[Hiring] Technical Sales Specialist @The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Role Description

An exciting new remote opportunity has arisen to join the company as a Technical Sales Specialist for the Contract Testing Services team. Based on a strong understanding of current and anticipating future customer, market, and regulatory needs, the Technical Sales Specialist position is responsible for providing scientific excellence for the Chinese customers in the biologics market. The candidate will serve as an experienced technical expert in biological safety testing of biologics, vaccines, and novel biotherapies for large pharma and biotechnology companies. For this expert-level technical position, it would be an advantage to have a solid working knowledge of biotechnology manufacturing principles and processes.

Qualifications

• Educated to Ph.D. level (Life Sciences or a relevant scientific field) or equivalent experience. M.Sc. degree will be considered for applicants with extensive experience in the pharma/biotechnology field.
• At least 5 years of relevant extensive experience in biologics and/or vaccines and/or novel biotherapies manufacturing and/or analytical assay development and applications.
• Prior experience of working in a R&D, Quality Control, CMC/Regulatory or manufacturing environment of vaccines/biologics.
• Experience working within a regulated environment and ability to interact effectively with regulatory agencies.
• Advanced presentation skills and ability to effectively communicate complex technical/scientific topics to customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills in both Chinese and English.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal experience with a demonstrated ability to lead and influence teams and individuals.
• Ability to effectively communicate and build working relationships with internal teams/customers.
• Willingness to travel in China on average 40% of the time.

Benefits

• Opportunities to break new ground and fulfil your ambitions.
• Support to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life.
• A culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress.