H1

Senior Strategic Account Manager- Pharma

H1$135K — $160K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of B2B enterprise SaaS account management experience, ideally in Life Sciences, Pharma, or Medical Affairs.
  • Proven success in managing and expanding multi-million-dollar portfolios.
  • Strong executive presence to engage with C-suite stakeholders.
  • Track record of driving ARR growth in large enterprise accounts through strategic planning.
  • Commercial acumen in deal negotiation, pricing strategy, and revenue forecasting.
  • Strategic thinker thriving in fast-paced environments, balancing customer advocacy with financial goals.
  • Experience with value-based selling methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the executive-level point of contact for strategic accounts, fostering long-term partnerships.
  • Lead Executive Business Reviews to ensure account retention and address renewal risks.
  • Act as H1's ambassador in customer steering committees, aligning priorities with H1's offerings.
  • Develop and implement multi-year strategies to broaden H1's influence through cross-selling and upselling.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities within existing accounts using tailored approaches.
  • Understand customer initiatives and industry trends to uncover business opportunities.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to negotiate renewals and complex agreements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options along with generous PTO.
  • Company-wide wellness holidays.
  • Retirement plan options.
  • Stipends for health and charitable donations.
  • Engagement with impactful Business Resource Groups.
  • Flexible work hours and remote work opportunities.
  • Work with leading biotech and life sciences companies focused on global healthcare advancements.
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO AT H1

As an Account Manager of Strategic Accounts, you will own and grow a portfolio of H1's most critical customer relationships, working directly with our top 20 pharmaceutical clients. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives, aligning their strategic business objectives with H1's solutions to deliver measurable value. This role is a quota carrying role, responsible for driving account expansion across business units, regions, and product lines while strengthening long-term partnerships and maximizing client impact.

You will:

- Serve as the executive-level point of contact for strategic accounts, building long-term, trusted partnerships across C-Suite, Regional, Franchise, and Business Unit leaders.

- Ensure account retention by leading Executive Business Reviews, navigating renewals, and proactively addressing risks to customer retention.

- Act as H1's ambassador within customer steering committees, driving alignment between customer priorities and H1's roadmap.

- Develop and execute multi-year account strategies that expand H1's footprint through cross-sell and upsell opportunities.

- Identify and drive new business within existing accounts via tailored prospecting, customer events, and networking.

- Gain a deep understanding of customer initiatives, industry trends, and emerging business needs to anticipate opportunities.

- Partner with H1's Legal, Finance, and Revenue Operations teams to negotiate renewals, expansions, and complex agreements.

- Provide structured, data-driven feedback to Product, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to influence product roadmap and go-to-market strategy.

- Represent customer perspectives internally, ensuring H1 delivers best-in-class solutions and support.

- Accurately forecast quarterly revenue and pipeline for your accounts, maintaining rigorous CRM hygiene and deal progression updates.

- Partner with Customer Success and Implementation teams (US and international) to ensure seamless onboarding, adoption, and ongoing engagement.

- Become a subject-matter expert in H1's products, services, and value proposition to credibly engage with executives and technical stakeholders.

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly driven, strategic sales professional with a consistent record of exceeding targets within complex enterprise environments. You excel at deep discovery, uncovering business priorities, and translating them into meaningful value for clients. You have proven success executing a land-and-expand strategy within large, global organizations and are skilled at building long-term partnerships that drive measurable growth.

- You bring strong executive presence and credibility, enabling you to engage senior stakeholders, influence decision-making, and position solutions that deliver lasting impact across the enterprise.

REQUIREMENTS

- 8+ years of experience in B2B enterprise SaaS account management, preferably within Life Sciences data, Pharma, or Medical Affairs environments.

- Demonstrated success managing and growing a multi-million-dollar portfolio of strategic enterprise accounts.

- Strong executive presence with the ability to engage, influence, and build trust with C-suite stakeholders.

- Proven track record of driving expansion ARR within large enterprise accounts through strategic account planning and value realization.

- Strong commercial acumen, including experience with complex deal negotiation, pricing strategy, and revenue forecasting.

- Strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, balancing customer advocacy with revenue growth objectives.

- Experience applying value-based selling methodologies to demonstrate measurable business impact.

- Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites approximately 20% of the time.

COMPENSATION

This rolepays $135,000 to $160,000 base salary per year, based on experience, plus variable commission, based on performance, in addition to equity.

Anticipated role close date: 7/10/2026

H1 OFFERS

- Full suite of health insurance options, in addition to generous paid time off

- Pre-planned company-wide wellness holidays

- Retirement options

- Health & charitable donation stipends

- Impactful Business Resource Groups

- Flexible work hours & the opportunity to work from anywhere

- The opportunity to work with leading biotech and life sciences companies in an innovative industry with a mission to improve healthcare around the globe

About H1

H1 Inc. is an American healthcare data technology company headquartered in New York City that provides services globally. The company's database is used by healthcare and pharmaceutical companies and related organizations to identify healthcare professionals to partner with on research in order to accelerate development of drugs and other treatments. The company has over 400 employees worldwide and about 100 clients including pharmaceutical companies Novartis and AstraZeneca as of November 2021.
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