Sales Specialist

Invenia Group; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Life Sciences company is seeking an NGS Sales Specialist to support portfolio growth across the UK and Ireland. This role requires a strong scientific foundation in genomics, complemented by commercial curiosity. You'll engage closely with academic, clinical, and biotech customers, helping them adopt advanced NGS solutions. Ideal for scientists or postdocs looking to transition into sales, this position offers a collaborative environment and the chance to impact customer solutions significantly. Travel across the UK and Ireland is expected.

Benefits

Clear development pathway within a commercial career

Collaborative and supportive commercial team

Innovative genomics environment

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of NGS workflows and applications.
• Experience in a customer-facing role is beneficial.
• Willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth of NGS and Spatial NGS instruments and reagents.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Build trusting relationships with key opinion leaders and decision-makers.
• Act as a technical expert, communicating product value effectively.
• Collaborate with various teams to enhance sales efforts.
• Track activities using CRM tools.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Excellent communication skills

Relationship-building skills

Self-motivated and organized

Education

MSc or PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genomics, or related life science

Job description

NGS Sales Specialist – UK & Ireland

Home-based | Field-based role | Life Sciences / Genomics

We are recruiting an NGS Sales Specialist to support the growth of an innovative Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Spatial NGS portfolio across the UK and Ireland.

This role is ideal for someone who combines a strong scientific foundation in genomics with commercial curiosity. You’ll work closely with customers in academia, clinical research, government, and biotech, helping them adopt cutting-edge NGS solutions while partnering with internal sales and applications teams to drive growth.

🔹 Scientists and postdocs looking to transition into a commercial career are strongly encouraged to apply. Prior industry sales experience is not essential.

What You’ll Do

• Drive sales growth of NGS and Spatial NGS instruments and reagents
• Identify and develop new business opportunities while expanding existing accounts
• Build trusted relationships with core facilities, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and decision-makers
• Act as a technical and market expert, clearly communicating product value and differentiation
• Collaborate with field sales, inside sales, applications, marketing, and support teams
• Accurately track activity and pipeline using CRM tools

What We’re Looking For

• MSc or PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genomics, or a related life science
• Strong understanding of NGS workflows and applications
• Commercial mindset with excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Self-motivated, organised, and comfortable working in a field-based environment
• Willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland

We welcome applications from :

• NGS / genomics sales professionals
• Scientists or postdoctoral researchers with hands-on NGS experience seeking a move into sales

Why Apply?

• Join a fast-growing, innovative genomics environment
• Work with a highly collaborative and supportive commercial team
• Combine scientific expertise with customer-facing impact
• Clear development pathway within a commercial career

📍 Location : Home-based (UK) with regional travel