Account Manager – Life Sciences Mid-Atlantic Territory at Zymo Research Corporation
United States
$80k - $110k
<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Job Summary: </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Zymo Research is looking for a dynamic individual to join our team! </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Zymo Research is seeking highly motivated, field-based Account Managers to drive growth within defined geographic regions of PA, NJ, MD & DC. These individuals will be responsible for both hunting new opportunities and nurturing long-term customer relationships, engaging directly with academic, government, biotech, and pharmaceutical researchers. Candidates must reside in their assigned territory to ensure close customer interaction and territory coverage.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">We are looking for professionals who can speak scientist-to-scientist, not just salespeople. Ideal candidates bring direct laboratory experience and the ability to translate scientific needs into practical solutions using Zymo’s technologies.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.05in 0in 0in; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.05in 0in 0in; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Join us in making a meaningful impact! <br><br></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Essential Duties and Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Territory Management & Growth</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Develop and execute a territory sales plan to achieve or exceed revenue targets, balancing new account acquisition with expansion of existing accounts.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Customer Engagement</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Actively build and nurture relationships with key scientists, lab managers, and procurement stakeholders through in-person visits, seminars, and virtual interactions.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Scientific Consultation</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Serve as a trusted advisor by leveraging personal lab experience to understand experimental workflows and position Zymo Research’s products as solutions.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Opportunity Development</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including emerging labs, startups, and key accounts in biotech, pharma, and academia.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Cross-Functional Collaboration</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Partner with Marketing, Product Management, and Technical Support teams to deliver value-added solutions, customer training, and market feedback.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Skills and Attributes</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong scientific communication skills; ability to converse at a peer level with researchers.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Proven track record of building customer relationships and driving sales results.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Self-motivated, proactive, and organized with excellent time management.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Willingness to travel extensively within assigned territory.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Entrepreneurial mindset: equally comfortable hunting new business and nurturing long-term accounts.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Education and Experience</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or related field required.</span></li> <li style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Hands-on laboratory experience in molecular biology, genomics, or related areas is required.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Prior commercial sales or business development experience in life sciences is strongly preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience working in a research lab at a life science company is highly desirable.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><br></span><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">About Us:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Since its inception in 1994, Zymo Research has been proudly serving the scientific community by providing innovative, reliable, and high-quality research tools and products. Whether it's DNA, RNA, epigenetics, microbiomics, protein, or yeast-based research, our philosophy remains the same: To provide the highest quality products in the industry while ensuring they are both simple to use and reliable in their performance. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Recognized as a <em>Top Workplace</em> by the Orange County Register in 2021, 2022, and named a <em>Top Workplace USA</em> in 2023, Zymo Research continues to be a vibrant community where employees thrive, feel connected, and are inspired by their work. If you are passionate about contributing to scientific advancement and want to be part of an exceptional team in a dynamic, growing company, we'd love to hear from you!</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Compensation, Benefits, and Perks: </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The estimated base compensation range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 at the time of posting. Actual compensation details will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Zymo Research also offers competitive benefits and perks including:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Coverages</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">EAP Sessions</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Vacation Time plus Company Holidays</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Paid Sick Leave</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Generous 401(K) with matching</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Employee Referral Bonus</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Competitive commission plan</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Company provided monthly car allowance</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><br></span><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Zymo Research welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. These include sex, age, color, race, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical & mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by federal, state, or local law.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Location: </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Remote/in the field – Zymo Research </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Disclaimer: </span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">At Zymo, we take the integrity of our hiring process seriously. Please be aware of fraudulent recruitment activities that may use our name to deceive job seekers. We will never ask for payment, sensitive personal information, or financial details during the recruitment process.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">All legitimate communications will come from an official Zymo or TriNet Hiring email address. If you are contacted by anyone claiming to represent us using a free email service (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or asking for payment, please treat this as fraudulent and report it immediately to </span><a href="mailto:jobs@zymoresearch.com"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">jobs@zymoresearch.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p>
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