Inside Sales Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

INTRODUCTION

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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Inside Sales Representative is a quota-carrying seller responsible for full-cycle sales of research grade products and manufacturing solutions, while feeding the GMP pipeline through qualified lead generation and supporting technical qualification and value selling of modality-based solutions for cell and gene therapy developers.

This position reports to the Manager, Inside Sales and is part of the North American Sales Team located in Fargo, ND and will be a fully remote role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Own full-cycle sales for research grade products and manufacturing solutions, from lead generation through deal closure, with disciplined funnel management
• Proactively engage and grow a portfolio of research-grade clients, driving order growth through value-based selling
• Identify, qualify, and transition GMP (clinical) leads to BDMs to build and accelerate the clinical pipeline
• Collaborate with technical sales to support technical qualification and deliver modality-based solutions for cell and gene therapy developers
• Partner with genomic medicine pioneers to solve complex drug development challenges and accelerate life-changing therapies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, or a related field
• 2+ years of sales, technical or customer service experience in the life sciences, biotechnology, or a related technical industry
• Demonstrated ability to learn, understand, and communicate complex scientific or technical concepts

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• Ability to travel 5-10% within territory or to company locations for client-facing or internal meetings

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

• CDMO, CMO or CRO services
• Cell and Gene Therapy or Vaccines
• Drug Development
• Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce)
• Selling or supporting research reagents, plasmid DNA, mRNA, or related life sciences products

COMPENSATION

The hourly range for this role is $33.65 – $43.27. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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