Key Account Manager - Life Science Research (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

The Key Account Manager (d/f/m) will be responsible for driving direct sales growth and increasing margins in the North Rhine-Westphalia area, within one of the fastest growing sectors of life science research.

This position is part of the Account/Direct Sales department and will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop strategies to win new business through advanced geographic key account planning, account mapping, and networking
• Deploy, coordinate, and leverage our outstanding Leica team of Advanced Workflow Specialists, Product Sales Specialists, Inside Sales Specialists, Marketing colleagues, and even our Channel Partners to ensure our customers are talking to the right people at the right times
• Decide what happens and how we serve our customers in the defined geographical key account area
• Manage opportunities and sales funnel proactively and constantly in order to produce accurate forecasts for the purpose of business planning

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Degree in life sciences (biology, physics, etc.) or another natural science, or comparable professional experience
• Strong and proven sales track record in a relevant industry (medical devices, life sciences) with previous exposure to microscopy strongly preferred
• First experiences in managing and/or leading cross-functional teams either via direct line management or matrix setup, or excited to take that career step
• Hands-on, operational sales capabilities with a strategic and structured mindset, allowing you to define mid-term strategy for a team and actively participate in executing it
• Fluent in German and English language skills

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel – around 50% within territory (Aachen, Muenster, Cologne, Bonn, Duesseldorf, Duisburg etc.)
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

At Leica Microsystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.