Business Development Manager, Genetic Services

Company Description

We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 98,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description

The primary responsibility of this role is to present and promote SGS Testing Services to all potential clients and new accounts, while leveraging new business opportunities of existing accounts and new marketing opportunities, with the objective of establishing long-term, mutually beneficial business partnerships.

Areas of focus :

• Have a comprehensive familiarity with GMO AP testing, molecular genotyping technologies, mainly for plants, including single and multiplexed SNP marker assays and genotyping arrays, and genome sequencing (targeted and full), and their applications in plant research, crop breeding, and seed production.
• Collect and monitor market opportunities and technology developments in the Genetic Services area in collaboration with the Directors at the Brookings Laboratory to develop and implement a growth strategy.
• Active participation in webinars and other marketing activities

JOB FUNCTIONS

Qualifications

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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