Qiagen

Account Manager, Life Sciences (Montreal, Ottawa)

Qiagen$70K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent; graduate degree preferred.
  • 3+ years of lab experience preferred.
  • 3+ years of direct sales experience with a proven record.
  • Familiarity with hub and spoke team environments for at least 3 years.
  • Extensive knowledge of life science applications and products; QIAGEN product knowledge preferred.
  • Ability to engage and sell effectively to stakeholders at high organizational levels.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills in a sales context.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance customer satisfaction and build relationships with key accounts.
  • Sell QIAGEN products and services in life sciences, clinical, and research testing.
  • Spend approximately 80% of time in the field, traveling when necessary.
  • Develop strong networks internally across various departments, including supply chain and customer support.
  • Create and implement strategic sales initiatives and tactics without heavy direction.
  • Manage territory effectively, utilizing SFDC and achieving key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Lead or contribute to team efforts on projects and sales initiatives.

Benefits

  • Bonus/Commission opportunities.
  • Local benefits package available.
  • Employee Referral Program.
  • Volunteer Day for community engagement.
  • Access to internal training via QIALearn.
  • Employee Assistance Program for support.
  • Hybrid working arrangements, subject to role requirements.
Full Job Description
About the opportunity

- The Account Manager, QIAGEN MTO is responsible for enhancing customer satisfaction, building customer relationships and selling the company's products and services to key accounts performing life science, clinical, and research testing.

- Must have (three to five) 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, dPCR 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.

- 80% of time spent in the field, willingness to travel with some overnight stays, valid driver's license

Your profile

- Education level: minimum of Bachelor of Science or equivalent, graduate degree preferred.

- 3+ years of lab experience preferred.

- 3+ years of directly related sales experience with proven track record.

- 3+ years working in a hub in spoke type team environment.

- 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 with teammates without considerable direction. Able to create and develop resolution independently to complex problems while meeting objectives.

- Excellent territory management skills including SFDC usage and achieving KPIs. Self-directed, strategic solutions based approach to territory management.

- Routinely contributes to and leads teams.

- Experience in project management and complex sales.

- Territory: Quebec, Eastern Ontario and Atlantic provinces (Ideally based in Montreal or Ottawa).

What we offer

  • Bonus/Commission


  • Local benefits


  • Referral Program


  • Volunteer Day


  • Internal Academy (QIALearn)


  • Employee Assistance Program


  • Hybrid work (conditional to your role)


About Qiagen

Qiagen is a biotechnology company that provides sample and assay technologies. The company's products are used in life sciences research, pharmaceutical development, and molecular diagnostics. Qiagen was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Venlo, Netherlands. The company operates in over 25 countries and has over 5,000 employees worldwide.
Learn more about Qiagen
Size
6,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$359.1 million
5 Year Trend
+11%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
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