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. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.   The Territory Sales Executive for the Allentown, Pennsylvania greater area market is responsible for managing and growing all Cepheid business in acute healthcare markets and for coordinating all associated company activity within an assigned geography for both existing and prospective accounts.  The successful representative will be able to drive highly complex, multi-departmental, hospital sales from the introduction of new diagnostic concepts through closure and implementation.   This position reports to the Regional Sales Director and will be a remote, in territory role.   In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with all pertinent department stakeholders within the acute care/hospital setting to maintain, promote and sell Cepheid's Value Proposition inclusive of all instrumentation and testing applications. These departments may include laboratory, pharmacy, infection control, nursing management, emergency department, risk management and physicians. Develop demand for and adoption of new assays and instrumentation within existing and prospective account base to achieve assigned territory goals. Coordinate between the customer and Cepheid personnel and for ensuring that all new product and system implementations are executed to meet customer expectations. Optimize cycle time by using Salesforce.com (CRM tool) to maintain customer and account activity, to map visibility and drive market share, and to prioritize sales funnel. The essential requirements of the job include: Bachelor’s degree in field with 5+ years of related healthcare sales experience, preferably in laboratory diagnostics OR Master’s degree in field with 3+ years of related healthcare sales experience, preferably in laboratory diagnostics Proven sales success, specifically in selling premium-priced products. Experience engaging multiple call points within the hospital, to include both laboratory and outside-of-the laboratory. Ability to pass vendor credentialing requirements. It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Proficient using SalesForce CRM Expertise in demand creation for ground-breaking technologies versus replacement technology is a plus. Experience engaging multiple call points within the alternate-site markets.   Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: Ability to travel 50% of the time and reside within the assigned territory. 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 Danaher Benefits Info.   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