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Dimitri T. Leonidas

Boston,MA

Summary

Senior life science sales professional with 15+ years selling into biotech, pharma, CROs, and academic medical centers. Experienced in navigating complex scientific workflows, influencing senior scientific stakeholders, and driving adoption of high‑impact analytical and data‑rich technologies. Recognized for multi‑year award‑winning performance, territory expansion, and consistent overachievement. Known for consultative, customer‑obsessed selling and strong cross‑functional collaboration with technical teams; fully aligned with Company X leadership Principles.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Sales Specialist

Sartorius Corporation
Boston, MA
03.2022 - Current

Sell advanced cell and protein characterization platforms into biotech, pharma, CRO, and academic research organizations. Partner with scientific and operational teams to modernize data‑intensive workflows, increase throughput, and improve decision‑making. Collaborate closely with field application scientists, service engineers, product managers, and marketing to support adoption and customer success.

  • 2025 & 2023 LPS Sales Award (North America) – Technical Sales Specialist of the Year.
  • Influenced senior scientific leadership, platform owners, and technical end users through consultative, data‑driven selling.
  • Delivered consistent year‑over‑year revenue growth in a competitive scientific market.

Scientific Sales Specialist

Mercodia Inc.
Winston-Salem, NC
03.2015 - 02.2022

Owned a multi-state territory selling metabolic ELISA kits and custom assay services to academic, biotech, pharma, diagnostic, and CRO customers

  • Achieved 400% total revenue growth, the highest of any territory during the same period.
  • Converted under-penetrated accounts into high value recurring customers through workflow specific consultative selling.
  • Built strong relationships with PIs, lab managers, and scientific directors to influence assay selection and long-term usage.

Sales Specialist

Avectas (formerly Profector Life Sciences)
Dublin, Ireland
06.2014 - 02.2015

Promoted advanced electrospinning and electrospraying systems to R&D organizations across academic, hospital, biotech, and pharma sectors.

  • Expanded early‑stage pipeline by identifying high‑value research groups and aligning system capabilities with emerging application needs.
  • Co‑developed and executed digital marketing campaigns and technical promotional materials.

Additional Work History

Various Employers/ Roles
Boston, MA
05.2000 - Current

Expanded work history and further role detail can be provided upon request.

Education

MBA - Marketing & Data Analytics

University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Isenberg)
Amherst, MA
05-2028

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences

Boston University
Boston, MA
05-2005

Certification

  • Certified Professional Salesperson (CPSP®), NASP® ID# 9973f669-36b2
  • Certified National Pharmaceutical Representative (CNPR®) ID# 581322012

Technical/ Domain Fluency

  • Scientific workflows: protein characterization, cell analysis, assay development
  • Data workflows: throughput optimization, analytics, scientific data interpretation
  • Awareness of how AI, deep learning, and computational tools are shaping modern scientific workflows.

Timeline

Technical Sales Specialist

Sartorius Corporation
03.2022 - Current

Scientific Sales Specialist

Mercodia Inc.
03.2015 - 02.2022

Sales Specialist

Avectas (formerly Profector Life Sciences)
06.2014 - 02.2015

Additional Work History

Various Employers/ Roles
05.2000 - Current

MBA - Marketing & Data Analytics

University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Isenberg)

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences

Boston University