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Job Description

About Us:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue over $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

In the Bioscience division’s product specialist structure, you will be responsible for custom products such as cell culture media and other reagent products, and will communicate with customers and internal and external partners, including supply chain teams and manufacturing teams, regarding custom products and manage projects to ensure a smooth process from order to delivery. You will also develop and implement technical sales activities, strategies and tactics for related products (catalog and custom products) and contribute to the achievement of team, unit and divisional budget plans.

Job Description:

Coverage Area

Custom products: Covering the entire Japan.

Catalog products: Collaborate with team members in sharing responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Communicate with customers, supply chain team, manufacturing team, and other internal and external partners regarding the potential customization of products in the Bioscience Division's portfolio, including cell culture and other related products, and manage customer inquiries, quotations, manufacturing requests, and manufacturing schedules.

Collaborate with team e on custom products and align internally and externally on quotations and delivery dates.

Implement technical sales activities mainly for catalog products related to cell culture related products and regenerative medicine development products within the Bioscience Division's portfolio, involving customer meetings and other sales-related tasks.

Collaborate with partners and team members in sales, marketing, and other domestic functions as well as APJ/Global individuals to devise and implement central initiatives.

Conduct or coordinate internal product training sessions.

Conduct or coordinate external product training, seminars, and demonstrations.

Implement support activities for product launches and sales promotion.

Report technical sales activities and team activities to appropriate persons.

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor's degree in a scientific field or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Strong and effective interpersonal skills.

Proficient in Japanese for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Ability to communicate in English (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

(Target: TOEIC 750 points or above).

Demonstrated perseverance and ability to accomplish tasks.

Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and facilitate appropriate information sharing.

Residing in Japan and able to commute to our Mita office.

Proficient in basic PC operations.

Capable of delivering effective presentations both internally and externally.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Master’s degree in a scientific field.

Master’s degree in business or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Work experience in cell culture.

Research experience in academia or corporate R&D in regenerative medicine, gene therapy, and cell therapy.

Experience in customer facing.

Leadership experience.

Project management experience.

Experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.

Marketing experience.

Work experience with overseas partners (internal).

Position Highlights:

By joining our team, you will have the chance to contribute to supporting customers engaged in innovative research, development, and manufacturing in various fields such as science or pharmaceutical research, in alignment with our mission "to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer".

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

EEO/Reasonable Accommodation:

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform critical job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.