Technical Sales Specialist (Gene Therapy) - Maryland, MD

Sartorius; Maryland; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Healthcare plans

Dental & Vision

EAP

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Sartorius is seeking a Technical Sales Specialist (Gene Therapy) to drive new business in the Maryland area through hands-on technical selling, demos, and trials, and to hand over wins to account teams for long-term development in collaboration with Central Sales.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Life Sciences or related field and 3+ years of technical sales experience. Willingness to travel >50% is essential in a remote-based role covering Maryland.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Life Sciences or related field.
• 3+ years of technical sales, applications support, or pre-sales experience.
• Strong consultative communication and CRM proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage prospective customers for new business opportunities.
• Plan, execute, and manage technical demos and trials for customer fit.
• Shape proposals with technical inputs to influence deal closure.
• Provide pre- and post-sales technical support to drive adoption.

Skills

Technical sales

Hunter mindset

Demos & trials

CRM systems

Consultative selling

Education

Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering or related field

Job description

Sartorius has a remote-based position for a Technical Sales Specialist (Gene Therapy) in the Maryland area. In this role you will pursue and convert new business through hands‑on technical selling, running demos and trials that directly drive revenue and product adoption within a defined portfolio, as well as handing over newly won accounts for long‑term development in collaboration with Central Sales.

Remote-based role covering the Maryland Area, the ideal candidate must live in Maryland.

What You Will Accomplish Together with Us:

• Identify, reach, and engage prospective customers, including new logo and whitespace opportunity generation in collaboration with Central Sales, to generate and qualify new business opportunities through proactive technical hunting, ensuring structured communication with Central Sales for subsequent account management where applicable.
• Plan, execute, and manage technical demos and trials to validate customer fit and accelerate adoption.
• Drive deal progression by framing solution fit, quantifying customer impact, and addressing technical objections to increase win rate through technical selling and value positioning, promoting the defined product and service portfolio to demonstrate technical fit with customer requirements.
• Shape customer proposals and commercial offers in collaboration with Central Sales by providing critical technical inputs that impact deal closure.
• Deliver pre‑and post‑sales technical support to secure adoption and generate repeat revenue, ensuring a smooth transition to Central Sales once adoption is secured, working in coordination with established technical support functions.
• Capture and share actionable Voice‑of‑Customer insights (user needs, feedback, competitive signals) to influence assigned product portfolio and enhance sales enablement approaches, sharing insights systematically with Central Sales for integration into account plans.

What Will Convince Us:

• Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering or related field, or equivalent demonstrated professional experience.
• 3+ years of technical sales, applications support, or pre‑sales experience in a scientific or technical environment.
• Demonstrated hunter mindset with proven ability to identify, advance, and win new opportunities.
• Strong hands‑on technical capability, including demos, trials, and customer evaluations.
• Excellent consultative communication skills, able to articulate technical and commercial value to diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and structured sales processes, with strong documentation discipline
• Willing to travel >50% as this role is heavily focused on external customers.
• Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment

What We Offer

• Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings
• Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
• Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
• Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as "Coaching", "Agile Working" and a "Businesswomen's Network"
• Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
• Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.

• Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
• Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending)
• Transportation Commuter Account
• Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women’s Health, Health Advocate
• Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service

Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability or based on status in any other protected group of class.

Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability, or based on status in any other protected group of class.

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About Sartorius

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real‑world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. www.sartorius.com/careers