Sr. Bioscience Account Manager - Stanford

ThermoFisher Scientific; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision plan

Dental plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Sr Bioscience Account Manager (BAM) to drive revenue and build lasting relationships across academic, government, and industrial customers in the Bay Area. This field-based, home-based role requires residence in the San Francisco Bay Area and serving Stanford University.

You will leverage product knowledge to position solutions, engage stakeholders, and execute strategic account plans to meet or exceed targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field required.
• 8+ years of experience in life science sales or related field.
• Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial.
• Strong technical understanding of customer applications and workflows.
• Willingness to travel up to 25–30% within assigned territory.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Achieve or exceed sales targets by expanding existing business and prospecting to develop new revenue.
• Execute sales strategies including prospecting, qualification, and closing.
• Position solutions using product knowledge and demonstrate value to customers.
• Manage opportunities with disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, and next steps.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and engage stakeholders across accounts.
• Collaborate with internal teams and channel partners to deliver results.
• Generate demand through office hours, 1:1 meetings, seminars, and events.
• Build scientific intimacy with academic labs and take market share from competitors.

Skills

Business acumen

Communication skills

Forecasting

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Valid driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

DESCRIPTION:

Join our collaborative sales team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and contribute as a Sr Bioscience Account Manager (BAM). You will increase revenue and build lasting relationships with customers while representing our comprehensive portfolio of scientific products and services. Working in a supportive environment that values achievement and innovation, you'll help enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

How will you make an impact?

This field-based role is responsible for driving sales growth and managing key accounts across academic, government, and industrial customers within the assigned territory. You will expand existing business, develop new opportunities, and achieve sales targets through strategic account engagement, participation in scientific events, effective prospecting, and strong customer relationships. This role will be home based and requires the individual to be located in the Bay Area: San Francisco or San Francisco Peninsula, serving the assigned territory: Stanford University.

LOCATION:

San Francisco, California, Bay Area (San Francisco or San Francisco Peninsula)

What will you do:

• Consistently achieve or exceed sales targets by maintaining existing business, prospecting to develop incremental business, and conducting cold calls to develop new business in assigned accounts.
• Execute effective sales strategies, including prospecting, qualification, value-based selling, and closing.
• Leverage product, application, and workflow knowledge to position solutions, deliver technical presentations and demonstrations, and drive customer adoption.
• Manage sales opportunities through disciplined pipeline management, including forecasting, next steps, and close plans
• Maintain strong customer relationships and engage key stakeholders across accounts
• Participate in sales meetings, seminars, and trade shows
• Collaborate with internal teams and channel partners to deliver results
• Generate demand through holding office hours, 1:1 meetings, hall walking, business reviews and scientific seminars
• Create scientific intimacy with academic labs
• Take market share from competitors

Operating Cadence and Standard Work:

• Maintain a consistent operating rhythm to manage territory performance, including funnel management, account planning, and achieve KPI metrics.
• Routinely update CRM (Salesforce) to ensure accurate forecasting, pipeline health, and visibility to business performance.
• Prepare quarterly account and territory plans to define focused sales strategies and actions to achieve revenue targets, and mitigation plans to close gaps.
• Share market insights, competitive intelligence, and best practices with internal stakeholders.

Who are we looking for:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferred in the field of Biology; advanced degree preferred
• 8 years plus experience with a mix of wet lab bench experience and life science sales experience
• Strong technical understanding of customer applications and workflows
• Customer-first mindset to build relationships, solve problems and add value to support their research goals
• Experience working in a matrixed, collaborative environment
• Analytical and strategic planning capabilities
• Positive, can-do attitude and ability to adapt to and embrace change
• Highly motivated to hit sales goals, and take share from competitors
• Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial
• Commitment to Thermo Fisher's core values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong business acumen with ability to translate data into actionable sales strategies
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• High level of personal accountability and rigorous execution discipline
• Proficiency with CRM systems (preferably Salesforce) and Microsoft Office
• Strong understanding of sales funnel management and forecasting
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 25-30% within assigned territory
• Able to lift 50 lbs. independently
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

*Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $105,000.00–$140,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.