Sales Associate

Azenta Life Sciences; Takeley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

GENEWIZ UK Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Sales Associate to identify growth opportunities within smaller accounts and promote the full range of GENEWIZ services. You will develop territory strategies and work with managers to drive sales in academic and small biotech customers.

The role involves marketing and direct sales, attending vendor shows, and generating leads. You will travel up to 3–5 days per month and support field reps with CRM data and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences required.
• Minimum sales experience required.
• CRM experience preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel 3–5 days per month.
• Driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create sales strategy with the support of manager for the designated territory.
• Conduct marketing and sales independently in academic and small biotech accounts.
• Conduct vendor shows, lunch and learns in academic and small biotech accounts upon request.
• Generate qualified leads through proactive outbound prospecting.
• Follow up with new customers and reply to incoming price inquiries.
• Support field reps from the office, including retrieving data from internal systems such as CRM/Salesforce and CLIMS databases.
• Prepare reports for territory and account management.
• Lead generation and data entry into CRM.
• Qualify marketing leads from trade shows, events and campaigns.

Skills

Sales experience

Interpersonal communications

Public speaking

CRM experience

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

GENEWIZ UK Ltd

Sales Associate

At GENEWIZ, from Azenta Life Sciences, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. GENEWIZ is a global leader in multiomics and synthetic solution services with headquarters in South Plainfield, NJ and offices and operations worldwide. We empower our customers’ research by providing high-quality, precision-based solutions from discovery through clinical development, enabling scientists to make breakthroughs faster and more efficiently. Key services include Next Generation and Sanger sequencing, gene synthesis, gene-to-discovery solutions including antibody production, viral packaging and mRNA synthesis.

How You’ll Add Value

Identify and develop growth opportunities within smaller accounts by promoting the full range of GENEWIZ services.

What You’ll Do

• Create sales strategy with the support of manager for the designated territory.
• Conduct marketing and sales independently in academic and small biotech accounts.
• Conduct vendor shows, lunch and learns in academic and small biotech accounts upon request.
• Generate qualified leads through proactive outbound prospecting.
• Follow up with new customers and reply to incoming price inquiries.
• Support field reps from the office, including retrieving data from internal systems such as customer relationship management system (CRM/Salesforce) and project databases (CLIMS).
• Prepare reports as needed for territory and account management.
• Lead generation and data entry into CRM.
• Qualify marketing leads from trade shows, events and campaigns.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences with background in Molecular Biology.
• Previous sales experience required.
• CRM experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills, both written and verbal are essential.
• Ability to speak in public and interact with customers with confidence and ease.
• Although this role is not field based, the candidate should be willing and able to travel 3-5 days per month.
• Driver’s License essential; preferred.

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Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.