Job Description

The Sales Development Rep (SDR) – Pharma (US) will be responsible for sales activity related to the successful outreach, development, and qualification of inbound and outbound leads supporting the Pharma business unit. Their focus will be on generating interest and demand while partnering with the field sales team to further engage the customer.

Role Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with field sales, science, and marketing to build and execute a successful business plan for your assigned territory
• Maintain and grow the amount of leads you are generating and pipeline you are helping create
• Research and engage new accounts who would benefit from the DNAnexus offerings
• Contact via web-conference, telephone, email and, on occasion, in-person current and prospective customers on a consistent and systematic basis to develop and bring customer engagements to the field team
• Coordinate attendance of current and prospective customers to web-based events and trade shows to drive knowledge, interest and adoption of the platform
• Travel when/if necessary to support field marketing events

Qualifications

Preferred Requirements

• Demonstrated success of lead generation, lead nurturing to advance to qualification
• Relevant Industry/domain knowledge related to precision medicine, use of genomic (“omics”) and informatics/analytics across research and development and translational teams including clinical development/clinical operations and/or informatics sales experience in the life sciences industry
• Self-starter with a sense of urgency with regard to the handling and management of multiple sales tasks in a results oriented, technical selling environment
• Meet and exceed assigned sales objectives & goals related to activity and opportunity development
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while under guidance from manager
• Excellent listening, written, and oral communication skills for all business levels
• Credible and inspiring in your approach to generate interest and identify true business needs the DNAnexus platform can solve
• Accurate, timely, and complete data collection, entry and reporting skills
• Working knowledge and use of Salesforce.com or related CRM, Google Workspace or Microsoft Office software suite
• Ability to work in teams and be a team player that is driven by individual performance and contribution

Preferred Experience and Education

• 3+ years direct experience creating and owning full lead creation plans to pipeline generation
• Knowledge in genomics (“omics”), analytics and cloud platforms across life science, diagnostics and/or health systems added benefit
• BA/BS in business or life sciences with experience in genetics/genomics

Salary and Other Compensation :

The annual starting salary for this position is between $135,000 and $145,000 OTE. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits :

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, flexible paid time off, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and national holidays paid.

Additional Information

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with over 220 team members across the United States and Europe, DNAnexus is experiencing rapid growth and market adoption. With the support of leading investors including Google Ventures and Blackstone, and trusted by hundreds of the world's biomedical leaders, the company is at the innovative forefront with our precision health data cloud to drive scientific breakthroughs. If you are interested in joining our team, please apply today!