Work Your Magic with us!Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans - so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.Your Role:MilliporeSigma in Seattle, WA is hiring a Research Account Manager. This is an exciting field-based role reporting to the Regional Director. The position is responsible for achieving sales and expense goals as well as strategic objectives and customer satisfaction for a specific set of accounts assigned within their territory of the Pacific Northwest. Devising and executing business plans and strategies to protect, expand, and grow existing account sales are key for success. Account managers are responsible for achieving all sales, growth targets, profit margins, forecast and revenue goals in an assigned territory through travel to assigned accounts, proactive (outbound) contact, and overall account/territory management.Responsibilities:* Travel within territory as required to meet the objectives.* Consistently achieve sales targets established by the Sales Director.* Submission of accurate quarterly forecasts and forecast updates, plus monthly reports as requested on a timely basis.* Efficiently manage territory through planned coverage and interaction with key account stakeholders: end users, procurement, and key opinion leaders.* Maintain a high level of technical and application competence and utilize this knowledge in a manner that will enable you to add value to MilliporeSigma products and services as well as to promote and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.* Maintain effective and professional communication in the field and with internal contacts in the Corporation, upholding Company core values at all times.* Schedule and execute seminars, product shows and pricing promotions within the defined territory.* Manage the overall distribution relationship within the territory to include - but not limited to - high impact activities (ROA), business reviews and training.* Manage effective pricing strategies to include - but not limited to - contracts and customer specific pricing (CSP's): Renewals, negotiations, and implementations.This position will include travel in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest region up to 50% as necessary. Overnight travel 5-10%.Who You Are:Minimum Qualifications:* Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Science field and 2+ years direct sales and/or marketing experience in the life sciences market OR* Master's or PhD in Business or Science fieldPreferred Qualifications:* Masters or PhD Degree with laboratory experience* 2+ years of proven experience in meeting/exceeding sales targets preferably with business-to-business sales experience* Demonstrated capability of establishing relationships at all appropriate stakeholder levels to achieve objectives/sales* Business insight to the Life Science market* Demonstrated ability with Microsoft Office software in a business environment* Demonstrated experience in preparing and implementing tactical business plans at territory level and account level* Knowledge of varying supply chain procurement processes and or options* Proven ability to work in a matrix organization inspiTo view the full job description,