Job description
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Pension + Company car
Contract: Full-time
Location: Zurich or Basel, Switzerland (remote, must be based in this area)
Start Date: January 2025

Company details:
Proteintech is an international biotechnology company that manufactures antibodies, ELISA kits and proteins for use in life science research. Proteintech manufactures all its own products to the highest standards possible, with complete control over the whole manufacturing, validation and QC process. 250,000+ citations of Proteintech products demonstrates what matters most to the company: the success of its reagents in the hands of scientists, helping them make discoveries that change and explain the world around us.

The role:
Proteintech is experiencing rapid growth in Europe and is now recruiting for a field-based Account Manager in Zurich or Basel, Switzerland.
You will report directly to the Commercial Director as part of an excellent team; you will have real responsibility and gain exposure to multiple facets of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers to grow long-term and effective business relationships.
  
• Pro-actively search and connect with new prospects.
  
• Provide feedback to Marketing and Product development on customer and competitor activities.
  
• Actively liaise with institution procurement departments to facilitate ease of purchase.
  
• Responsible for meeting and exceeding annual revenue targets.
  
• Report on sales and business development targets.
  

Essential requirements:

• Experience in life science/biotech sales would be an advantage.
  
• Must be educated to Degree or Masters level in a life science discipline.
  
• Independent, driven and able to work on own initiative.
  
• High level of professional communication skills and the confidence to interact with scientists at all levels.
  
• Prepared to travel extensively up to 80% of time (predominantly within territory).
  
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
  
• Full CH driving licence.
  
• Fluent in English and German
  

Please send a CV including all relevant experience and references to frank@ptglab.com