
Inside Sales Representative
Caris Life Sciences
Summary
The Inside Sales Team is responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, engaging, and qualifying prospective customers through outbound outreach, inbound lead follow-up, and strategic account development. This team serves as the front line of the commercial organization, educating prospects, identifying customer needs, generating pipelines, and supporting field sales with well-qualified opportunities that accelerate the sales cycle.
Job description
Position Summary
The Inside Sales Team is responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, engaging, and qualifying prospective customers through outbound outreach, inbound lead follow-up, and strategic account development. This team serves as the front line of the commercial organization, educating prospects, identifying customer needs, generating pipelines, and supporting field sales with well-qualified opportunities that accelerate the sales cycle.
Job Responsibilities
Lead Generation & Prospecting
- Conduct outbound calling, emailing, and social outreach to targeted accounts or customers.
- Qualifying inbound leads and responding to inquiries with speed and professionalism.
- Research prospects to understand business needs, buying triggers, and decision-making structures.
- Maintain a high volume of outreach while ensuring quality conversations.
Pipeline Development
- Use structured qualification frameworks (e.g., BANT, MEDDICC, Challenger) to assess fit and buying readiness.
- Schedule discovery calls, demos, and meetings for Account Executives and Territory Managers.
- Track all prospective interactions, notes, and status updates accurately within Salesforce.
- Maintain a strong understanding of product offerings, value propositions, and competitive differentiators.
Collaboration & Support
- Partner closely with Marketing to follow up on campaigns, events, and content-driven leads.
- Support Field Sales with account research, contact discovery, and stakeholder mapping.
- Provide feedback on Marketing and Commercial Operations on lead quality, objections, and market trends.
- Assist in onboarding new customers by setting expectations and handing off accurately to Customer Success or Implementation teams.
Performance & Process Excellence
- Hit or exceed weekly/monthly KPIs (calls, meetings booked, SQLs, pipelines created).
- Continuously optimize outreach sequences, messaging, and tools to improve conversion rates.
- Maintain a clean, organized pipeline and follow standardized sales processes.
- Participate in training and coaching sessions to improve product knowledge and selling skills.
Required Qualifications
- 1-3 years of inside sales, sales development, tele-prospecting, or similar experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage high outreach volume while staying organized.
- Experience using CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred) and sales engagement tools (Outreach, SalesLoft, HubSpot, etc.).
- Ability to build rapport quickly, handle objections, and engage prospects in meaningful conversations.
- High energy, self-motivation, and strong resilience in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Challenger Sales or other structured qualification methodologies.
- Experience or education in life sciences, oncology diagnostics, biotech, or healthcare.
- Proficiency with lead research tools (ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, etc.).
Other
- This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or Holidays.
- This is an on-site role and requires travel to the corporate office building.
Requirements
- 1-3 years of inside sales, sales development, tele-prospecting, or similar experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage high outreach volume while staying organized
- Experience using CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred) and sales engagement tools (Outreach, SalesLoft, HubSpot, etc.)
- Ability to build rapport quickly, handle objections, and engage prospects in meaningful conversations
- High energy, self-motivation, and strong resilience in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with Challenger Sales or other structured qualification methodologies
- Experience or education in life sciences, oncology diagnostics, biotech, or healthcare
- Proficiency with lead research tools (ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, etc.)
Company overview
Caris Life Sciences is a pioneering next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine leader that is revolutionizing healthcare through advanced molecular science and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Caris specializes in comprehensive molecular profiling using Whole Exome and Whole Transcriptome Sequencing technologies. The company has created one of the world's largest multimodal clinico-genomic databases, containing over 660,000 matched patient records, which it leverages with sophisticated AI and machine learning algorithms to unravel the molecular complexity of disease. Caris provides innovative diagnostic solutions for cancer detection, therapy selection, and treatment monitoring through its flagship products like Caris Assure (blood-based profiling) and MI Profile (tissue-based profiling). With a global presence including offices in Phoenix, New York, Tokyo, and Basel, Caris serves patients, physicians, and biopharmaceutical partners worldwide, driving the transformation from empirical medicine to precision-based healthcare approaches.