JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to: Head of Sales, EMEA
Contract : Permanent
Start Date : February 2025 or earliest convenience
Activity : Full-time (100%)
Location : DACH (remote)
We are looking for a Technical Sales Specialis’ to join the Lunaphore EMEA Sales team, with a primary focus on selling high-end spatial biology capital equipment, as well as associated services, consumables, software, and accessories, to universities, research centers, hospitals to support discovery, translational and clinical research programs. The role involves supporting our customers in sales activities across the DACH (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) and Eastern Europe. It requires a solid technical foundation with knowledge of immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, in-situ hybridization, spatial biology, or other tissue biomarker analysis applications, an excellent business acumen, a strong experience in building and managing complex sales pipeline, and managing customer accounts. We seek a hard-working, determined individual with an entrepreneurial spirit, passionate about taking Lunaphore to the next level.

Required qualifications & soft skills

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Biology, Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Medicine, or similar background
• 3+ years’ experience in selling high-end life sciences research platforms
• Experience selling to academia and biopharma segments, across a wide range of applications including immuno-oncology/neurosciences/immunology
• Previous experience in Spatial Biology industry is a strong plus
• Knowledge of in-situ techniques including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, in-situ hybridization, spatial transcriptomics, and similar tissue-based assays is a strong plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, resilience, long-term vision
• Autonomous, proactive, and results-driven team player
• Proficient in German and English.
• A clean full driving license is a strong plu

BY JOINING BIO-TECHNE, YOU’LL JOIN A COMPANY WITH A POWERFUL AND POSITIVE PURPOSE OF ENABLING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN LIFE SCIENCES AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS. BIO-TECHNE, AND ALL OF ITS BRANDS, PROVIDES TOOLS FOR RESEARCHERS TO FURTHER TREAT AND PREVENT DISEASE WORLDWIDE.

Lunaphore is now part of the Spatial Biology Division of Bio-Techne. Lunaphore provides solutions based on a groundbreaking chip technology that can extract spatial proteomic and transcriptomic data from tumors and other tissues, transforming any assay into multiplex spatial biology with an intuitive approach.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve assigned territory sales quotas
• Develop and execute regional, territory, and account-specific sales strategies
• Drive capital equipment sales cycle from initial engagement to closing
• Build long-term relationships with customers to drive sales objectives and exceed targets
• Engage with and qualify new leads to generate new sales opportunities
• Attend conferences, events, and seminars and present key products and applications
• Develop a strong technical knowledge of Lunaphore product portfolio and the corresponding spatial biology landscape, and be able to deliver meaningful presentations and insights to scientists working across a wide range of applications, and research stages
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Sales, Support, Marketing…) to provide world-class customer satisfaction
• Identify and share relevant market feedback
• Maintain an accurate sales forecast, track, and report sales activities in CRM
• This position includes frequent traveling to customer sites and conferences (50%) and occasional traveling to company headquarter

Required qualifications & soft skills

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Biology, Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Medicine, or similar background
• 3+ years’ experience in selling high-end life sciences research platforms
• Experience selling to academia and biopharma segments, across a wide range of applications including immuno-oncology/neurosciences/immunology
• Previous experience in Spatial Biology industry is a strong plus
• Knowledge of in-situ techniques including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, in-situ hybridization, spatial transcriptomics, and similar tissue-based assays is a strong plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, resilience, long-term vision
• Autonomous, proactive, and results-driven team player
• Proficient in German and English.
• A clean full driving license is a strong plus