Job Summary
The Downstream Hardware Sales Specialist is responsible for growth and expansion of direct sales and profit margins within assigned accounts and/or territory/region on products
Role Overview
The position reports to the Downstream Modality leader and is part of the Bioprocess commercial organization located in Pune/Mumbai/Ahmedabad and will be a remote role to cover the assigned regions.
What you will do
- Sell Cytiva s Downstream Hardware solutions and equipment across the assigned territory covering India region.
- Provide high-level technical expertise throughout the sales cycle, including pre-sales discussions, product demonstrations, technical trainings, post-sales support, seminars, tender support and promotional events.
- Consult customers on downstream process-related conversations with engineering teams and subject matter experts.
- Identify, develop and close new business opportunities while nurturing long-term relationships with existing accounts, contributing to regional account plans and maintaining an active sales funnel in CRM systems such as Salesforce.
- Forecast and achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets by prioritizing selling activities, ensuring strong territory coverage and collaborating cross-functionally with account management, service engineering, product management, marketing, finance, legal and scientific support.
Who you are
- B. Tech/M.Tech/M.Sc in Biotechnology, Engineering or a related scientific discipline.
- Bring several years (7 - 10 years )of commercial experience, ideally within the biotechnology or bioprocessing industry,
- Fluent in English.
- Willing and able to travel regularly (up to approximately 50%) throughout the assigned territory and internationally for activities such as trade shows or FATs.
Travel Physical/Environment Requirements
- Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 20 lb, any other physical requirements
- Ability to travel - Willing to travel overnight, within territory or locations
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in
- Comfortable leveraging CRM tools and data insights to track customer engagement, manage pipelines, and support strategic decision-making.
- Well-versed in regulatory frameworks (e.g., GMP, cGMP) and documentation practices critical to resin qualification and bioprocess implementation.