Job Title: Northern Region Sales Manager – clinical diagnostics

Job Code: LT 26

Job Description: Due to internal promotion a regional sales manager position has become available within a clinical diagnostics company. The role is responsible for a team of about 7 including sales and product specialists. Responsibilities will include recruitment and training of sales team and assisting with tendering to the NHS and private diagnostic labs.

Essential Skills: Ideally candidates will have a biomedical science background. Sales experience to the NHS is essential and man management skills would be an advantage.

Salary: £45 – 50,000 + 50% bonus + package

Location: North UK, with good airport and motorway access eg Manchester


Keywords – Clinical diagnostics sales, sales manager, sales management, hospital sales.

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Job Title: Clinical diagnostics sales executive

Job Code: CI 01

Job Description: Our client, one of the market leaders in clinical diagnostics has a territory available for the M62 corridor, and south to the Trent area. The range of analysers and instrumentation includes clinical chemistry, haematology, immunoassay analysers and automation all to be sold to NHS laboratories.

Essential Skills: Candidates will require a Biomedical Science qualification and at least 18 months field sales experience to clinical laboratories.

Salary: £30 – 35,000 basic + 30% bonus for OTE + package

Location: North UK


Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , automation sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , hospital sales, clinical diagnostics.

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Job Title: Account Manager – clinical diagnostics

Job Code: LC 09

Job Description: A new opportunity has arisen with our client, one of the main companies in clinical diagnostics. The role is for an account manager in a south east England territory which includes East Anglia, to West of the M25, the home counties and to the south coast. Customers will be NHS and private hospital laboratories.
The clinical diagnostic market is highly competitive requiring a mix of sales skills, interpersonal skills and structured planning. The role of the account manager is pivotal in maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction which requires close communication with customer support personnel. Multi level account management activities and participation in project teams will maximize and broaden the business potential in all existing accounts in addition developing third party accounts and gaining new business via competitive displacement.

Essential Skills: Candidates will need a track record in sales to the NHS PCTs, ideally capital equipment or point of care. The product emphasis is clinical chemistry however specialist knowledge is not necessary. The main experience required is that of selling business solutions.

Salary: £38 – 42,000 basic + 50% bonus + package

Location: South East

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , clinical diagnostics sales, account management

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Job Title: Field service engineer – Flow cytometry and haematology

Job Code: GB 08

Job Description: Our client is looking to recruit a field service engineer to cover London. The role will involve installations, maintenance and repair servicing of flow cytometry instruments in hospital laboratories.

Essential Skills: Minimum of HNC/HTec in Electronic engineering plus experience of field service to laboratories.

Salary: Up to £28,000 depending on experience

Location: London area

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Job Title: Sales Account Manager

Job Code: PL 01

Job Description: Our client is looking for an experienced sales person to sell Chromatography instrumentation to laboratories in an area which includes Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Birmingham, Herefordshire, Worcestershire. Products include HPLC and Ion Chromatography


Essential Skills: BSc + laboratory experience in chromatography. Minimum of 2 years scientific sales experience.

Salary: £30,000 – 35,000 basic, £40,000 – 45,000 OTE

Location: Midlands

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , automation sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , chromatography sales, scientific sales

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Job Title: UK Sales representative – molecular biology

Job Code: FrD 01

An exciting opportunity to represent a new company.
Job Description: Our client is a Belgian biotech company founded in 2003. They specialise in producing equipment, kits, reagents and anti-bodies for molecular biology research. There are 2 main areas: Epigenetics and Molecular diagnostics and our client is at the forefront of research in these areas. After extra-ordinary growth in sales on the continent and in the US, our client seeks to appoint a talented sales professional to be the first representative in the UK. This role will focus on sales to academic research in epigenetics (80% of customers) with some industrial accounts. It is hoped that in time this first UK representative will become the UK sales manager and employ more staff.
Obviously extensive travel is required throughout the UK and Ireland for customer visits and to attend exhibitions.

Essential Skills: BSc life sciences with molecular biology lab experience. At least 2 years scientific sales within the molecular biology/ genetics sector

Salary: Circa £30,000 basic + £10,000 comm + package

Location: Central to cover UK and Ireland

Closing Date: 4th April 2008

Keywords – Molecular biology sales, epigenetics, laboratory sales, research sales, sales representative, equipment sales, reagent sales, kit sales, anti-body sales.

