ContextCradle helps global biotech and biopharma leaders design radically better proteins from next-generation biologics to high-efficiency enzymes powered by cutting-edge generative AI.
As a Global Account Executive based on the East Coast, you'll lead strategic engagements with some of the world's most influential R&D organizations, owning key relationships and driving multi-million-dollar partnerships.
With product-market fit secured, a rapidly expanding base of enterprise customers, and world-class scientific and technical talent, you'll play a central role in scaling Cradle's global impact.
Responsibilities- Drive business development across the global biotech and biopharma landscape, nurturing leads, identifying opportunities, and closing high-value enterprise deals.
- Own strategic accounts, with a focus on large global players (including the top 10 pharma companies), and deliver millions in annually recurring revenue.
- Partner cross-functionally with product, ML, engineering, and customer success teams to shape proposals and execute on high-impact, technically complex projects.
- Act as the voice of the market, surfacing customer feedback and strategic insights to directly inform product direction and roadmap priorities.
- Build a powerful personal brand in the biotech and AI-for-science space, attending global events, engaging with scientists and executives, and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor in the field.
- Shape how we sell, improving playbooks, sales processes, and materials as we scale with the freedom to reimagine how enterprise sales is done in a science-driven startup.
In a team that's thinking big and growing fast, there are few limits to this role. You'll be expected to operate with ownership, urgency, and creativity and rewarded accordingly.
Need to haves- Advanced degree in the life sciences (e.g. structural/molecular biology, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical sciences, biochemical engineering), or equivalent hands-on experience working with R&D teams in biotech or pharma.
- 5+ years in B2B sales (ideally SaaS), with a proven track record of consistently exceeding quota (top 5%).
- You're confident navigating highly technical topics and translating them into business value for R&D stakeholders and executives alike.
- You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, are energized by building from scratch and confident writing the playbook, not waiting for one.
- You listen intently, are innately curious, and learn with humility.
Nice to haves- Strong business network across biotech/pharma on the East Coast US.
- Domain knowledge in machine learning or its applications in life sciences.
- Prior experience at a (B2B) growth-stage startup.
- Prior experience working as bioinformatician or wet lab scientist in an industrial or academic setting.
