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Merck Group

Scientific Sales Specialist

DorsetField-based
PermanentFull-Time
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Description

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans, so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics.

Your role:

We have an exciting opportunity to lead regional growth and drive revenue as a field-based Discovery Scientific Sales Specialist covering the South of the UK (Midlands and below). You'll build deep, strategic relationships with academia, biotech, pharma, and industry customers, positioning our early discovery workflow solutions as essential to their research and development.

Expect to travel roughly 3 days per week across your territory, collaborating closely with marketing, product, and service teams to execute account strategies and hit revenue targets. Reporting to the Head of Scientific Sales Specialist, Early Discovery Workflow, you'll own your territory and drive clear, achievable growth.

Who you are:
  • Life-science degree with 3+ years of technical sales experience in chemical synthesis, small biomolecules, or related fields.
  • A track record of building and closing large opportunities in competitive markets.
  • Strong customer relationship management across academia, biotech, pharma, and industry sectors.
  • Skilled at mapping customer pain points to our solutions and positioning value beyond price.
  • Daily use of Salesforce to track activities, manage the opportunity pipeline, and maintain accurate forecasting.
  • Willingness to travel 3+ days per week and located within the South of the UK (Midlands or below).

What we offer: We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace.
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Merck Group

A science and technology company solving complex challenges across healthcare and electronics

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