
Informatics Sales Specialist
Illumina
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dubai • 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Drive regional sales growth for Illumina’s informatics portfolio
- Represent Illumina at regional conferences, roadshows, trade events
- Coach customers on optimal use of Illumina’s cloud-native informatics solutions
- Work closely with account managers, sales specialists, and channel partners
- Deliver informatics presentations, workshops, and training
- Build and maintain strong customer relationships
- Provide Voice‑of‑Customer insights to global teams
- Act as the regional subject matter expert
- Prepare and present key sales performance metrics
- Contribute to strategic account planning and market development initiatives
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- At least 5 years as a bioinformatician (advanced degree included)
- Minimum 3 years in B2B life sciences sales within the GCC
- Hands‑on experience with NGS data analysis
- Multiomic applications and data formats
- Enterprise‑level informatics platforms and pipelines
- Cloud technologies and provider pricing models
- Exceptional communication and training skills in English
- Strong problem‑solving skills
- Proven success in customer‑facing roles delivering world‑class service
- Must be able and willing to travel ~ 40% across GCC, Africa, and Turkey
- Fluency in Arabic highly desirable - French would be a plus.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
bioinformaticsNGS data analysismultiomic applicationsenterprise-level informatics platformscloud technologiesdata formatssales performance metricsstrategic account planningmarket development
Soft skills
communication skillstraining skillsproblem-solving skillscustomer relationship management