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Job Title: Hospital Laboratory sales – clinical diagnostic instruments

Job Code: CD 07

Job Description: Our client is looking to appoint an experienced salesperson to sell their range of haematology and clinical chemistry analysers to hospital laboratories in the Midlands and Wales.

Essential Skills: Candidates should be a people oriented individual capable of building strong customer relationships. Should be tenacious & determined and exhibit a positive “can do” attitude. Must be capable of working as part of a team. Willing to continuously develop & keep skills up to date. Have a working knowledge of NHS structures and the buying process. Biomedical sciences background. Scientific sales experience is essential, ideally with capital goods.

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience up to £35,000 Basic + commission

Location: Midlands area

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Keywords: Hospital sales, instrument sales, scientific sales, haematology

Job Title: Clinical laboratory sales

Job Code: CSB 03

Job Description: An opportunity has arisen to join a company selling clinical diagnostic kits and instruments to haematology laboratories in a territory from Birmingham going south and west. Products include kits for haematology, co-agulation, bone markers and auto-immune diagnostics.

Essential Skills: Candidates require a Biomedical science background, ideally with haematology. Sales experience to hospital laboratories is preferred.

Salary: Negotiable in region of £35,000 basic + commission

Location: Birmingham or Bristol area


Keywords – Clinical sales, diagnostic kit sales, pathology sales, hospital sales, haematology sales

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Job Title: Molecular Biology Sales Specialist

Job Code: TS 10

Job Description: Our client is a the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation, a market leader in virology and active in other major therapeutic areas such as autoimmune diseases, inflammation, metabolic disorders and diseases of the central nervous system.
As a result of reorganisation within this Business unit they now have two vacancies for Sales Specialists in the exciting Molecular Diagnostics sales area. Reporting to the Sales manager, the roles will be responsible for the development of the sales revenue and customer relationships in the region. These positions are field based and the ideal locations are Vacancy One - North London, Slough, ReadingVacancy Two - South London, Sussex, Surrey


Essential Skills: Candidates will need a life science degree and a strong background in molecular biology/virology. Knowledge of real time PCR, oncology, genetics and new molecular technologies is a real bonus. A track record in sales is essential.

Salary: £30 – 34,000 basic + £9,000 bonus + package

Location: London area

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , molecular diagnostics sales, hospital sales representative.

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Job Title: Molecular Biology Sales Specialist

Job Code: TS 10

Job Description: Our client is a the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation, a market leader in virology and active in other major therapeutic areas such as autoimmune diseases, inflammation, metabolic disorders and diseases of the central nervous system.
As a result of reorganisation within this Business unit they now have two vacancies for Sales Specialists in the exciting Molecular Diagnostics sales area. Reporting to the Sales manager, the roles will be responsible for the development of the sales revenue and customer relationships in the region. These positions are field based and the ideal locations are Vacancy One - North London, Slough, ReadingVacancy Two - South London, Sussex, Surrey


Essential Skills: Candidates will need a life science degree and a strong background in molecular biology/virology. Knowledge of real time PCR, oncology, genetics and new molecular technologies is a real bonus. A track record in sales is essential.

Salary: £30 – 34,000 basic + £9,000 bonus + package

Location: London area

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , molecular diagnostics sales, hospital sales representative.

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Job Title: Product Manager

Job Code: JC 01

Job Description: Our client is a personalised medicine company providing molecular diagnostics to aid doctors and drug companies in selecting therapies for patients. The company offers products, technology and services to the healthcare industry to enable the delivery of safe and effective medicines. Predominantly in the field of cancer they have a range of companion diagnostic and research kits that detect mutations in oncogenes associated with cancer drug responses.
A new vacancy has arisen for a Product Manager to be responsible for the product portfolio of tumour mutation analysis products in this high-value and rapidly growing market. Responsibilities include:
Devise and implement marketing strategies
Strategic planning for the business, providing a thorough understanding of product portfolio and opportunities.
Analyze and segment various global markets to determine market opportunities, competitive positioning, product attributes, pricing and sales forecasts
Serve as the product champion, ensuring product performance meets expectations and explore ways for continuous improvement and market adoption
Conduct market research on new product opportunities and work with R&D on product evolution and next generation applications.
Contribute to corporate marketing goals and revenue targets by actively supporting the commercial team through lead generation and visits/presentations to customers
Preparation and delivery of training materials, technical information, sales presentations, running wet workshops, technical support etc.
Provide input to the Marketing Manager on marketing literature and contribute to web content.


