Virtual Territory Sales Executive

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

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The Virtual Territory Sales Executive is responsible for selling or renewing the company’s products, systems and/or services via telephone or electronic means to customers in assigned territory, industry or accounts.  The focus is on lead qualification and lead prospecting. Sales can be made through multichannel, inbound and/or outbound sales activities.

This position is part of the inside sales department and will be a remote position covering the Central and Western US states. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Call on accounts in your sales territory as well as prioritize sales activities in the accounts in an active sales cycle (existing and driven) to position Cepheid solutions to meet customer needs and maintains regular and educational communications with all other team members.
• Develops and leads assigned accounts strategically to deliver solutions and drive revenue growth. Prospects new accounts and prepares information for all sales calls to secure new customers.
• Researches and understands territory growth opportunities for developing an effective business plan and sales strategy and evaluates competitor’s products for internal communications and effective product positioning for a successful sale.
• Maintains and develops strategic partnerships with key customers and leverages internal resources, when necessary, to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction.  Develops the client relationship by understanding both short-term and long-term needs/goals for optimal positioning of Cepheid's products and services
• Builds in-depth knowledge of CRM and funnel management tools and applies these skills consistently to forecast business, lead customer opportunities, build opportunity pipeline, and make business decisions. Maintains records and communications with customer base through CRM tool.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience OR Master’s degree in field with 3+ years of similar related sales experience
• Experience working in cross-functional environments and collaborating with Product Managers, Outside Sales, etc.
• Comfortable working in a virtual environment including working on video and phone and various virtual technologies.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience with Excel and salesforce
• Experience with working in a remote environment

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.

The salary range for this role is $70,000 – $85,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. 

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