Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions
without assistance, Laboratory Setting Job Description
Sr Bioscience Account Manager

Remote, Illinoi s
Join our collaborative sales team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and contribute as a Senior Biosciences Account Manager. You will increase revenue and build lasting relationships with customers while representing our comprehensive portfolio of scientific products and services. Working in a supportive environment that values achievement and innovation, you'll help enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
This field-based role is responsible for driving sales growth and managing key accounts across academic, government, and industrial customers within the assigned territory. You will expand existing business, develop new opportunities, and achieve sales targets through strategic account engagement, participation in scientific events, effective prospecting, and strong customer relationships. This role will be home based and requires the individual to be located in Illinois, serving the assigned territory: Consistently achieve or exceed sales targets by maintaining existing business, prospecting to develop incremental business, and conducting cold calls to develop new business in assigned accounts.
Execute effective sales strategies, including prospecting, qualification, value-based selling, and closing.
Leverage product, application, and workflow knowledge to position solutions, deliver technical presentations and demonstrations, and drive customer adoption.
Manage sales opportunities through disciplined pipeline management, including forecasting, next steps, and close plans
Maintain strong customer relationships and engage key stakeholders across accounts
Participate in sales meetings, seminars, and trade shows
Custom note to describe the territory and specific needs for account mix (aca, pharma, biotech, etc.)
Maintain a consistent operating rhythm to manage territory performance, including funnel management, account planning, and achieve KPI metrics.
Maintain a strong field presence, with customer-facing activity expected approximately 4 days per week across the assigned Illinois territory.
Routinely update CRM (Salesforce) to ensure accurate forecasting, pipeline health, and visibility to business performance.
Prepare quarterly account and territory plans to define focused sales strategies and actions to achieve revenue targets, and mitigation plans to close gaps.
Share market insights, competitive intelligence, and best practices with internal stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree plus 6+ years of work experience, preferably in laboratory/scientific industries, or 5 years of work experience with a graduate degree
Preferred Fields of Study: Life Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry or related scientific field
Strong technical understanding in the science field with the ability to understand and articulate customer applications and workflows and position our products within the workflow
Proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales targets in instrumentation, laboratory, or scientific sales
Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an account and map key stakeholders, decision makers, and influencers.
Understands the customer’s broader goals and challenges, using value-based selling to influence decisions, solve business problems, and uncover growth opportunities.
Analytical and strategic planning capabilities
Highly motivated to hit sales goals, and take share from competitors
Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial
Strong business acumen with ability to translate data into actionable sales strategies
~ High level of personal accountability and rigorous execution discipline
~ Proficiency with CRM systems (preferably Salesforce) and Microsoft Office
~ Strong understanding of sales funnel management and forecasting
~ Valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 25-75% within assigned territory
~ Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
~*Relocation assistance is NOT provided.
~*This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount