Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
What You’ll Do:
We are looking for a Key Account Director to join our rapidly growing Life Sciences team. This role will focus on creating and expanding our global client relationship with some of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical organizations.
The Key Account Director will drive sales of Tempus RWD, AI, sequencing, and clinical trial solutions to major biopharma accounts with the goal of accelerating their research, clinical and / or commercial programs. Tempus services are used by more than 200 Biopharmas, including 18 of the top 20, to power their drug development programs. The Key Account Director will work cross functionally with Tempus stakeholders to establish Tempus as the Precision Medicine Partner for their accounts.
Responsibilities
Proactively identify and close new sales opportunities within designated biopharma account(s).
Meet and exceed bookings goals while delivering on established strategic objectives for specific customer accounts
Develop a deep understanding of each account's unique needs and challenges and create a supporting Tempus strategy to address
Develop and drive global account strategy in coordination with our scientific and business operations teams
Build and maintain executive relationships & drive an executive engagement plan utilizing Tempus senior leadership team.
Become an expert in the partner’s strategy, pipeline and portfolio to proactively determine all areas that the Tempus platform could be leveraged for advancing innovation
Negotiate, secure and manage pull-through of contracts with assigned client accounts
Lead a cross functional team of Product Specialists, Alliance Managers, Translational Researchers and Commercial Operations to deliver value for our customers.
Partner with our customers to develop impactful case studies leveraging the Tempus platform to advance precision medicine
Contribute to the development of the Life Sciences portfolio by providing feedback to Leadership regarding client responses and suggestions; maintain a solution-oriented mindset
Track progress against defined strategic objectives and revenue goals; review progress/setbacks frequently with broader Account Team and Tempus Leadership
Travel approximately 40% of working time, domestically and internationally
Qualifications
Minimum 10+ years in Business Development and Sales in the Life Sciences sector as lead account and relationship manager (Pharma / Biotech)
5+ years working with companies who serviced Life Sciences companies in Research & Development and/or Real World Data
Proven experience delivering consistent sales results within Biopharma accounts
Entrepreneurial sales approach; thrives most in a high growth, rapidly evolving business environment
Expert in influencing internal and external stakeholders to quickly solve problems and deliver results
Deep understanding of the drug development life cycle and has relationships with key Biopharma industry stakeholders
Proven ability to navigate multi-faceted client organizations with repeated success
Exceptional account management and strategic selling skills, articulation of issues and an ability to navigate a wide range of stakeholders to solve problems
Proven track record of establishing credibility as a trusted advisor with clients
Experience negotiating and closing large and complex multi-year deals
Strong understanding of molecular data and artificial intelligence in drug discovery
Bachelor degree in a Science or Business discipline; Advanced degree (MBA, PhD or Healthcare certification) desired
$160,000-$210,000
The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from California and may vary for other locations (Colorado, Illinois, New York). Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.
Additionally, for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles – including remote roles- Tempus reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engaging positively with customers and other employees; accessing confidential information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and protected health information; and appropriately handling such information in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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What We Do
We bring together one of the world’s largest libraries of multimodal clinical and molecular data with a robust suite of AI tools to help physicians personalize care in real time, connect patients with therapies and clinical trials, and enable partners to accelerate discovery and development of new treatments. With ~8 million de-identified research records and 350+ petabytes of data, Tempus partners with more than half of U.S. oncologists and the majority of the top 20 global pharma companies. Our teams are pioneering work across oncology, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, and beyond—transforming how care is delivered and therapies are developed. At Tempus, every role contributes to our mission: to help each patient benefit from the experiences of those who came before. For more information, visit tempus.com.
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