Enterprise Account Executive

Cradle

• $125K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in life sciences or equivalent hands-on experience in R&D.
  • 5+ years in B2B sales (preferably SaaS) with a record of exceeding sales targets.
  • Ability to articulate complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Adaptable in fast-paced, unstructured environments, eager to innovate processes.
  • Strong listening skills, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

  • Drive business development in the biotech and biopharma sectors to close high-value deals.
  • Own and grow strategic accounts, particularly with the top 30 pharma companies.
  • Collaborate with product and technical teams on complex project proposals.
  • Gather market feedback to influence product development and strategy.
  • Build a personal brand within the biotech and AI space through networking and visibility.
  • Redefine sales strategies and processes to enhance company growth.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for growth and ownership within a rapidly scaling company.
  • Flexibility to work remotely on the West Coast.
  • Engagement with leading R&D organizations on cutting-edge projects.
  • Possibility to reimagine sales strategies and impact the company’s trajectory.
Full Job Description
Context

Cradle 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 Enterprise Account Executive working remotely on the West 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 biotech and biopharma landscape, nurturing leads, identifying opportunities, and closing high-value enterprise deals.
  • Own strategic accounts, with a focus on enterprise partners (including the top 30 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 West 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.

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