Strategic Account Executive, Life Sciences

Anthropic$290K — $435K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of enterprise sales experience in life sciences focusing on pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and research organizations.
  • Proven track record of managing complex sales cycles and securing strategic deals in life sciences.
  • Extensive experience in negotiating complex agreements within life sciences procurement frameworks and R&D budget cycles.
  • Demonstrated history of exceeding revenue targets in the life sciences sector.
  • Strong communication skills to present confidently to diverse life sciences audiences, including C-suite executives.
  • Deep understanding of life sciences buying cycles and decision-making processes.
  • Strategic, analytical approach with tactical execution capabilities focused on market opportunities.
  • A passion for advanced AI systems and their ethical applications in life sciences.

Responsibilities

  • Win new business and drive revenue by securing strategic deals with life sciences organizations.
  • Design and execute innovative sales strategies tailored to life sciences procurement and regulatory processes.
  • Identify new use cases for AI within various life sciences departments to foster market expansion.
  • Gather and convey user feedback from life sciences professionals to inform product development.
  • Refine the life sciences sales methodology by integrating learnings into best practices and process improvements.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model requiring 25% in-office presence.
  • Visa sponsorship available with support from an immigration lawyer.
  • Generous vacation and parental leave policies.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Optional equity donation matching program.
  • Collaborative office environment in a lovely space.
Full Job Description
As a Strategic Account Executive (Life Sciences) at Anthropic, you'll join the foundational team at the forefront of introducing our cutting-edge AI productivity SaaS solution to life sciences organizations. You'll drive the adoption of safe, frontier AI by securing strategic deals with pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and research organizations across the life sciences industry. You'll leverage your consultative sales expertise in life sciences to propel revenue growth while becoming a trusted partner to industry stakeholders, helping them embed and deploy AI while uncovering its full range of capabilities. In collaboration with Product and Marketing teams, you'll continuously refine our value proposition, sales methodology, and market positioning to resonate with life sciences decision-makers. The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing new market segments within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and research organizations, pinpointing high-potential opportunities, and executing strategies to capture them. By driving deployment of Anthropic's emerging products, you will help life sciences enterprises obtain new capabilities while also advancing the ethical development of AI. Responsibilities • Win new business and drive revenue for Anthropic within the life sciences industry, focusing on pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and research organizations. Navigate complex life sciences organizations to reach key decision-makers, educate them about our services, and help them succeed with Anthropic. You'll own the full sales cycle, from outbound to close. • Design and execute innovative sales strategies tailored to life sciences procurement cycles, R&D budgeting processes, and regulatory considerations to meet and exceed revenue quotas. Analyze life sciences market landscapes, trends, and dynamics to translate high-level plans into targeted sales activities and campaigns. • Spearhead market expansion by identifying new use cases within research departments, clinical development teams, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, and commercial organizations. Collaborate cross-functionally to differentiate our offerings for life sciences applications. • Inform product roadmaps and features by gathering feedback from life sciences users including researchers, scientists, regulatory professionals, and commercial leaders, conveying market needs. Provide insights that strengthen our value proposition for life sciences organizations. • Continuously refine the life sciences sales methodology by incorporating learnings into playbooks, templates, and best practices. Identify process improvements that optimize sales productivity and consistency across pharmaceutical, biotech, and research organizations. You may be a good fit if you have • 5+ years of enterprise sales experience in life sciences, with demonstrated success covering pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and/or research organizations • A track record of managing complex sales cycles within life sciences organizations and securing strategic deals by understanding both technical requirements and scientific/regulatory use cases • Extensive experience negotiating complex agreements within life sciences procurement frameworks, including understanding of R&D budget cycles and compliance requirements • Proven experience exceeding revenue targets in the life sciences sector by effectively managing an evolving pipeline and sales process • Excellent communication skills and the ability to present confidently to various life sciences audiences, from researchers and scientists to R&D leadership and C-suite executives • Deep understanding of life sciences buying cycles, decision-making processes, and key pain points across pharmaceutical, biotech, and research organizations • A strategic, analytical approach to assessing the life sciences market combined with creative, tactical execution to capture opportunities • A passion for and/or experience with advanced AI systems and their applications in life sciences. You feel strongly about ensuring frontier AI systems are developed safely and ethically for scientific and clinical applications • Ability to develop and refine life sciences use cases for AI in collaboration with customers and channel partners, with particular focus on drug discovery, clinical development, regulatory submissions, and commercial operations The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. For sales roles, the range provided is the role's On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Annual Salary: $290,000-$435,000 USD Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from [redacted].com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links-visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.

About Anthropic

Anthropic is an artificial intelligence research lab that focuses on developing AI systems that are safe, reliable, and trustworthy. The company was founded in 2019 by Dr. Yoshua Bengio, a leading AI researcher and winner of the Turing Award. Anthropic's research is focused on developing AI systems that can learn from small amounts of data, reason about complex systems, and interact with humans in a natural way. The company is based in New York City and has a team of experienced AI researchers and engineers.
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2019

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