Life Sciences Manufacturing Sales Lead (Associate Director) for West Coast USA

Life Sciences Manufacturing Sales Lead for West Coast of USA

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic-minded Life Sciences Manufacturing Sales Lead to drive growth in Life Sciences Manufacturing domain. The ideal candidate will be responsible for capitalizing on new business opportunities, establishing business solutions, and driving revenue growth within the Life Sciences industry. The qualified candidate must reside in California, Seattle, WA, or near a major city in the West Coast region of the USA as this role will require regular travel from 25% up to 50% of the time throughout the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the client responsible for regional account strategy and relationship for the manufacturing Lab applications and Integration.
• Responsible for creating and executing account growth plans for the client, including cross selling of new products and extension of relationship into new areas / facilities.
• Ensure Business volume and margin targets are met or exceeded.
• Technical know-how to sell Manufacturing and Lab transformation solutions.
• Work with the Client Partner team to ensure that the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is fully updated.
• Develop critical project pursuit strategies.
• Accountable for the review and negotiation of customer contracts
• Coordinate with the Lead Team and Global Sales colleagues regarding global customer strategy and engagement.
• Working closely with operations, proactively manage account relationship, ensuring regular sponsor meetings are attended, and take ownership of meeting actions.
• Understand and be able to articulate the Cognizant offerings and analyze customer needs to determine requirements and describe proposed solutions.
• Be able to articulate project delivery methodology and operational information systems.
• Oversee the generation of technical and commercial proposals.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and cognizant value is monitored and managed.
• With support from Marketing will be responsible for lead generation and qualifications as needed.
• Support marketing events within the country and regions as required.
• Responsible for commercial negotiations with clients
• Ensuring that the signed contract / order is received, checked, and filed correctly.
• Ensure internal systems are updated as required.
• Ensuring that the project is handed over to the operations group for execution.

Required Experience

Preferred Experience

Top Reasons to Join Our Team

Excellent compensation / benefits. A strong financial incentive package that includes a solid base salary with a highly attractive bonus plan. Further incentives include award programs, club trips, and excellent benefits package. Wide exposure to industry, product, and functional standard methodologies; as well as outstanding teams supporting your sales pursuits. Encouraging management team that rewards initiative & success. Exciting, industry leading practice where you can truly build a long-term career. Congenial, collaborative, and goal-oriented environment; the opportunity to work with and learn from a highly experienced team of business professionals. Tremendous opportunities for growth with a real career path promoting career advancement.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $150,000 - $170,000 + Annual Target Bonus of 30%.

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements :

Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

A Good Fit for the Cognizant Culture

A person who possesses a true passion for changing organizations for the better, and desires to do so within a goal, yet professional atmosphere filled with business professionals who all manifest a belief in partnership, innovation, and excellence. Our "Cultural Value Drivers" are well-known and clearly communicated within the organization : Open, Visible, Motivated, Empowered, Opportunity-Filled, Flexible & Collaborative.

Work Authorization

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or any time in the future. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.