[Remote] Sr. Territory Account Manager, Beijing at Illumina

Beijing, China

Illumina Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Biotechnology, Healthcare, GenomicsIndustries

Requirements

  • Experienced in driving sales in assigned market (Beijing territory)
  • Familiarity with genomic technology or genetic analysis sales preferred (implied by role context)

Responsibilities

  • Represent the company professionally, ethically, and morally at all times
  • Develop high value customer accounts through the sale of Illumina’s products and services
  • Participate in all sales activities and assist with general customer demonstrations, training, and support
  • Coordinate and communicate sales activities and strategies effectively to supervisor
  • Develop and maintain all account/contact details within Illumina’s CRM database and utilize it to monitor and direct customer purchasing activities
  • Provide regular and accurate sales forecast updates
  • Assist with the development of a customized territory plan and follow it to optimize sales territory return and travel consolidation
  • Maintain effective, professional working relationships with internal customers and product development groups
  • Establish and maintain a comprehensive database of all users in territory within CRM; identify trends in usage/applications to leverage additional sales
  • Spend at least 40% of time in the field developing customer relationships
  • Appropriately utilize company resources to support sales, managing operating expenses
  • Negotiate all genetic analysis sales in territory and generate associated sales contracts and quotations
  • Assist in the identification and recruitment of new sales people as required
  • Aid, support, and help develop new sales territories created through business growth
  • Assist with workshops, conventions, seminar series, and other marketing activities as required
  • Identify and manage high-caliber genetic analysis sales opportunities through professional screening processes and use of all available information resources
  • Develop comprehensive knowledge of prospects including personnel, responsibilities, budgeting, internal politics, products/services, competition, and market
  • Initiate and develop relationships with various key personnel at selected targets
  • Promptly follow-up on sales leads by making direct contact with prospects and commencing screening
  • Work with other company personnel as intermediaries (when appropriate) to establish target customer relationships
  • Distinguish between regular sales and business development opportunities; bring Business Development into the relationship when needed while maintaining primary responsibility for customer relationship and logistics
  • Close high quality sales prospects to meet sales targets
  • Maintain primary relationship with prospects during pre-sales, sales, and post-sales phases
  • Maintain profit margins through effective sales negotiation
  • Ensure customer satisfaction (implied in post-sales management)

Skills

Sales
Account Management
CRM
Sales Forecasting
Territory Planning
Customer Demonstrations
Customer Training
Genomics

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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