Graduate Pharmaceutical Sales jobs

Note: Biotech background or experience is not required for this position.

About Selleck Chemicals – Why Join Us?

Selleck Chemicals is a global leader in small molecule inhibitors and biochemicals. With a premier catalog of over 220,000 products and a strong presence in more than 50 countries, we empower the world’s top pharmaceutical companies, universities, and research institutions to accelerate their discoveries.

This is more than just a sales role — it’s a unique opportunity to directly support groundbreaking scientific advancements in cancer, rare diseases, neuroscience, and beyond. We offer you autonomy in your region, the chance to build meaningful relationships with elite scientific minds, and a clear path to career advancement.

Compensation & Earnings

We offer a competitive compensation structure designed to reward high-activity field sales:

Base Salary: £2,300 per month

Commission: 5% uncapped commission on all sales revenue generated within your assigned territory.

Total Earnings: Monthly Total = £2,300+ 5% Commission.

Top Performer Incentive: Exceptional sales performance may qualify you for enhanced commission opportunities. High-performing representatives generating significant sales revenue may have the opportunity to discuss an individually tailored commission structure with the Company.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Field Sales Representative for Selleck Chemicals, you will represent our brand within Nottingham’s scientific and research community. This is a highly field-focused role where you will build relationships with researchers, understand their needs, and develop sales opportunities across your assigned territory.

• Field-Based Role: This is not a remote position. Daily in-person visits to wet labs, universities, and research institutions are required to engage directly with PhDs and Principal Investigators (PIs).
• Location: Candidates should be based in the Nottingham area, ideally within a 1.5-hour commute of the assigned territory. This is also a fast-paced, field-intensive role in usual.
• Territory Development: Manage and develop a designated territory within Nottingham by identifying key laboratories, research groups, and potential business opportunities.
• Relationship Building: Build long-term relationships with scientists through proactive, in-person engagement and an understanding of their research needs, experimental timelines, and purchasing cycles.
• Customer Insights: Engage with lab managers, postdoctoral researchers, PhDs, and PIs to understand current and upcoming research needs and identify relevant sales opportunities.
• Sales & CRM Management: Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, needs, and opportunities in the CRM and work closely with a Senior Manager to continuously improve your territory strategy and sales performance.

Who You Are

• Proactive & Resilient: You are comfortable working in a fast-paced, field-based sales environment and proactively building new customer relationships.
• Field-Oriented: You are comfortable spending a significant portion of your working day visiting laboratories, universities, and research institutions throughout Nottingham.
• Strong Communicator: You can communicate confidently and professionally with researchers, laboratory staff, and academic professionals.
• Organised & Accountable: You can independently manage your territory, maintain accurate CRM records, and consistently follow up on customer opportunities.
• Relationship-Focused: You are motivated by developing long-term customer relationships and turning initial outreach into sustainable business opportunities.

Apply Today

If you are ready to hit the ground running in the Nottingham biotech and academic scene, and be part of something impactful — we want to hear from you.

Submit your application and take the first step toward a career in biotech sales with Selleck Chemicals.

Pay: £27,600.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee mentoring programme
• Flexitime

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person