job specification

About BGI

BGI Group was founded in 1999 in China with the vision of using genomics for the benefit of mankind and has since become the largest genomics organization in the world. With over 10,000 employees, BGI operates in more than 100 countries, focusing on research and applications in healthcare, agriculture, conservation, and environmental fields. BGI has a proven track record of innovative, high-profile research, which has generated over 3,800 publications, with 430+ publications in top-tier journals such as Nature, Science and Cell. Additionally, in the field of R&D, BGI was ranked No.1 among corporations in the life science/biotechnology sector in the Asia-Pacific region and No.5 worldwide by Nature Index.

About MGI

MGI is one of the subsidiaries of BGI Group, it is committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation. With a focus on R&D, production, and sales of DNA sequencing instruments, reagents, and related products, MGI provides real-time, panoramic, and full-life-cycle equipment and systems for precision medicine, precision agriculture, precision healthcare, and other relevant industries.

MGI is a leading producer and one of the few companies in the world that can independently develop and mass-produce clinical high-throughput gene sequencers, its multi-omics platforms include genetic sequencing, medical imaging, and laboratory automation.

Our Mission is to develop and promote advanced life science tools for future healthcare, and to transform people’s lives for the better. We don’t hesitate to make bold decisions that can help us achieve new breakthroughs. We believe that the success of our business will mean a better world for people to live in.

Our Message to the world is simple: lead in life science innovation, make everyone’s life healthier and longer.

Why this role matters

This role is for professionals who want to start a career in complex B2B sales, focused on opening new accounts and generating new business in the genomics market.

As a Technical Sales Specialist I, you will be trained to prospect actively, build new pipeline and close your first deals, using NGS knowledge as a competitive advantage in customer conversations.

What you will do

• Actively prospect new customers through outbound activities, cold calls, emails and networking.
• Identify, qualify and open new sales opportunities in assigned territories or segments.
• Build new pipeline aligned with quarterly and annual new business targets.
• Conduct discovery meetings focused on customer pain points, budget and decision process.
• Position NGS solutions to win first deals in new accounts.
• Maintain accurate CRM data, pipeline hygiene and forecasting.
• Support initial account penetration before handover or expansion.

What we are looking for

• Background in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biomedicine, Engineering or similar.
• Strong hunter mindset with motivation to generate new business.
• Comfortable working with targets, commissions and outbound activity.
• Resilience, discipline and high activity level.
• Clear communication and willingness to learn complex sales.