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Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Scientific Instruments

District Sales Manager

Philadelphia, PAOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Salesforce
  • MS Office suite
  • laboratory
  • clinical
  • industrial markets
  • complex sales cycles
  • large accounts
  • matrix organization
  • commercial success
  • continuous improvement

Nice to have

  • Life Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Business Administration
  • additional language skills

Role summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a District Sales Manager to lead a sales team focused on lab consumables and chemicals. This role involves developing and implementing sales strategies, supporting team growth, and driving revenue through strategic initiatives and customer relationships. The position requires strong leadership, strategic planning, forecasting, and CRM proficiency, with a focus on achieving growth targets and commercial excellence within scientific and healthcare markets. Travel is required.

Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Laboratory Setting, Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Lead a sales team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, supporting revenue growth and market expansion through strategic sales initiatives and customer relationships for our lab consumables and chemicals products. As a Sales Manager, you'll develop and implement comprehensive sales strategies, support team development, and contribute to our mission to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Work collaboratively across divisions to deliver solutions while maintaining strong customer partnerships and achieving growth targets. Join our organization and contribute through commercial leadership excellence.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of proven sales experience in relevant scientific/healthcare industries
• Preferred Fields of Study: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Business Administration or related field
• 2+ years of sales management/team leadership experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of laboratory, research, clinical or industrial markets
• Demonstrated leadership abilities with proven track record of developing successful teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, forecasting and achieving revenue targets
• Proficiency with CRM systems (particularly Salesforce) and MS Office suite
• Ability to build and maintain strong customer and key stakeholder relationships
• Experience managing complex sales cycles and large accounts
• Business acumen with strong analytical and decision-making capabilities
• Travel required up to 50-75%
• English language fluency required; additional language skills valued
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrix organization
• Track record of commercial success and continuous improvement
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to work effectively at all levels
• Commitment to Thermo Fisher's core values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement

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