Job Summary

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know Or all of humanity

At Illumina we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person in every role has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people inspiring leaders and world changing projects you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Informatics Sales Specialist

Dubai - UAE

or Saudi location

Illumina is seeking an exceptional Informatics Sales Specialist to drive commercial growth across the Middle East and emerging markets. This role is ideal for a bioinformatics expert who thrives in a fastpaced customerfacing environment and is passionate about transforming how genomic data is analyzed shared and applied across research and clinical settings.

Based in Dubai or Saudi you will leverage your deep scientific expertise and commercial acumen to position Illumina as the regions leading provider of cloudbased genomics platforms supporting customers across Research Clinical Genomics Healthcare Pharma and Population Genomics. This role will have considerable travel involved across GCC Africa and Turkey.

Why This Role Matters

You will be a strategic influencer and trusted advisor engaging with Csuite leaders IT architects developers and bioinformaticians to drive adoption of Illuminas informatics solutions. Your work will enable cuttingedge genomics programs across the GCC and emerging marketsand shape the future of how data powers precision medicine in the region.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Impact

Drive regional sales growth for Illuminas informatics portfolio from lead identification to closing.
Represent Illumina at regional conferences roadshows trade events and customer seminars.
Coach customers on optimal use of Illuminas cloud-native informatics solutions to accelerate adoption and longterm usage.

Technical Leadership

Expertise areas include (but are not limited to):

NGS data analysis interpretation annotation and reporting
Clinical sequencing workflows
LIMS and laboratory informatics
Cloudbased pipelines and workflow automation
Genomic applications and computational methods
Data science (AI / Machine Learning)
Demonstrating product fit through proof-of-concept analyses

Strategic Collaboration

Work closely with account managers sales specialists and channel partners to ensure customer success.
Deliver basic and advanced informatics presentations workshops and training.
Build and maintain strong customer relationships across technical and commercial stakeholders.
Provide VoiceofCustomer insights to global development and marketing teams.
Act as the regional subject matter expert enabling capability development across internal teams and distributors.
Prepare and present key sales performance metrics as needed.
Contribute to strategic account planning and regional market development initiatives.

Required Qualifications

8 years of relevant experience including:
- At least 5 years as a bioinformatician (advanced degree included)
- Minimum 3 years in B2B life sciences sales within the GCC
Handson experience with:
- NGS data analysis (variant calling filtering annotation interpretation reporting)
- Multiomic applications and data formats
- Enterpriselevel informatics platforms and pipelines
- Cloud technologies and provider pricing models
Exceptional communication and training skills in English
Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to work autonomously in complex crossfunctional environments
Proven success in customerfacing roles delivering worldclass service
Must be able and willing to travel 40% across GCC Africa and Turkey
Fluency in Arabic highly desirable - French would be a plus.

Education

Degree in Bioinformatics Molecular Biology Genetics or Biochemistry

Ready to make an impact Apply today and help us shape the future of healthcare.

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