Senior Technical Sales Specialist - Gene Therapy
At a glance
Senior Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Sartorius. Home Office United States of America · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $133,000–$201,000 across the United States.
Sartorius has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Find and qualify promising gene therapy prospects by uncovering unmet needs, whitespace and high-value opportunities
- Run technical demonstrations, trials and workflow reviews to help customers validate solutions and define requirements
- Build deal strategies by showing customer impact, shaping configurations and addressing difficult technical objections
- Develop commercial proposals with internal partners, contributing technical evidence that affects deal terms and closure
- Spot emerging use cases and workflow changes, then help teams manage adoption and resolve early technical issues
What you bring
- A master's degree in life sciences, biotechnology, engineering or a related discipline
- At least five years in technical sales within a scientific or technical setting
- Knowledge of gene therapy processes and the technical depth to influence buyers and win competitive sales
- Experience with CRM tools and structured sales methods, supported by careful documentation
Who this fits
This senior technical sales role suits someone who can combine gene therapy process knowledge with consultative selling and complex deal work. Expect domestic travel above half your time, with possible international trips. The role partners with internal teams on technical contract language but does not take commercial ownership.
From the employer
Grow with us – Your Responsibilities
- Hunt and qualify complex new gene therapy opportunities by identifying whitespace, unmet needs, and high-value prospects
- Design and execute advanced technical demos, trials, and workflow evaluations to shape customer requirements and accelerate technical validation
- Drive technical deal shaping and competitive positioning by quantifying customer impact, influencing solution configuration, and resolving advanced technical objections to increase our win rate
- Co-lead commercial offer development with internal teams, providing data-driven technical input that materially influences deal structure and closure
- Contribute to market and portfolio development by identifying emerging use cases, competitive shifts, and workflow trends that inform product positioning and enable sales acceleration
- Ensure a seamless pre- to post-adoption transition by stabilizing early usage, and resolving technical blockers.
- Provide technical internal teams, Business Unit stakeholders, including Product Management and other Business Unit Technical Sales roles, and Legal on technical sections of contract terms and conditions to ensure technical feasibility, clear scope definition, reduced delivery risk, and alignment with customer workflows, without assuming commercial ownership
What will convince us
- Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, or a related discipline
- 5+ years of technical sales in a scientific or technical environment
- Gene therapy process knowledge
- Proven hunter and influencer with strong technical depth across broader product portfolios
- Demonstrated ability to shape customer workflows, create value-based narratives, and win competitive deals
- Strong communication, consultative selling, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proficiency in CRM systems and structured sales processes, with strong documentation discipline
- Willingness to travel more than 50% domestically with potential for international travel.
- Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment
What We Offer
As a growing global life science company, with our stock listed on the German DAX and TecDAX , Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:
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: 401k (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 I Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance
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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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.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by e-mail at accommodationrequest@sartorius.com
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. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
www.sartorius.com/careers