Location: United Kingdom

Type: Permanent

Start: Immediate

Salary: Competitive / Hours: 40 p/w 

Home based

Your role in our team:

We are looking for a French speaking Account Manager / Senior Account Manager with a strong background in in cell biology and scientific product sales.  The individual will focus on the direct selling of bit.bio’s iPSC-derived cell products for basic research and drug discovery purposes in academic and commercial sectors (e.g., Pharma, Biotech and contract research organisations).  

The individual will help drive revenue for the assigned regional territory (Southern Europe) and will develop, implement, and drive the growth strategy of the off the shelf iPSC derived cell types and disease models within the Drug Discovery and Life science sectors.  Reporting into their assigned Regional Manager, the individual will have access to and be expected to leverage product managers and a team of scientists to access the wider external R&D community. The position will be essentially home based with travel required within the assigned territory (Southern Europe), although the role will require regular interaction with the Cambridge offices of Bit Bio Ltd.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Develop and implement a sales strategy alongside the Regional Manager.
Ownership of the complete sales process for iPSC derived cell products in the assigned territory with an ability to identify leads, assess the value of the opportunities, follow the sale stage process in HubSpot and close out/win the opportunities.  This includes:
Prospecting / qualifying leads in the territory to generate new opportunities that convert from leads to sales of iPSC-derived products.   
Utilise tools such as Global Data, LinkedIn Sales Navigator and other lead generation tools to assist in prospecting, background intel preparation and positioning of our Product offering to support interactions with customers. 
Utilise both digital meetings and in-person travel to customer sites to make formal product offering presentations. 
Responsible for Quotation preparation, negotiation process and proactively developing the customer base from tactical to more longer-term strategic relationships through the establishing cell supply partnerships for up to 100 million to 1 billion cells or more.
Working closely with the Marketing Department, feeding back the voice of the customer and implementing an advocate strategy that supports our marketing efforts.
Supporting the Commercial team with attendance at scientific conferences, symposiums and table-top events 

The above list is not exhaustive, and the candidate is required to undertake such responsibilities within the scope of the post.

You…

Are a BSc Life Science graduate or equivalent, preferably with a specific background in Cell and Molecular Biology or equivalent experience
Have an understanding of the drug discovery process
Are respectful of others, with the ability to work effectively as part of an International, National and Regional team
Have the ability to build rapport quickly, are organised and detailed-orientated, with strong communication skills in English and French - written and verbal - at all levels within an organisation
Possess high levels of responsibility and accountability and thrive in both team and independent working environments

With essential experience in…

For Account Manager - either demonstrable technical sales experience in related Life Science sector ideally with an experience of selling cell-based products OR proven drug discovery experience with complex cell models and assay development in a Pharma/Biotech setting
For Senior Account Manager - either significant technical sales experience in related Life Science sector ideally with an experience of selling cell-based products OR significant drug discovery experience with complex cell models and assay development in a Pharma/Biotech setting
Experience of working with biotech, pharma, CROs and academic customers in the Territory (Southern Europe)
Proven experience / knowledge in prospecting for leads, assessing the value of an opportunity, sales planning and able to execute on the devised commercial strategy
Good level of proficiency in customer and product presentations and demonstrated an ability to present to scientific community
Knowledgeable and good level of competence with HubSpot database or equivalent CRM to manage sales process
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the drug discovery process
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively in English and French with a wide range of customer personality types

…and possibly…

MSc / PhD, in Life Sciences discipline
Solid technical scientific background coupled with professional sales experience
Good understanding of common techniques and technologies used to differentiate iPSC cell into human cell types.
A knowledge and skills to analyse and interpret data and produce sales reports to support regional performance