Clinical Sales Specialist– Novocastra, Kolkata

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The Clinical Sales Specialist – Novocastra is responsible for driving commercial growth, expanding market presence, and strengthening customer partnerships across the assigned territory. This role will focus on building a strong sales funnel, increasing market share, and leading strategic engagements with key accounts and stakeholders.
 

This position reports to the Strategic Growth Manager, India and is part of the Sales/Commercial organization located in Kolkata and will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Own and achieve assigned Novocastra sales targets and business objectives by developing and executing territory growth plans, identifying and converting sales opportunities, and increasing market penetration and revenue.
• Build and maintain a robust sales funnel, ensure accurate opportunity tracking through CRM systems, and conduct competitive analysis and market-intelligence activities to identify growth opportunities and support strategic business decisions.
• Provide technical expertise, application support, troubleshooting, product optimization, and customer training related to Novocastra antibodies and Leica Biosystems consumables across the IVD and RUO portfolios during pre-sales and post-sales activities.
• Lead Proof of Principle activities, including product evaluations, sampling programs, demonstrations, and customer validations, in collaboration with regional sales teams and channel partners.
• Build trusted relationships with pathologists, laboratory managers, researchers, procurement teams, and key opinion leaders; collaborate with Sales, Marketing, channel partners, and regional and global application teams to conduct workshops, scientific meetings, seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations, and customer-education programs; and submit monthly activity and business-outcome reports.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pathology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum three years of relevant experience in Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, Pathology Applications, Clinical Diagnostics, Diagnostic Sales, or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pathology workflows, antibody-based assays, immunohistochemistry, and related diagnostic applications.
• Experience providing customer-facing technical or application support, including troubleshooting, product demonstrations, customer training, or scientific consultation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and CRM tools, along with professional proficiency in English and relevant local language(s).

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel 60–80% within the assigned region and other geographies as business needs require, including regular customer visits, demonstrations, training sessions, conferences, and field-based commercial activities.

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

• Pathology laboratories, cancer diagnostics, immunohistochemistry reagents, or companion diagnostics.
• A customer-facing application specialist, product specialist, clinical sales specialist, or technical sales role within the diagnostics industry.
• Distributor or channel-partner management and territory development.

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Achievement of assigned Novocastra sales targets and territory business objectives.
• Growth in the qualified opportunity pipeline, conversion rate, territory revenue, market penetration, and market share.
• Successful and timely execution of Proof of Principle activities, product evaluations, demonstrations, and customer validations.
• Customer satisfaction, retention, and adoption and utilization of Novocastra products.
• Effective collaboration with Sales, Marketing, regional and global application teams, and channel partners.

Leica Biosystems, 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 Danaher Benefits Info.

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