MaxCyte, Inc.

Let's Build Better Cells Together

Sales Director – Americas

SalesSalesFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Maryland

Posted

39 days ago

Salary

$220K - $230K / year

Bachelor Degree12 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• The Sales Director – Americas is a senior commercial leader and a core member of MaxCyte’s Commercial Leadership Team. • Responsible for driving revenue growth, execution excellence, and customer success across the Americas. • This role has full accountability for a hybrid commercial model: Direct sales leadership in North America, managing Business Development Managers (BDMs) and Field Application Scientists (FAS). • Distributor strategy and performance management in Latin America, ensuring effective market coverage, execution, and compliance. • Translate global commercial strategy into regional execution, balancing hands-on leadership with strategic oversight. • Own and deliver quarterly and annual revenue targets across the Americas. • Lead regional business planning, territory design, sales funnel development, forecasting, and performance management. • Drive consistent adoption of CRM, funnel management, and data-driven decision-making to improve forecast accuracy and sales productivity. • Directly manage, coach, and develop a team of Business Development Managers (BDMs) and Field Application Scientists (FAS). • Establish clear expectations, KPIs, and accountability frameworks across sales and technical field teams. • Conduct regular field coaching, joint customer visits, and deal inspections to elevate selling effectiveness and technical engagement quality. • Partner closely with FAS to ensure strong alignment between commercial strategy and technical execution. • Own the commercial strategy and distributor model for Latin America. • Select, onboard, and manage distributors, ensuring clear expectations for revenue, pipeline development, activity levels, and compliance. • Maintain senior-level relationships with key strategic accounts across pharma, biotech, and advanced academic institutions.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Advanced degree (PhD, MS, MBA) is preferred.
  • 12+ years of commercial experience in life sciences or biotechnology, with 10+ years in senior sales leadership roles.
  • Experience in cell & gene therapy, biomanufacturing, genome engineering, or adjacent advanced life science markets.
  • Track record of scaling commercial organizations during periods of growth and transformation.
  • Experience operating as part of a global commercial or executive leadership team.
  • Proven success leading direct sales teams (BDMs and technical field teams) and managing distributor networks, ideally across multiple countries.
  • Strong experience with complex, long-cycle sales involving capital equipment, consumables, and/or scientific services.
  • Demonstrated strength in forecasting, KPI-driven management, and disciplined execution.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-cultural management skills.
  • Willingness to travel across North America (up to ~40–50%).

Benefits

  • health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • generous time off

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