Essential Skills:
The successful candidate should have a minimum of a BSc degree in the Life Sciences. Ideally a minimum of 3 years of experience in product management in clinical diagnostics. A laboratory background, specifically with experience in molecular biology including real time PCR consequently able to relate to customers at a high technical level. Successful sales track record (> 3 years) working with diagnostic laboratories, specifically molecular biology and molecular pathology, and a strong key account knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry. 􀂉 Preferably experience in supporting distributors. Strong presentation, analytical and customer service skills


Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

Location: Manchester


Keywords – Marketing, Product Management, Molecular Biology, Mutation analysis, genetic screening.

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Job Title: Sales – Veterinary diagnostic equipment

Job Code: AW 06

Job Description: A new territory has become vacant to sell a range of clinical analysers to veterinary practices in the North UK. The territory will include the M62 corridor, Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire and Newcastle. Products in the portfolio include biochemistry and haematology analysers

Essential Skills: Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate a successful track record in sales of capital equipment. Knowledge of clinical biochemistry or haematology would be ideal but not essential. Candidates will also need to be proactive with a “can do” attitude to succeed in this competitive market.

Salary: Negotiable around £30,000 basic + bonus

Location: North UK, ideally near M62


Keywords - Technical sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , equipment sales , consumables sales, sales representative , field sales , veterinary sales.

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Job Title: Area sales – clinical diagnostics

Job Code: MW 05

Job Description: Sales of a range of diagnostic kits and an instrument for bone and mineral metabolism markers. The role has arisen due to internal promotion. The territory is the south east including Oxford and Cambridge with 90% of your time spent in London.

Essential Skills: Biomedical background with a track record in sales. Sales experience to the NHS would be a bonus as would instrumentation sales. Candidates without sales experience may be considered if they have good hands on experience of ELISAs and can demonstrate the determination necessary to succeed in field sales.

Salary: Up to £35,000 basic + uncapped bonus of £5 – 10k for OTE + excellent package

Location: South East


Keywords - Technical sales, lab sales, automation sales, sales, Laboratory Sales, Instrument sales, pathology sales, bone markers, diagnostic kit sales.

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Job Title: Sales Engineer – Product Inspection Equipment

Job Code: MT 01

Job Description: Our client is the world’s leading supplier of in-line checkweighing, metal detection and x-ray inspection solutions. They have a new position for a sales engineer to cover northern England and Scotland selling product inspection equipment into accounts including food and pharmaceutical production.

Essential Skills: Candidates will need to be of graduate calibre ideally with an engineering background. You should have a proven track record of selling Product Inspection equipment such as Checkweighers, X-ray machines and Metal Detectors to the food and pharma industry, with a minimum of 5 years sales experience. They are seeking a self-motivated individual who can demonstrate they have a strong will to succeed. Applicants must be PC literate and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Salary: Up to £35k basic + £10,000 OTE

Location: Scotland or Northern England


Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , automation sales , sales , Instrument sales , equipment sales , product inspection sales

Job Title: Genetic screening sales account manager

Job Code: Cath 03

Job Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen with a large company for an experienced sales representative to sell their range of genetic screening products to hospital laboratories throughout the UK.

Essential Skills: BSc in life sciences. 2 (or more) years proven sales experience, preferably with clinical laboratory experience. A good knowledge of the neonatal and prenatal screening market in the UK and/or a good knowledge of the molecular diagnostics market is preferred.

Salary: £30 – 35,000 basic + package

Location: Any to cover the UK

Keywords - Technical sales, Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , equipment sales , consumables sales, sales representative , field sales , genetic screening

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Job Title: Area sales representative - immunology

Job Code: KM 02

Job Description: Our client manufactures an excellent range of clinical analysers for work in immunology and autoimmune disease detection. A new sales role has arisen for the south UK in an area from Kent to Devon and including South London.

Essential Skills: Ideally candidates will have a Biomedical science degree plus sales experience to clinical laboratories. However a pharmaceutical sales representative may be suitable or a trainee sales rep with immunology laboratory experience may be considered.

