Global Account Executive
Cradle is an AI protein-engineering software company that helps scientific teams generate and optimize protein candidates using their experimental data.
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About Cradle
Cradle provides a generative-AI platform for protein engineering. Its platform uses experimental results to iteratively improve protein designs across properties such as activity, binding, stability, and expression for biopharma and industrial-biology research teams.
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About the Role
You will drive enterprise business development across biotech and biopharma, manage strategic global accounts, and close high-value deals. You will collaborate on complex proposals, bring market insights into product priorities, engage scientists and executives at events, and improve sales processes and materials.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in life sciences or equivalent hands-on experience working with biotech or pharma R&D teams.
- 5+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally in SaaS, with a track record of exceeding quota.
- Ability to navigate technical topics and translate them into business value for R&D stakeholders and executives.
Responsibilities
- Drive business development across global biotech and biopharma, nurture leads, identify opportunities, and close high-value enterprise deals.
- Own strategic accounts focused on large global players and deliver annual recurring revenue.
- Partner with product, machine learning, engineering, and customer success teams on proposals and technically complex projects.
- Surface customer feedback and strategic insights to inform product direction and roadmap priorities.
- Engage scientists and executives at global events and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.
- Improve sales playbooks, processes, and materials.
Benefits
- Generous equity stake in the company