Biotech Sales Specialist

Cameo Consultancy
United Kingdom
Today
£40,000 – £45,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £45,000 pa

Posted
20 May 2026 (Today)

Are you a field-based scientific or biotech sales professional who enjoys building relationships, winning new business and getting out in front of customers?

We're working with a well-established business specialising in scientific equipment and consumables who are continuing to grow and are now looking for a Biotech Sales Specialist to manage a Northern territory covering North England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is a field-based role ideally suited to someone based between Birmingham and Manchester, offering a salary of up to £45,000 plus 25% bonus (OTE £56,000+) and car allowance.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to build their career within a supportive, down-to-earth business where you'll have ownership of your territory, autonomy to succeed and genuine opportunity to progress.

Home based with regular travel to customer sites and occasional time at HQ (Birmingham)

What you'll be doing

Develop and grow relationships with biotech, academic and life science customers across

Proactively identify and win new business opportunities while building long-term customer relationships

Manage and grow a portfolio of accounts, increasing product mix and territory value

Build strong face-to-face relationships with customers, becoming a trusted partner across your territory

Work collaboratively with internal teams including Product, Procurement, Marketing and supplier partners

Keep up to date with scientific developments, market activity and competitor trends

Represent the business at exhibitions, customer meetings and industry events What we're looking for

Previous field-based scientific, biotech or life science sales experience, with responsibility for managing your own territory

Experience selling into biotech, academia, pharma or laboratory environments

A confident, proactive communicator who enjoys being out with customers and building relationships face-to-face

A commercial mindset with a genuine interest in opening new opportunities and growing accounts

Organised, self-motivated and comfortable managing activity across a territory

Someone ambitious, down-to-earth and keen to develop, with the drive to build a successful career within a collaborative businessWhat's on offer

Basic salary up to £45,000 + 25% bonus (OTE £56,000+)

Company car or car allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas shutdown

Structured induction, training and ongoing development

Autonomy to manage your own territory without micromanagement

Friendly, supportive and collaborative team culture

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