Bioprocessing Sales Specialist

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Bioprocessing Sales Specialist to drive commercial growth and market adoption of the OPUS® Pre-Packed Chromatography Column portfolio across the Midwest and Southeast regions. This customer-facing role is responsible for growing revenue through new business acquisition, strategic account expansion.
The successful candidate will serve as the regional subject matter expert for OPUS pre-packed columns, partnering closely with Business Account Managers, Product Management, and Applications. This individual will support customers throughout the sales cycle, from early process development discussions and resin selection through scale-up and commercialization.
The ideal candidate possesses a strong hunter mentality with a proven track record of creating opportunities, penetrating target accounts, and driving growth within existing customers. Success in this role requires a combination of chromatography expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to position OPUS as the preferred chromatography column platform for biopharmaceutical manufacturers.Responsibilities

• Drive revenue growth and achieve or exceed sales targets for the ELISAs, OPUS Process Development and Large Scale pre-packed chromatography column portfolios, including opportunities involving Repligen chromatography resins.
• Build, manage, and maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities through proactive prospecting, customer engagement, networking, and strategic account planning.
• Partner with Business Account Managers to identify and develop opportunities across biopharmaceutical, CDMOs, and emerging biotech accounts.
• Serve as the technical and commercial expert for OPUS columns, supporting customers through process development, scale-up, tech transfer, validation, and commercial manufacturing.
• Develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders including process development scientists, manufacturing leaders, purification engineers, and procurement teams.
• Conduct customer visits, technical presentations, facility tours, and product demonstrations that advance opportunities and strengthen customer relationships.
• Position OPUS as the preferred chromatography column platform by demonstrating its technical, operational, and economic advantages.
• Clearly articulate the value of integrated downstream purification solutions.
• Maintain accurate forecasting, opportunity management, and sales reporting within Salesforce (SFDC).
• Provide market intelligence, competitive insights, and customer feedback to support portfolio growth and product strategy.
• Represent Repligen at industry conferences, technical seminars, customer workshops, and regional marketing events.

QualificationsPreferred

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.