply imaging equipment and techniques to solve scientific questions

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