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Job title:

Laboratory Services & Tender Manager

Reports to:

UKI Sales Manager

Location:

Hybrid / Manchester

Contract Type:

Permanent / Full-Time

Salary & Benefits:

Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

About Yourgene Health:

Yourgene Health is a leading integrated technologies and services business, enabling the delivery of genomic medicine. The group works in partnership with global leaders in DNA technology to advance diagnostic science.



Yourgene primarily develops, manufactures, and commercialises simple and accurate molecular diagnostic solutions, for reproductive health, precision medicine and infectious diseases. The Group's flagship in vitro diagnostic products include non -invasive prenatal tests (NIPT) for Down's Syndrome and other genetic disorders, Cystic Fibrosis screening tests, invasive rapid aneuploidy tests and DPYD genotyping.



Yourgene has a range of innovative DNA sample preparation platforms, powered by Ranger Technology, the Yourgene LightBench and Yourgene QS250, ideal for cell free DNA applications in NIPT and oncology including liquid biopsy.



Yourgene also has a global laboratory service network equipped to be a full life-cycle partner for clinical, research and pharmaceutical organisations to support partners at the preclinical, clinical, and post market stage to develop, manufacture, obtain regulatory approval and commercialise new products and services. In addition, Yourgene offers and NIPT and high throughput Covid testing service.



Yourgene Health is headquartered in Manchester, UK with facilities in Taipei, Singapore, the US, and Canada.

Our Culture:

Yourgene is a growing, vibrant, and exciting place to work, we are looking for committed driven individuals to be part of our next growth journey. Our culture is described by our employee's as collegiate, friendly, professional, innovative, open, and fast paced. We have nay social and well-being initiatives run by our Social Huddle that keep our sense of community alive during challenging times that the pandemic has thrown our way. At Yourgene we focus on putting values led programmes in place to ensure that we can attract, retain and develop our people. We want our people to have a career with Yourgene and we ensure that they are recognised and rewarded for their achievements and commitment, everyone plays a critical role in our growth journey.

About the role:

We are looking to recruit a full-time and permanent Laboratory Services & Tender Manager.


Reporting to the UKI Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing and growing our laboratory services business across EMEA. We are seeking a

highly analytical and sales-driven professional

to manage and grow our laboratory service business. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing sample tracking, invoicing, tender submissions, managed service agreements, and driving business development efforts targeting academic research and pharmaceutical customers.


We offer a wide range of services including NIPT testing, Whole genome/exome sequencing, DNA extractions etc. You will be working in collaboration with the UKI Sales Manager and the clinical laboratory manager


As the commercial laboratory service manager, you will be expected to identify, develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with Academic research customers as well as pharma. Identify the most profitable customer segments & create opportunities and agreements to ensure that you are gaining the highest amount of revenue for the business.


You will oversee the entire lifecycle of tender submissions for Europe. This involves identifying opportunities, preparing competitive bids, managing deadlines, and ensuring compliance with procurement processes.


Measured by the achievement of growth and financial targets for the identified accounts and countries.


You will be expected to issue and maintain pricing, produce quotations and manage an active account pipeline through the SalesForce CRM system.

Key areas of responsibility:

Operational Oversight:

+ Track samples and invoicing to maintain accurate financial records.
+ Ensure compliance with service agreements and regulatory requirements.
+ Develop and implement managed service agreements for key clients.

Business Development & Sales:

+ Drive sales growth by targeting academic researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech firms.
+ Promote services in collaboration with marketing
+ Identify and pursue

new business opportunities

in the laboratory service market.

Tender Management & Market Expansion:

+ Oversee all European tender submissions, ensuring precision and competitiveness.
+ Scan and analyze market opportunities for new tenders in relevant industries.
+ Develop win strategies by assessing competitors and industry trends.
+ Build strategic partnerships with industry leaders and research institutions.
+ Proactively seek new business to drive growth and delivery of budgeted sales

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and the ability to drive successful tender strategies across various sectors Desirable: Degree level qualification or equivalent in Life Sciences or Diagnostics Experience within Laboratory services sales with a proven track record in achieving profitable sales growth Passionate and action orientated, driven to follow up and exceed expectations Strong negotiation and communication skills Capable of influencing people internally and externally Strong team player Good understanding of managing sales opportunities through a CRM System (SalesForce) Willingness to travel to office and off-site sales meetings when needed Cultural Awareness

Closing Date:

Sunday 27th July 2025

Equal opportunities:

Yourgene Health and the Novacyt Group of companies provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:

Yourgene Health and the Novacyt Group of companies is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Yourgene Health and Novacyt Group employee by a third-party agency and/or search firm without a valid written and signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Yourgene Health and the Novacyt Group of companies. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position because of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.