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Application Specialist /Filtration and… at Sartorius · Houston
Job Description
Application Specialist /Filtration and Microbiology - Central US
Location: Chicago, IL, United States of America
Join our team as an Application Specialist covering Lab Filtration and Microbiology and play a key role in providing product expertise, application knowledge, and technical support throughout the customer journey. By supporting product positioning, demonstrations, and implementation activities, you will help customers successfully adopt solutions that accelerate scientific progress and contribute to better health for more people. Based within the Central territory, ideally residing in either Chicago, Houston, or Denver, you will work closely with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful application outcomes and long-term customer success.The ideal candidate will reside in either Chicago, Houston, or Denver.
Grow With Us – Your Responsibilities
Identify expanding business opportunities through cross selling activities in collaboration with Central Sales, ensuring structured communication for subsequent account management as applicable.
Plan, execute, and manage technical demos and trials to validate customer fit and accelerate adoption
Drive deal progression by promoting and framing the defined product and service portfolio to demonstrate technical fit with customer requirements, quantifying customer impact, and addressing technical objections to increase win rate through technical selling and value positioning.
Shape customer proposals and commercial offers in collaboration with Central Sales by providing critical technical inputs that impact deal closure
Deliver pre‑ and post‑sales technical support to secure adoption and generate repeat revenue, ensuring a smooth transition to Central Sales once adoption is secured, working in coordination with established technical support functions
Capture and share actionable Voice-of-Customer insights (user needs, feedback, competitive signals) to influence assigned product portfolio and enhance sales enablement approaches, sharing insights systematically with Central Sales for integration into account plans
What Will Convince Us:
Bachelors degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering or related field
Minimum 3 years of technical sales, applications support, or customer facing experience in a scientific or technical environment
Strong hands‑on technical capability, including demos, trials, and customer evaluations
Excellent consultative communication skills, able to articulate technical and commercial value to diverse stakeholders
Proficiency in CRM systems and structured sales processes, with strong documentation discipline
Willing to travel >50% as this role is heavily focused on external customers
Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment
Base salary range: $85,000–$110,000 (depending on experience), plus a sales incentive plan and car allowance.
What We Offer
As a growing global life science company, with our stock listed on the German DAX and TecDAX , Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:
Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings
Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as “Coaching”, “Agile Working” and a “Businesswomen’s Network”
Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.
Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account
Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women’s Health, Health Advocate
Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service
Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability or based on status in any other protected group of class.
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Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment. Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
We look forward to receiving your application.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by e-mail at accommodationrequest@sartorius.com
Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability, or based on status in any other protected group of class.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by e-mail at accommodationrequest@sartorius.com
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
www.sartorius.com/careers