Sartorius

Manager of Field Applications Specialists

Sartorius$90K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in technical sales or pre-sales within a scientific environment.
  • Ability to influence and guide a team of high-skill specialists.
  • Strong grasp of workflows and applications in the relevant solution areas.
  • Proficient in CRM systems with a solid documentation discipline.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Willingness to travel over 50% for customer engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-quality demos, trials, and technical validation efforts in partnership with Central Sales.
  • Coordinate priorities and drive skill development within the team.
  • Ensure timely and consistent technical validation to enhance customer fit and increase adoption.
  • Drive opportunity contribution through structured qualification and timely engagement.
  • Maintain rigorous CRM documentation for technical activities and opportunity progression.
  • Collaborate with Account Managers and cross-functional teams for effective resource allocation.
  • Capture customer needs and provide structured feedback to support product improvement.

Benefits

  • Personal and professional development opportunities including mentoring.
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and flexible work schedules to enhance work-life balance.
  • Comprehensive onboarding program to ensure a smooth start.
  • Supportive and collaborative corporate culture.
  • Extensive health and wellness benefits, including various medical plans.
  • Intelligent work environment with the latest technology.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
  • Flexible spending options for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
Full Job Description
This field-based leadership role drives high-quality technical engagement across demos, trials, and validation activities, enabling stronger opportunity progression and portfolio adoption. The position contributes directly to business success by leading a high-performing team of Technical Sales Specialists in close partnership with Central Sales, supporting impactful customer outcomes in complex scientific environments.

The idea candidate will be in the New York area.

Grow with us - Your Responsibilities
  • Lead the delivery of high-quality demos, trials, technical validation, and workflow support to strengthen opportunity progression and portfolio adoption in close partnership with Central Sales
  • Enable consistent execution by coordinating priorities, driving skill development, and ensuring alignment with Business Unit and Central Sales expectations
  • Ensure high-quality, timely, and consistent technical validation to improve customer fit, accelerate adoption, and increase conversion rates across the assigned region or cluster
  • Drive early-stage opportunity contribution through structured qualification, timely engagement, and adherence to agreed coverage boundaries with Central Sales
  • Reinforce rigorous CRM documentation of technical activities, opportunity progression, and customer interactions to ensure pipeline hygiene, accurate forecasting, and data-driven steering
  • Collaborate closely with Account Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to enable smooth handovers, aligned messaging, and effective resource allocation
  • Capture customer needs, workflow patterns, and competitive insights, sharing structured feedback with Product Management and Product Development to support portfolio improvements and sales enablement
  • Ensure accurate and complete technical input for scope-related contract sections in coordination with Central Sales, Business Units, and Legal, safeguarding clarity and delivery feasibility


What will convince us
  • Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in technical sales, applications consulting, or pre-sales within a scientific or technical environment
  • Demonstrated ability to act as a hunter and influencer with strong technical depth and capability to guide high-skill specialists
  • Strong understanding of workflows, applications, and portfolio across assigned solution areas
  • Ability to interpret customer workflows, emerging needs, and competitive signals to guide team actions and strengthen technical positioning
  • Proficiency in CRM systems and structured sales processes combined with strong documentation discipline
  • Strong communication, consultative selling, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Willingness to travel more than 50% in a role focused on external customer engagement
  • Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment


What We Offer

As a growing global life science company, with our stock listed on the German DAX and TecDAX , Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:
Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings
Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as "Coaching", "Agile Working" and a "Businesswomen's Network"
Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.

Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account
Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women's Health, Health Advocate
Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service

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We look forward to receiving your application.

www.sartorius.com/career

About Sartorius

Sartorius AG is an international pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier, covering the segments of Bioprocess Solutions and Lab Products & Services.
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