Area Sales Manager

DSS Takara Bio India Pvt Ltd; Bhopal; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

DSS Takara Bio India Pvt Ltd is hiring Sales Specialists to drive product sales, market development, and technical support across the Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Guwahati regions. This techno-commercial role engages with labs, diagnostics, pharma, biotech, and academic institutions to expand adoption of PCR, qPCR, cloning, NGS, and cell biology reagents.

Responsibilities include meeting sales targets, managing key accounts, delivering pre- and post-sales support, conducting demonstrations,

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master's degree or PhD in Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, or Microbiology.
• 2 to 6 years in life sciences sales or application support; PhD freshers may apply.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets for assigned territory and product portfolio (PCR, qPCR, cloning, NGS, cell biology reagents).
• Identify and develop new business opportunities in academia, diagnostics, pharma, and biotech.
• Manage key accounts including research institutes, hospitals, and labs.
• Drive market penetration and revenue growth strategies.
• Monitor competitor activity and positioning.
• Provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support to customers.
• Conduct product demonstrations, troubleshooting, and application support.
• Assist in experimental design and product selection.
• Resolve customer queries with scientific solutions.
• Support product evaluations and validations.
• Deliver scientific presentations, seminars, and workshops.
• Participate in conferences, exhibitions, and technical events.
• Train distributors and internal sales teams on product applications.
• Build long-term relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs).
• Coordinate with operations for order execution and customer satisfaction.

Skills

PCR/qPCR/NGS

Communication

Techno-commercial

Relationship mgmt

Travel

Sales strategy

Presentation

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's in Life Sciences

Master's in Life Sciences

PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

CRM software

MS Excel

Presentation tools

Job description

We are hiring Sales Specialists across multiple locations!

Openings: 04

Locations: Bhopal | Ahmedabad | Lucknow | Guwahati |

About the company: DSS Takara Bio India Pvt Ltd is a subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., a leading Japanese biotechnology company renowned for its innovations in life sciences research. The Indian entity, in collaboration with its parent company, provides cutting-edge products and solutions in molecular biology, genomics, cell biology, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) to research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and diagnostic laboratories across India. Headquartered in Delhi, DSS Takara Bio India is committed to empowering scientific research and advancing healthcare through premium reagents, kits, and instrumentation.

Primary Role:

This is a techno-commercial role responsible for driving product sales, market development, and technical support across the assigned territory. The role involves working closely with research labs, diagnostic centers, pharma and biotech companies, and academic institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales & Business Development

• Achieve sales targets for assigned territory and product portfolio (PCR, qPCR, cloning, NGS, cell biology reagents)
• Identify and develop new business opportunities in academia, diagnostics, pharma, and biotech sectors
• Manage key accounts including research institutes, hospitals, and labs
• Drive market penetration and revenue growth strategies
• Monitor competitor activity and positioning

2. Technical Support & Application Handling

• Provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support to customers
• Conduct product demonstrations, troubleshooting, and application support
• Assist in experimental design and product selection
• Resolve customer queries with scientific solutions
• Support product evaluations and validations
• Deliver scientific presentations, seminars, and workshops
• Participate in conferences, exhibitions, and technical events
• Train distributors and internal sales teams on product applications
• Build long-term relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs)

4. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with sales, marketing, and application teams
• Share market insights and customer feedback
• Coordinate with operations for order execution and customer satisfaction

5. Reporting & MIS

• Maintain CRM updates, sales pipeline, and forecasting
• Track market trends and competitor insights
• Submit regular performance and activity reports

Candidate Profile:

Educational Qualification

• Bacholer's OR Master's degree / PhD in Life Sciences / Molecular Biology / Biotechnology / Microbiology

Experience

• 2 to 6 years of relevant experience in life sciences sales or application support, PhD Fresher may also apply

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of PCR, qPCR, cloning, NGS, and related workflows
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong techno-commercial aptitude
• Problem-solving and customer-handling skills
• Willingness to travel extensively within the territory
• Techno-commercial selling
• Scientific expertise
• Relationship management
• Strategic execution
• Customer acquisition and retention
• Technical support effectiveness
• Number of demos, trainings, and seminars
• Growth in key accounts

At DSS Takara Bio India, we’re more than just a life sciences company—we're a team driven by purpose, innovation, and impact. As part of the globally renowned Takara Bio Group, we bring cutting-edge molecular biology solutions to the scientific and research community.

When you join us, you become part of an organization that:

• Empowers Growth
• Makes a Difference
• Offers Global Exposure

Join us and be a catalyst for scientific progress!