Job Summary

The Clinical Sales Specialist - Novocastra is responsible for driving commercial growth, expanding market presence, and strengthening customer partnerships across the assigned territory. This role will focus on building a strong sales funnel, increasing market share, and leading strategic engagements with key accounts and stakeholders.

This position reports to the Strategic Growth Manager, India and is part of the Sales/Commercial organization located in Kolkata and will be fully remote.

Responsibilities

- Own and achieve assigned Novocastra sales targets and business objectives by developing and executing territory growth plans, identifying and converting sales opportunities, and increasing market penetration and revenue.
- Build and maintain a robust sales funnel, ensure accurate opportunity tracking through CRM systems, and conduct competitive analysis and market-intelligence activities to identify growth opportunities and support strategic business decisions.
- Provide technical expertise, application support, troubleshooting, product optimization, and customer training related to Novocastra antibodies and Leica Biosystems consumables across the IVD and RUO portfolios during pre-sales and post-sales activities.
- Lead Proof of Principle activities, including product evaluations, sampling programs, demonstrations, and customer validations, in collaboration with regional sales teams and channel partners.
- Build trusted relationships with pathologists, laboratory managers, researchers, procurement teams, and key opinion leaders; collaborate with Sales, Marketing, channel partners, and regional and global application teams to conduct workshops, scientific meetings, seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations, and customer-education programs; and submit monthly activity and business-outcome reports.

Requirements

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pathology, or a related discipline.




- Minimum three years of relevant experience in Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, Pathology Applications, Clinical Diagnostics, Diagnostic Sales, or a related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of pathology workflows, antibody-based assays, immunohistochemistry, and related diagnostic applications.
- Experience providing customer-facing technical or application support, including troubleshooting, product demonstrations, customer training, or scientific consultation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and CRM tools, along with professional proficiency in English and relevant local language(s).

Travel

- Ability and willingness to travel 60-80% within the assigned region and other geographies as business needs require, including regular customer visits, demonstrations, training sessions, conferences, and field-based commercial activities.

Experience/Plus

- Pathology laboratories, cancer diagnostics, immunohistochemistry reagents, or companion diagnostics.
- A customer-facing application specialist, product specialist, clinical sales specialist, or technical sales role within the diagnostics industry.
- Distributor or channel-partner management and territory development.

Success measures

- Achievement of assigned Novocastra sales targets and territory business objectives.
- Growth in the qualified prospect pipeline, conversion rate, territory revenue, market penetration, and market share.
- Successful and timely execution of Proof of Principle activities, product evaluations, demonstrations, and customer validations.
- Customer satisfaction, retention, and adoption and utilization of Novocastra products.
- Effective collaboration with Sales, Marketing, regional and global application teams, and channel partners.

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📌 Clinical Sales Specialist- Novocastra, Kolkata
🏢 DHR Holding India
📍 Kolkata