At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global key account strategies and drive growth in life sciences.
- Company: Join Danaher, a leader in life sciences and diagnostics with an inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, remote work options, and comprehensive benefits.
- Other info: Flexible remote work arrangements and opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in life sciences while accelerating your career potential.
- Qualifications: 14+ years of experience in life sciences sales and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 165000 - 180000 £ per year.
This job is with Danaher, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At SCIEX, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
The Director, Global Key Account Management is responsible for developing and executing SCIEX’s global key account strategy for designated strategic accounts. This role leads account planning, opportunity development, executive engagement, strategic pricing, and cross-functional alignment to strengthen SCIEX’s presence, improve opportunity visibility, and deliver measurable revenue growth and market share gains across named key accounts. This position reports to the Vice President and General Manager of the Americas and is part of the Commercial organization, working remotely to support global key accounts.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Develop and execute annual global key account strategies that drive growth, revenue, opportunity visibility, and market share within designated strategic accounts.
- Lead, coach, and align a global key account team, including account mapping, governance, planning cadence, and execution against account priorities.
- Build and strengthen executive and C-suite customer relationships to understand organizational needs, workflows, financial drivers, and long-term growth opportunities.
- Partner with Commercial, Product Management, Marketing, and R&D stakeholders to align technology updates, strategic objectives, contracts, projects, and customer-specific initiatives.
- Translate customer insights and decentralized account structures into actionable commercial strategies that improve consistency, coordination, and customer experience.
- Lead strategic pricing reviews and implement price adjustments that support business objectives and optimize profitability.
- Monitor performance against account plans, opportunity development, annual revenue growth, and market share expectations for named key accounts.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years of experience, or Master’s/Doctoral degree with 12+ years of experience in life science, large capital equipment, or services sales.
- 4+ years of people management experience.
- Experience developing and implementing strategic selling processes for large regional or global accounts.
- Experience negotiating complex regional or global contracts with enterprise customers.
- Working knowledge of mass spectrometry workflows and applied markets, CRO, pharma, or biopharma customer environments.
- Experience leading cross-functional commercial projects with stakeholders across Commercial, Product Management, Marketing, and R&D.
- Experience deploying the Danaher Business System (DBS) or a comparable business operating system to execute commercial priorities.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 50%, including overnight and international travel.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and a valid passport.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA).
- Experience applying mass spectrometry, chromatography, or capillary electrophoresis solutions to complex customer workflows.
At SCIEX we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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