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience, from £33,000 basic for experienced rep

Location: South Home Counties


Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales, equipment sales , consumables sales, sales representative , field sales, immunology, autoimmune.

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Job Title: UK Sales – peptide synthesis

Job Code: CL 03

Job Description: Our client is a UK based company providing innovative custom peptide synthesis services, peptide synthesizers and chemicals for chemical research and development. An exciting new opportunity has arisen as the company grows for a UK sales manager. The role will be to promote the peptide synthesizer as well as the custom peptide synthesis service to pharmaceutical drug discovery laboratories. This is a UK based role although there may be European travel as necessary. This is a new position to drive the business in a very niche market.

Essential Skills: Min BSc in Chemistry. A proven track record in sales of high value equipment into the pharmaceutical drug discovery market place. This is a very technical product and a high degree of technical discussions will be expected.

Salary: From £30,000 basic depending on experience

Location: Within 1 hour of Cambridge


Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , automation sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , equipment sales , consumables sales, sales representative , peptide synthesis

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Job Title: Veterinary sales – clinical analysers

Job Code: GH 05

Job Description: To carry out all sales, installations and training responsibilities as required for the sale and placement of clinical diagnostic equipment into veterinary surgeries. The territory is for Bristol, Birmingham and the South west.

Essential Skills: BSc in a life science plus at least 2 years sales of high value instrumentation. You will need a proactive and “can do” attitude and be able to demonstrate an excellent track record. Some weekend visits may be necessary from time to time.

Salary: £25 – 28,000 basic + similar in commission

Location: South West


Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , automation sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , equipment sales , veterinary sales

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Job Title: Sales specialist – molecular biology

Job Code: FD 03

Job Description: A position of Life Science Sales Specialist has become available within a major life science organization. This provides an exciting opportunity to join a team of sales and marketing specialists with major focus on the Life Science business segment. Sales focus will be upon selling leading edge Life Science products to researchers, interacting directly with end-users.
This position requires:
· Working closely as part of a business team the individual will report directly to the National Field Sales Manager on a day-to-day basis.
Management of Life Science Sales in Scotland attending postcodes AB, DD, DG, DH, EH, FK, G, HS, IV, KA, KW, KY, ML, NE, PA, PH, SR, TD, TS.
· Selling directly to research scientists and end-users that utilize Life Science products specifically in the areas of Functional Genomics, Custom Genomics, Proteomics, Protein Expression and Molecular Biology.

Essential Skills: Ideally, the individual will have the following qualifications and experience:
Educated to Ph.D. level in a Life Science (B.Sc. may also be considered).
Minimum two years direct selling experience within the biotech industry focused upon high technology research products including Functional Genomics (RNAi, QPCR, protein array technologies) and Proteomics (protein expression and analysis).
A proven track record of exceptional sales results with a strong ability to communicate and produce business solutions for customers. Being able to demonstrate creativity and innovation
A proven ability to map and plan activities, devising and executing business plans.
The ability to deliver technical and commercial presentations.
Evidence of an active team player approach.
The personality, drive and enthusiasm to succeed and achieve in this challenging position.
Salary: £32,000 basic negotiable depending on experience

Location: Scotland

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , biotech sales , genomics, cell signalling.

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Job Title: Marketing Manager – Applied testing – (Molecular Diagnostics)

Job Code: ZW 07

Job Description: A vacancy has arisen at one of the best known manufacturers of molecular biology research kits. The role is for a Marketing Manager to be based either in West Sussex or Germany. The candidate will be joining a highly innovative and strategically important part of the business and will be involved in taking new products to market and establishing a market leadership position in the Applied Testing field. The responsible market segments will include genetic identification and veterinary diagnostics. Key tasks will be managing tactical marketing activities across the region, such as conferences and direct marketing.
Reporting to the Senior Marketing Director, this person will need to be self-motivated and very reliable. A willingness to travel is essential for this role as it involves a reasonable amount of pan-European travel.



Essential Skills: Minimum 3+ years’ sales and / or marketing experience
u Minimum level of education: Diploma / PhD or equivalent in natural sciences
u Proven experience in Applied Testing field
u Proven business successes in business analysis, planning and implementation
u Established leadership abilities
u Open minded
u Strong communication and presentation skills
u Fluency in English
u Travel up to 30% of time


Salary: £35,000 + bonus + car

Location: Crawley, West Sussex or Germany

Closing Date: 25th January 2008

Keywords – Molecular Biology , Marketing manager, applied testing, genetic identification.

