Market Development Lead

at Danaher Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

For over 170 years, Leica Microsystems has helped shape the future by developing groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. As a global leader, we’re driven by continuous improvement to excite our customers and to create the best work environment for our people. Customer focus, innovation, and teamwork are at the core of our culture and the foundation of our success.

Leica Microsystems is one of the market leaders in the fields of microscopy, imaging, and analysis. We reveal the invisible and empower our customers to create a better and healthier world. Together with our customers, we transform scientific discovery. We empower surgeons to take well-informed decisions in life-changing procedures. We enable users to gain insights which help answer key questions concerning development and engineering. All of this is achieved with the combination of cutting-edge microscopes and AI-based image analysis.

Want to be part of a company whose products are part of cutting-edge research around the world? Join Leica Microsystems in our commitment for brilliant solutions and insight.

Leica Microsystems is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Come join a fantastic team! The National Market Development role is a dynamic role that will assist in managing and optimizing the partnerships and distribution strategy within the North America Region for OEM and other target markets including but not limited to Electrical Vehicles. This role supports Leica Microsystems’ strategy by implementing tactics to drive growth, ensuring effective market activities, training and technical recommendation as well as monitoring performance to achieve revenue and margin goals. This position is fully remote.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Compliance and Onboarding: Ensure compliance and integrity, supporting OEMs and other partners with the onboarding processes, including NDAs and legal contracts

+ Strategic and Sales Support: Assist in developing and implementing strategic plans to drive growth in target markets, closely monitor market activities for ROI, and support sales forecasting

+ OEM Account Management: monitor and support OEM accounts and review and approve quotes for profitability and margin compliance, as well as conduct business reviews to reveal underlying trends

+ Marketing Support: Aid in the execution of marketing initiatives, attend tradeshows, organize product training, distribute materials in relation to OEM and target markets

+ Technical Support: Work with and connect OEM customers with Leica R&D to ensure product compatibility and integration into their OEM product. Provide quotations and ensure OEMs have access to necessary technical support and design data, including drawings and models. Connect OEMs with service as needed.

YOUR PROFILE

+ Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or a related field or equivalent experience.

+ 3+ years of sales experience or related experience.

+ Demonstrated project management skills.

+ Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to travel as required.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

+ Ability to travel (40-60%) – primarily overnight, domestic travel.

+ Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

WHAT WE OFFER

+ Competitive Salary

+ Continuous training, support, and focus on your personal development

+ Workplace flexibility

+ Summer hours

At Leica Microsystems 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 enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Microsystems can provide.

GET MORE INSIGHT

Learn more about what we do and who we are by watching our company video “We Are Leica”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zHmalqMXN4

Are you interested to discover new opportunities in an innovative, team-oriented environment? Apply online – we are looking forward to your application!

The base salary range is $80,000.00-$90,000.00 for this role. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

The EEO posters are available here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) .

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.