Position Description: - The Customer Solutions Manager – QIAGEN Foundation is responsible for enhancing customer satisfaction, building customer relationships and selling the company’s products and services to key accounts performing life science / research testing.
- Must have (one to three) years of directly related sales experience with a well-developed network of customer contacts in both Academia and Industry.
- Must be a strategic thinker capable of executing tactics and be comfortable selling and building relationships at higher levels of the organization.
- Must have a strong background in life sciences and a well-developed technical aptitude in modern molecular methods including Sample Purification, PCR and Next Generation Sequencing, and be fully capable of positioning products across the entire QIAGEN portfolio.
- Must also be capable of developing strong internal networks within supply chain, global product manufacturing, custom product development teams, and the technical / customer support organization.
Position Requirements: - Education level: minimum of Bachelor of Science or equivalent, graduate degree preferred.
- 3+ years of lab experience preferred.
- 1+ years of directly related sales experience with proven track record.
- Wide range of knowledge of life science applications, products, and market. Knowledge of QIAGEN products preferred.
- Proven ability to sell at the highest levels within an organization.
- Create and develop strategy. Work is accomplished in a proactive manner without considerable direction. Able to create and develop resolution independently to complex problems while meeting objectives.
- Self-directed, strategic solutions based approach to territory management.
- Routinely contributes to and leads teams.
- Experience in project management and complex sales.
- Willingness and ability to take on additional challenging tasks/ project responsibilities assigned by manager, business team, or others
Personal Requirements: - Excellent listening, presentation and communication skills for all business levels.
- (80%+) of time spent in the field, willingness to travel (with some overnight stays) and valid driving license required.
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area