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Job Title: Territory sales representative

Job Code: ZW 06

Job Description: Our client is one of the best known manufacturers of molecular biology kits. A new position has arisen for a sales representative. The role will involve sales of a range of molecular biology instrumentation and reagents to hospital and academic accounts in Scotland.

Essential Skills: PhD or BSc in Molecular Biology or similar. 1 – 2 years sales experience to life science laboratories, ideally with Molecular biology products

Salary: negotiable depending on experience

Location: Scotland – Ideally Glasgow, Edinburgh or Dundee

Closing Date: 18th January 2008

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , scientific sales, molecular biology sales, life science sales.

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Job Title: Sales specialist – molecular biology

Job Code: FD 02

Job Description: A position of Life Science Sales Specialist has become available within a major life science organization. This provides an exciting opportunity to join a team of sales and marketing specialists with major focus on the Life Science business segment. Sales focus will be upon selling leading edge Life Science products to researchers, interacting directly with end-users.
This position requires:
· Working closely as part of a business team the individual will report directly to the National Field Sales Manager on a day-to-day basis.
Management of Life Science Sales in the Cambridge and East Anglia area, postcodes CB, CO, CM, IP, NR, PE, SG.
· Selling directly to research scientists and end-users that utilize Life Science products specifically in the areas of Functional Genomics, Custom Genomics, Proteomics, Protein Expression and Molecular Biology.

Essential Skills: Ideally, the individual will have the following qualifications and experience:
Educated to Ph.D. level in a Life Science (B.Sc. may also be considered).
Minimum two years direct selling experience within the biotech industry focused upon high technology research products including Functional Genomics (RNAi, QPCR, protein array technologies) and Proteomics (protein expression and analysis).
A proven track record of exceptional sales results with a strong ability to communicate and produce business solutions for customers. Being able to demonstrate creativity and innovation
A proven ability to map and plan activities, devising and executing business plans.
The ability to deliver technical and commercial presentations.
Evidence of an active team player approach.
The personality, drive and enthusiasm to succeed and achieve in this challenging position.
Salary: £32,000 basic negotiable depending on experience

Location: Cambridge, East Anglia

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , biotech sales , genomics, cell signalling.

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Job Title: Marketing Manager – Washer/ disinfectors

Job Code: NS 01

Job Description: Our client, a small, successful British company is looking to appoint a Marketing Manager. The role is mainly office based near Cambridge and involves marketing responsibility for two ranges of industrial washers / disinfectors one for the laboratory market and one for the Health service.

Essential Skills: Candidates will need previous marketing experience of capital goods into the Health service or laboratory market. Knowledge of disinfection control or glassware washers would be a distinct advantage.

Salary: negotiable depending on experience £30,000 – 40,000

Location: Cambridge


Keywords – Marketing Manager, laboratory equipment, disinfection

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Job Title: Scientific sales

Job Code: DP 15

Job Description: A new opportunity for an experienced sales representative has arisen. The role is to sell Microplate readers to laboratories in Kent , Surrey and Sussex.

Essential Skills: Candidates will need a BSc + 2 years scientific sales experience with instrumentation.

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience, from £28,000 basic

Location: Kent, Surrey or Sussex


Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , automation sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , Instrument sales , equipment sales , microplate readers

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Job Title: Key Account Manager – HPLC Consumables

Job Code: HM 01

Job Description: Our client, one of the largest corporations selling scientific equipment has a position for a Key Accounts Manager to sell HPLC consumables. Whilst the role is National, nearly all of the accounts are in the South UK. Candidates will be expected to sell chromatography columns and consumables in a consultative style and reach sales targets. There is an excellent on target earnings bonus.

Essential Skills: BSc in a science with hands on experience of HPLC. Previous sales experience is preferred, however excellent trainee sales reps will be considered if they have a suitable lab background and can demonstrate a good understanding of the sales process and show the drive and enthusiasm to succeed in this competitive market. Candidates who are already selling in the scientific arena but not HPLC may also be considered.

Salary: £28 – 35,000 basic + £17,000 OTE

Location: South East

Keywords - Technical sales , lab sales , sales , Laboratory Sales , consumables sales, sales representative , field sales , scientific sales , key account manager, chromatography sales, HPLC sales.

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