Illumina

Senior Informatics Sales Specialist - South

North Carolina, United States

$60,000 – $90,000Compensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Medical Devices, Healthcare, Sales, Life SciencesIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Salary: Not specified

Illumina is expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Key Responsibilities

  • Write and execute strategic business plan to exceed revenue targets by growing current base, attracting new customers with a focus on early innovator labs, and leveraging awareness through professional consortia.
  • Develop high-value, long-term profitable customer accounts through relationship building sales techniques.
  • Identify and manage high-caliber sales opportunities through professional screening processes and use of all available information resources.
  • Develop comprehensive knowledge of prospects including personnel and responsibilities, budgeting, internal politics, products and services, competition and market.
  • Prepare and present compelling customer sales presentations and participate in all sales activities and assist with general customer demonstrations, training and support.
  • Negotiate all sales opportunities within company established parameters in territory and generate associated sales contracts and quotations.
  • Maintain desirable pricing levels through effective sales negotiation.
  • Coordinate and communicate sales activities and strategies effectively to supervisors.
  • Develop and maintain all account/contact details within Illumina’s CRM database. Utilize same to effectively monitor and direct customer purchasing activities.
  • Leverage CRM system to grow sales from existing customer base and expand customer base in assigned territory.
  • Provide regular and accurate sales forecast updates.
  • Create a territory business plan that satisfies goals as established by sales management.
  • Effectively build a short/medium/long term sales pipeline and manage the necessary levels of sales leads, prospects, and opportunities.
  • Satisfy all product and technology training requirements as established by Sales management and the Training department.
  • Work with business unit TAM counterparts within your assigned territory to enable there selling efforts into translational accounts.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all aspects of business for the Regional Clinical Accounts included in a portion of the Mid-North District.
  • Provide Clinical support, as an overlay function, to the local account managers.

Requirements

  • Not specified

Skills

Sales
Clinical Sales
Genomics
Account Management
CRM
Territory Planning
Sales Forecasting
Product Presentation
Negotiation

Illumina

Supports genomics startups through funding and resources

About Illumina

Illumina focuses on fostering innovation in the genomics industry by supporting startups through its Illumina Accelerator program. This program helps entrepreneurs create, launch, and grow genomics-focused companies by providing funding and resources. The accelerator operates in two main locations: the San Francisco Bay Area and Cambridge, UK. Illumina Accelerator has successfully invested in 68 genomics startups, which have collectively raised over $1 billion in venture capital. What sets Illumina apart from its competitors is its strong partnership with leading venture capital investors and its dedicated focus on the genomics sector. The goal of Illumina is to build a thriving ecosystem for genomics innovation, enabling new companies to emerge and advance the field.

San Diego, CaliforniaHeadquarters
1998Year Founded
$27.2MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Venture Capital, BiotechnologyIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Risks

Over-reliance on NVIDIA's AI technology may limit flexibility in AI solution adoption.
Standardizing proteomics data across platforms could challenge Illumina's data reliability.
Single-flow-cell NovaSeq X System might cannibalize sales of higher-end models.

Differentiation

Illumina leads in genomic sequencing with advanced AI integration and multiomic data analysis.
The company offers innovative array-based solutions for DNA, RNA, and protein analysis.
Illumina's global expansion includes a new Global Capability Center in Bengaluru.

Upsides

Collaboration with NVIDIA enhances drug discovery and clinical development through AI integration.
Pilot proteomics program with UK Biobank aims to generate crucial reference datasets.
Single-cell sequencing kits make high-throughput sequencing accessible to smaller labs.

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