Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Clinical Next Generation Sequencing Sales Specialist

Posted Oct 15, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Sales Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Sales
Salary
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Location
Burlington, Canada
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Education
Minimum education: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field.

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Role Summary

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The Clinical Next Generation Sequencing Sales Specialist conducts inside sales for NGS products, prospecting for new accounts, growing existing accounts, and supporting customers. The role coordinates with field sales teams and uses an understanding of the NGS workflow to advance sales opportunities.

What You'll Do

  • Prospect among new and active customers to generate leads and expand the commercial funnel.
  • Schedule appointments, make initial presentations, and understand customer goals, priorities, and challenges.
  • Coordinate with field teams to progress opportunities through the sales cycle and close sales.
  • Expand existing accounts by introducing products and services and developing new applications.
  • Document customer-facing activities and support pipeline management and sales tracking using CRM and other designated IT tools.
  • Use strategic selling within assigned accounts and develop, write, and execute an annual territory business plan, updated quarterly.

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field. Required competencies include presentation, verbal and written communication, interpersonal effectiveness, rapport building, self-direction, persistence, goal orientation, prospecting, discovery, sales, objection handling, closing, and teamwork.

Preferred

  • Hands-on laboratory research, selling, and/or customer-facing experience.
  • Molecular biology and/or sequencing research experience.
  • Prior sales experience.

Original job description

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

How will you make an impact?

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology is driving a genomics revolution in clinical routine testing, translational research and reproductive health. As a world leader in NGS technology development, thousands of Ampliseq and Oncomine assays are performed on our Ion Torrent Instruments every day around the globe. You will serve in both a direct sales capacity while also coordinating with the field sales team and work across a highly matrixed sales organization. To be fully effective, the Inside Sales specialist will be trained to have a strong understanding of the NGS workflow.

 

The NGS Inside Sales Specialist will be responsible for attaining sales quota by prospecting for new accounts, expanding our product portfolio in existing accounts, and maintaining a high level of support for existing customers.

 

 

Key responsibilities:

·        Prospects among new and active customers to generate leads and expand commercial funnel.

·        Initiates sales process by scheduling appointments; making initial presentation; understanding customer goals, priorities, and challenges.

·        Coordinates with field teams to progress opportunities through the sales cycle and close sales.

·        Expands sales in existing accounts by introducing new products and services; developing new applications.

·        Documents customer facing activities within our customer relationship management (CRM) system. Support pipeline management and sales tracking with use of CRM system and other designated IT tools.

·        Use Strategic Selling techniques within assigned accounts at all levels of the organization which influence purchasing decisions. Develop, write, and execute a business plan for managing assigned territory annually, updated quarterly.

 

 

Key Competency Requirements:

·        Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills

·        Interpersonal effectiveness and rapport building

·        Self-directed, persistent, and goal-oriented

·        Strong prospecting, discovery, sales, objection handling and closing skills

·        Team player, able to work effectively with others

 

Education and Experience:

·        Minimum education: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field.

·        Preference for individuals with hands-on laboratory research, selling and/or customer facing experience. Molecular biology and/or sequencing research experience a plus.

·        Prior sales experience an asset.

 

Travel Requirements:

·        Able to lawfully travel to the US as needed for required meetings and customer visits (~10%)

 

Our team’s culture:

·        Join a small team of junior, talented, and highly motivated sales professionals.

·        Report to a manager who is focused on both individual development as well as overall team success.

·        Our team is comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds and skillsets you will be complimenting and adding to the existing skill-base

·        As a Thermo Fisher employee you’ll be joining our exciting and award winning corporate culture.

·        You’ll enjoy a competitive salary and have access to the full range of benefits & rewards enjoyed by Thermo Fisher Scientific employees.

Compensation

The estimated annualized pay range for this position in Ontario is $50,000.00–$60,000.00.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

About the company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Large Enterprise

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.