Account Manager - Water Treatment & Life Science (Remote)

Omya; Charleston (WV); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Omya is seeking a field applications specialist to grow the water and wastewater business in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic US. You will provide technical input, support market development, and drive revenue through direct sales and project execution.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in technical wastewater treatment, a chemistry/engineering background, and is willing to travel up to 50%. Flexible work location is possible, with restrictions on CO, CA, NJ, and 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.
• Salary Range: $90,000 - $125,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

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

Field experience

Sales experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Eng.

Job description

Omya is seeking a field applications specialist to grow the water and wastewater business in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic US. You will provide technical input, support market development, and drive revenue through direct sales and project execution.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in technical wastewater treatment, a chemistry/engineering background, and is willing to travel up to 50%. Flexible work location is possible, with restrictions on CO, CA, NJ, and NY.