National Sales Director - Lab Solutions

CBRE; Peru (NE); Remote; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in life sciences is seeking a National Sales Director to drive growth and manage a sales team. This role will focus on enhancing client relationships and developing business opportunities in the laboratory services sector. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in sales, particularly within the life sciences industry, and possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k

Personal time off

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of relevant experience in sales and business development.
• Strong understanding of lab operations and asset management.
• Ability to present complex information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of sales professionals to achieve targets.
• Manage client relationships and develop business strategies.
• Coordinate pursuit activity from qualification to negotiation.

Skills

Sales leadership

Client relationship management

Networking

Presentation skills

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

National Sales Director - Lab Solutions
Job ID
224298
Posted
18-Jun-2025
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Administrative, Executive Management, Sales Support
Location(s)
Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America
Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE offers a professional suite of services to a variety of clients in the life sciences industry, including those in pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and genomics, as well as contract research organizations (CROs) and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).
Our comprehensive range of services includes laboratory consulting, real estate services, instrumentation repair and maintenance, full asset management, and more-covering the entire spectrum of life sciences facilities. With expertise across various life sciences categories, CBRE is a leader in managing highly-regulated spaces within the industry.
About the role!
We are hiring an experienced leader with responsibility to grow laboratory services division. This individual will own developing client relationships and at the frontline of business pursuit opportunities, leading business development programs and initiatives and driving life science business growth outcomes.
This key role will lead a team and must have sales experience.
Responsible for supporting the growth of the life science business and operations, including winning, sustaining and growing activities in the sector, lab corporate accounts, lab asset, and facilities/scientific services outsourcing. Identifies opportunities and is responsible for the cultivation, pursuit strategy, and pursuit execution to include the client pipeline, leading efforts around proposals, and presentations, supervising deal underwriting, and leading other client-facing meetings and materials. Establishes strong corporate client relationships with key decision-makers across various company levels.
Holds strong understanding of the lab services industry, client needs and priorities, and the value proposition for the associated services from a service provider.
Role is posted in Philadelphia, PA, but we can consider other locations base on candidate experience
What you'll do
- Responsible for leading, mentoring, and developing a team of sales professionals to achieve sales targets.
- Leads interactions in a client-facing role and sees opportunities to drive value for clients in lab operations, including but not limited to buildouts, asset management programs, and optimization strategies.
- Coordinates the governance of pursuit activity throughout the process including qualification, discovery, proposal, pricing presentation and negotiation.
- Stays abreast of industry dynamics; evaluates industry and business trends and analyzes performance and responds with necessary business change.
- Achieves financial, operational and other objectives as established in company or client goals.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key partners.
- Partner with clients to gain an understanding of their business goals and objectives.
- Provide strategic direction toward the creation of proposals, presentations, and other client-facing materials.
- Set and measure operational and financial goals for client accounts.
- Provide oversight on profit and loss for accounts including budget and forecast development, monthly business reviews, and achievement of sales targets.
- Review financial reports and develop cases for budgets and reserve investments while prioritizing key initiatives. Provide recommendations to business leaders that impact a line of business.
- Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
- Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems using the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
What you'll need
Individuals must be capable of performing each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Expertise in selling to laboratory stakeholders
- Knowledge of lab operations and lab asset management within life sciences companies are highly desired.
- Strong writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to tailor communication style based on the audience and simplify complex technical topics for executive consumption
- Strong client relationship cultivation and presentation skills with ability to learn new things quickly and adapt to new situations
- Must demonstrate strong networking skills with relevant professional licenses and organization ties.
- Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex business and legal documents including contracts and request for proposal documents.
- Executive presence required; ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on sophisticated topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups. Ability to influence and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action.
- Requires advanced financial and analytics skills to review commercial models and pricing.
- Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems
- Leadership skills to set and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
Why CBRE?
- We offer comprehensive benefits such as health, vision and life insurance, 401k, and personal time off, among others.
- Benefits: Benefits start 1st of the month: Medical, dental vision, PTO, 401k, etc.
Disclaimers: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
"CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the National Sales Director position is $125,000 annually and the maximum salary for the National Sales Director position is $170,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance."
Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)