Sales Intern - New York

JOB OBJECTIVE: The Sales Intern will assist the Client Rep or Corporate Sales Rep with day to day tasks including customer interactions, promotional activities, vendor show set up, and lab and institute mapping. It will provide the intern with exposure to the business of biotechnology and enable the intern to learn about account management, the Promega product portfolio, navigating large academic and/or commercial accounts, and learn the basics of selling principles from the Client Rep or Corporate Sales Rep.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assist Client Rep or Corporate Sales Rep in day to day activities such as sample follow-up, cross selling, new product discussions and direct channel awareness.

• Capture basic information from various labs such as product focus to expand the CRM database.

• At the completion of the internship the intern should be familiar with account management, understand basic Promega products (genomics, proteomics & cellular analysis) and understand the fundamentals of CRM to obtain customer information.

• Data analysis using Excel and other resources

• Understands and complies with ethical, legal and regulatory requirements applicable to our business.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate or graduate student majoring in science or business.

• Interest in the business of biotech.

• Interest in the basics of selling.

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

• Outstanding organizational skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior exposure to a laboratory environment.

• Prior exposure to sales situations.

• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift 25 pounds.

• Ability to walk 2 miles during the course of an 8 hour work day.

• Located in the city of the primary account(s) or in Madison.

• Travel to Madison at least once for training.

• Must be available for a 12 week period during the summer.

At Promega, we value diversity and strive to create an inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.