Strategic Account Executive

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🕒 July 1

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $100k - $155k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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Benchling

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501 - 1000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

💰 $100M Series F - Benchling on 2021-11

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Benchling is a cloud-based scientific R&D platform that helps life-science teams digitize labs, plan and record experiments, and automate workflows. It provides electronic lab notebooks (ELN), LIMS-like capabilities, data models for biomolecules, integrations with instruments and software, developer APIs, and AI-powered tools and analytics to accelerate discovery, preclinical, and process development across biotech, biopharma, agritech, and industrial biotech. Benchling also offers services such as implementation, training, and customer success to help organizations scale secure, collaborative R&D.

📋 Description

• Pipeline Generation: Creating 80% of your pipeline by identifying new business opportunities and engaging with multiple personas within the prospect/customer base. Utilize various strategies and tools to generate leads and move them through the sales cycle. • Sales Forecasting: Develop and maintain accurate sales forecasts (+/- 10 of goal), leveraging data to inform decision-making and ensure predictable revenue outcomes with the goal of consistent attainment of revenue targets. • Solution Selling: Effectively communicate the value of our platform, tailoring presentations and proposals to meet the specific needs of each prospect. • Negotiation and Closing: Lead negotiations with potential clients, by thoughtfully addressing key stakeholders including multiple personas and CxO in the buyer journey, while navigating organizational complexities, addressing objections and securing new business agreements. • Account Management: Work across multiple personas within an account to understand their unique needs and align Benchling’s solutions with their business objectives. • Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (marketing, product, customer success, etc) and Channel to ensure a seamless experience for clients and drive long-term customer satisfaction. • Continuous Learning: Stay informed about industry trends, competitors, and emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge in the market. • Process: Drive the sales process through Pipeline Generation (PG), 3 Why’s, Champion Building, MEDDICC, Command of the Message, etc. Maintain account integrity and opportunity data within company systems; Salesforce.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience as an Account Executive, preferably within a data management, workflow SaaS or technology-driven environment that sells to multiple personas across IT & R&D. • Demonstrated ability to drive pipeline generation and manage complex sales cycles. • Strong sales forecasting skills with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets. • Demonstrated success in selling products or solutions that typically fall outside of pre-established budgets, with a proven ability to build a compelling business case and influence purchasing decisions. • Experience working with diverse personas within an account (from technical decision makers, business decision makers & CxO execs), with the ability to influence decision-making at all the levels. • Dynamic communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. • Self-motivated, with a strong drive to achieve and exceed goals. • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment. • Familiarity with MEDDICC sales methodology is a plus but not required. • Knowledge of the life sciences industry, chemistry including: R&D, and/or IT functions is preferred. • Bachelor’s degree - life sciences or chemistry major is preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, 401(k)+ employer match, wellness, commuter, and more.