Account Executive (Ann Arbor or Cleveland)

About the role

The Account Executive is responsible for achieving revenue targets by managing and growing a defined set of strategic customer accounts within the designated territory. This role emphasizes long-term relationship development, expanding and identifying new opportunities in existing accounts, and value-based selling across a broad portfolio of products.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ongoing success in achieving sales targets by managing a portfolio of customer accounts with a focus on expanding relationships, increasing product adoption, and driving revenue growth across assigned accounts.
• Employs sound tactical plans to manage day-to-day activities towards long-term sales success.
• Maintains an advanced level of product and marketplace knowledge.
• Communicates complex scientific concepts clearly and effectively, adapting messaging for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Applies consultative selling techniques and selling strategies to identify, advance and close opportunities.
• Identify new opportunities within existing accounts, such as upselling and cross-selling products, to drive sales growth and account retention.
• Seeks constant improvement in advancing opportunities to close.
• Analyzes sales data to identify sales trends and interpret impact of tactical plans on sales results.
• Leverages insights to drive decision-making, prioritizing high-impact activities.
• Efficiently uses CRM tools to build and execute account plans, manage pipeline activities, and document all customer interactions, ensuring full visibility and alignment across internal stakeholders.
• Creates reports and dashboards to measure tactical plans.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with internal partners to enhance messaging. Can appraise product messaging communicate alternative approaches.
• Appraises customer feedback and delivers analysis of customer experience to internal partners.
• Provides timely, proactive communication and follow-up to customers, ensuring a consistently high level of service and responsiveness.
• Applies advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills to overcome customer objections, navigate competitive environments, and support complex decision-making processes.
• Contributes to team development by mentoring new account managers, sharing best practices, and supporting onboarding efforts with a focus on technical knowledge and sales processes.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or a related life science discipline.
• 2+ years of successful sales or account management experience in the life science tools industry is required.
• 2–4 years of hands-on laboratory experience in molecular or cell biology required.
• Proven ability to manage and grow strategic customer accounts while meeting or exceeding revenue targets.
• Strong scientific foundation with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and persuasively.
• Advanced selling and presentation skills, including experience navigating complex sales cycles and competitive situations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience using CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce.com) to manage account plans, pipelines, and customer engagement.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and a satisfactory driving record.
• Self-driven and accountable, with the ability to work independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• Self-driven and accountable, with the ability to work independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams in a remote environment.

Skills

• Advanced selling and presentation skills, including experience navigating complex sales cycles and competitive situations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience using CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce.com) to manage account plans, pipelines, and customer engagement.

Benefits

Learn more about benefits at https://www.takarabio.com/about/careers/company-benefits.

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position, expected to be located in Cleveland, OH or Ann Arbor, MI, is $105,000 - $115,000 USD. We may consider other candidates for this position with more experience and would expect the salary range to change accordingly. This range may be modified at any time at our sole discretion. This base salary does not include additional bonus compensation and benefits.

Schedule

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.