Sales Application Specialist QIAGEN

Overview

At the heart of QIAGEN’s business is a vision to make improvements in life possible.

We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. We are still the entrepreneurial company we started out as and have today achieved a size where we can bring our full power to many initiatives and to our presence across the globe. 

Our most valuable asset are our employees – more than 6000 in over 35 locations around the world. Our ambition is to ensure we have outstanding and passionate people working in the best teams and we are constantly looking for new talent to join us. 

There are few players who have shaped the world of modern science and healthcare as much as QIAGEN, and we have only just started.

If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people’s lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.

Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.

Position Description

QIAGEN offers a broad and comprehensive portfolio of instruments and consumables solutions for Molecular Diagnostic testing. From manual and automatic extractions, PCR instruments, syndromic testing and high throughput systems for genetic disease analysis, infectious disease testing and women’s health samples. We have more than 6,000 passionate employees who care deeply about the impact of their work and have a determination to excel.

To strengthen our clinical diagnostics sales team within the Nordics we are looking for a Sales Application Specialist based in Norway who will work alongside territory Sales Account Managers to act as a portfolio specialist, shaping and aligning customer requirements with the most suitable QIAGEN solutions. The successful candidate will drive both pre-sales and post-sales activities. If you are passionate about making improvements in life possible and developing your career in an organisation that supports internal progression please send an application.

Key responsibilities:

- Support the sales team with instrument/workflow lead finding, identification, opportunity development and implementation in customer laboratories

- Take responsibility for on-site application troubleshooting with customers and work towards solutions

- Support our remote IT team in setting up bidirectional LIMS connections and remote monitoring of customers instruments

- Present features and benefits of QIAGEN products to potential and existing customers, primarily focused around the instrumentation portfolio

Position Requirements

- Native Norwegian speaker. Good level of English.

- Ideally a Master’s degree in molecular biology, genomics or a related field.

- 3-5 years of relevant employment experience in molecular biology/ molecular diagnostics.

- Solid experience with molecular biology technologies PCR, qPCR, dPCR and/or NGS with excellent troubleshooting abilities.

- Valid driver´s license with the ability to travel to customer sites across Norway at least 50% of the time.

- Good IT knowledge, sales experience and knowledge of SFDC would be beneficial.

What we offer

At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.

QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability.