PHARMAFull-time
Sr Sales Specialist, Reproductive & Genetic Health
HYDERABAD (IN)REMOTEPOSTED: 9/16/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONILLUMINAGenomics and Life Sciences
ROLE OVERVIEW
Drive commercial growth and market development for Illumina's reproductive and genetic health portfolio across India by developing strategic customer relationships, increasing clinician engagement, supporting genomic workflow adoption, and commercializing new applications.
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- •Achieve annual revenue, consumables and growth targets
- •Develop strategic business plans and identify new business opportunities across hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and fertility/genetic testing centers
- •Build relationships with clinicians, laboratory directors, geneticists and key opinion leaders
- •Organize scientific meetings, workshops, CMEs, roundtables, webinars and educational programs
- •Drive adoption of sequencing platforms, library preparation solutions and genomics workflows
- •Lead commercialization of new reproductive and genetic health applications
- •Provide market intelligence, competitive insights and customer feedback
- •Manage strategic accounts, channel partners, opportunity forecasting and CRM documentation
Reporting Hierarchy: Reports within Illumina's commercial organization and collaborates closely with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical Applications, Technical Support, Service, Commercial Operations and channel partners
* Role responsibilities and qualifications synthesized based on industry benchmark standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree or PhD in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Genomics or related discipline
- 5-10 years of experience in genomics, molecular diagnostics, reproductive health, clinical diagnostics, life sciences or related healthcare markets
- Proven experience in sales, business development, market development or commercial roles
- Experience engaging clinicians, healthcare providers, service providers and healthcare institutions
- Strong understanding of genomics technologies, sequencing workflows and clinical applications
- Strong communication, presentation, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- •Advanced scientific or business degree
- •Experience with reproductive health or clinical genomics commercialization
- •Experience working with channel partners and distributors
- •Strategic account management and market-development experience
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Genomics
Molecular diagnostics
Next-generation sequencing
Sequencing workflows
Library preparation
Clinical genomics
Reproductive health
Sales
Business development
Market development
Strategic account management
CRM
Forecasting
Competitive intelligence
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
Benefits: Standard employee benefits, career development opportunities, Employee Resource Groups and inclusive workplace programs
The supplied posting does not disclose salary or bonus/equity figures, so no compensation amount has been inferred.
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
Illumina is a genomics technology company focused on expanding access to genomic technology and enabling discoveries in human health, including early disease detection, diagnosis and new treatment approaches.
TEAM SIZE: 5,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Genomics and Life Sciences
Culture: Illumina emphasizes belonging, inclusion, openness, collaboration, alternative perspectives, innovation and employee development. The company also highlights Employee Resource Groups and social-responsibility opportunities.
EXPECTED CAREER ROADMAP
Potential progression may include larger strategic-account responsibilities, regional or national commercial leadership, market-development leadership, portfolio commercialization roles, or broader genomics business leadership opportunities, depending on performance and internal openings.
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Emphasize 5-10 years of relevant genomics or molecular-diagnostics commercial experience; quantify revenue, instrument-placement or consumables-growth achievements; highlight relationships with clinicians and laboratories; demonstrate sequencing and clinical-genomics knowledge; showcase strategic account, market-development and cross-functional leadership experience.
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
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