Commercial Manager – Chromatography & Purification

Scientific Search; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Search is seeking a Commercial Manager for Chromatography & Purification in Reading, PA. You will lead growth in cutting-edge separation technologies, blending commercial strategy with hands-on technical leadership and responsibility for key customer relationships.

You will drive new business, manage the full sales cycle to contract, and support trials, scale-up, and process optimization. Travel up to 30% to customers and industry events is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biochemical, Biotechnology, Food Science, or related field.
• Expertise operating industrial chromatography systems, including SMB.
• Knowledge of chromatographic separations, resins, and scale-up.
• Strong consultative selling and customer relationship skills.
• Familiarity with GMP environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business and strategic partnerships.
• Manage the full sales cycle through contract award.
• Lead extraction and purification operations in Building 3.
• Support customer trials, scale-up, and process optimization.
• Partner with engineering and R&D on new applications.

Skills

Chromatography systems operation

Consultative selling

Customer relationship management

Scale-up knowledge

GMP familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biochemical, Biotechnology, Food Science, or related field

Job description

Commercial Manager - Chromatography & Purification
Location: Reading, PA

Why You Should Apply

• Lead growth in a cutting-edge separation technologies business.
• Blend commercial strategy with hands-on technical leadership.
• Work with industry-leading customers and advanced purification systems.
• Growth path into Senior Management or SME leadership.
• Travel up to 30% to customers and industry events.

What You'll Be Doing

• Drive new business and strategic partnerships.
• Manage the full sales cycle through contract award.
• Lead extraction and purification operations in Building 3.
• Support customer trials, scale-up, and process optimization.
• Partner with engineering and R&D on new applications.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biochemical, Biotechnology, Food Science, or related field.
• Expertise operating industrial chromatography systems, including SMB.
• Knowledge of chromatographic separations, resins, and scale-up.
• Strong consultative selling and customer relationship skills.
• Familiarity with GMP environments is a plus.