Sartorius

Manager of Field Applications Specialists

Sartorius$100K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, or similar discipline.
  • 5+ years of technical sales or pre-sales experience in a scientific setting.
  • Ability to lead and influence a high-performing team of specialists.
  • Strong understanding of scientific workflows and applications.
  • Experience with CRM systems and maintaining documentation discipline.
  • Solid consultative selling and collaborative communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel over 50% for customer engagements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-quality demos, trials, and technical validations to boost opportunity progression.
  • Coordinate priorities and skill development for team alignment with sales expectations.
  • Ensure timely technical validations to improve customer fit and accelerate adoption.
  • Drive early-stage opportunity contributions through qualification and engagement.
  • Document technical activities and interactions for accurate sales pipeline management.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for effective resource allocation and handovers.
  • Gather customer insights to inform product development and sales strategies.
  • Provide accurate technical input for contracts in collaboration with legal and sales teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive mentoring and leadership development programs.
  • Flexible work schedules, vacation, and community service days for work-life balance.
  • Structured onboarding process to facilitate quick acclimatization.
  • Supportive culture fostering international collaboration and teamwork.
  • Extensive health plans and wellness programs for employee well-being.
  • Advanced technology workplace enhancing the working environment.
  • Generous 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
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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