Account Manager - Life Science, Water Treatment

Omya

Pennsylvania

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 125,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Job summary

Omya is seeking a technical sales professional to grow the water and wastewater business in the Northeast US region. You will provide technical input, support market development, and drive revenue through customer engagements, lab work, and field trials.

The ideal candidate has a chemistry or chemical engineering background, 5+ years in wastewater, willingness to travel up to 50%, and can be based in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic. Remote work is not available from CO, CA, NJ or NY.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical engineering or similar.
Minimum of 5 years of field and laboratory experience in the technical wastewater treatment process, knowledge and understanding and application support and sales previous sales experience is required.
Ideal candidate can be based in the Northeast or Mid Atlantic.
Technical – engineering skills for the application of products into the wastewater and water treatment process
Marketing/Sales – understanding of wastewater business and market.
Must possess an innate curiosity and drive to clearly identify relevant market issues and seek to achieve logical and commercially viable solutions.
Must be willing to travel up to 50%.
The work location for this role is flexible if approved by “Company,” except this position may not be performed remotely from CO, CA, NJ or NY.

Responsibilities

Identify, evaluate and implement applications of water and wastewater products and solutions across the northeast US region.
Understand and address both technical and commercial challenges.
Develop the initial implementation through to the generation of revenue.
Develop and implement Company technologies into potential industry applications.
Responsibility for all phases of development from concept to trial and sale.
Conduct and coordinate lab tests to develop products suitable for field trials and eventual commercialization.
Provide on-site technical support during trials, pilot tests and implementation.
Analyze and interpret data, making technical judgements to further projects.
Propose and drive processing and technical solutions to industry challenges.
Provide customer (internal and external) assistance and training.
Generate detailed progress reports for management and peer review.
Remain current on company and industry developments as well as technical understanding of target applications and industries.
Demonstrate initiative in finding and pursuing potential customer leads, attending trade shows and conferences, initiating contact with various industry professionals to gain market knowledge and grow technical network.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Wastewater treatment

Sales experience

Market development

Technical support

Education

Bachelors in Chemistry/ChE

Job description

Basic FunctionThis position will support the continued growth and development of the water and wastewater business in Northeast US region. The candidate will provide technical input and support, assist with market development and ultimately generate sales.

Identify, evaluate and implement applications of water and wastewater products and solutions across the northeast US region.
Understand and address both technical and commercial challenges.
Develop the initial implementation through to the generation of revenue.
Develop and implement Company technologies into potential industry applications.
Responsibility for all phases of development from concept to trial and sale.
Conduct and coordinate lab tests to develop products suitable for field trials and eventual commercialization.
Provide on-site technical support during trials, pilot tests and implementation.
Analyze and interpret data, making technical judgements to further projects.
Propose and drive processing and technical solutions to industry challenges.
Provide customer (internal and external) assistance and training.
Generate detailed progress reports for management and peer review.
Remain current on company and industry developments as well as technical understanding of target applications and industries.
Demonstrate initiative in finding and pursuing potential customer leads, attending trade shows and conferences, initiating contact with various industry professionals to gain market knowledge and grow technical network.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

QualificationsBachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical engineering or similar. Minimum of 5 years of field and laboratory experience in the technical wastewater treatment process, knowledge and understanding and application support and sales previous sales experience is required. Ideal candidate can be based in the Northeast or Mid Atlantic. Technical – engineering skills for the application of products into the wastewater and water treatment process Marketing/Sales – understanding of wastewater business and market. Must possess an innate curiosity and drive to clearly identify relevant market issues and seek to achieve logical and commercially viable solutions. Must be willing to travel up to 50%. The work location for this role is flexible if approved by “Company,” except this position may not be performed remotely from CO, CA, NJ or NY. Salary Range: $90,000 - $125,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications, and geographic location.Why Candidates Choose Omya