Careers at ThermoFisher Scientific

Responsibilities

Develop Thermo Fisher business and relationship by providing:

• Support the Clinical market on the operation of Thermo Fisher Scientific / Ion Torrent product portfolio in Next Generation Sequencing
• Promotion of clinical solutions to existing customers
• Owning the implementation of assays and products / clinical solutions within customer sites
• Responsible for maximizing customer satisfaction by aligning complex product solutions and services with key customer initiatives. Build and maintain relationships with key decision makers or potential influencers
• Understanding the clinical landscape in their countries and develop a strategy how to best tackle the clinical markets in their regions
• Manage relationships with key Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborating partners

Job duties will include the following tasks:

• Review and assist customers with their protocols and assays on Ion Torrent / Thermo Fisher instrumentation at in-house facilities and at customer sites
• Help customers design and conducts experiments to assist in evaluations of Ion Torrent / Thermo Fisher products
• Promote clinical solutions at customer sites and in conferences/user meetings
• Work in collaboration with the Clinical Account Manager to set up best strategy for customer site
• Build strong relationships with customers in South Africa and Middle East countries
• Maintain and develop the CRM database
• Maintain consistent and structured communication with counterparts and articulate summarized communication to Manager on a periodic basis
• Obtain successful adoption of the technology within all applied markets while investigating the potential of other applications and solutions both pre-clinically and clinically
• Align with other teams in the company on a regular basis
• Estimated 30-40% travel, always planable

Experience/Qualifications/Qualities that are important in this role

• Graduate (minimum) qualification in an appropriate science subject, molecular biology or bioinformatics preferred
• Experience in molecular biology application is mandatory. Bioinformatics experience is strongly desirable
• Previous experience as application specialist in the clinical market or any NGS/BFX experience desirable
• Medical background, laboratory experience, and/or managed care knowledge desirable.
• Understanding of the Diagnostic markets and ability to gather good market intelligence with respect to competitive products and vendors
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Ability to understand and articulate complex scientific literature and use extensive complex clinical data as a key factor in the sales process
• Strong drive for success
• Excellent English skills, additional languages prefferable
• Willingness to travel