Key Account Manager managing top accounts in life sciences sector at Excelya, ensuring client satisfaction and driving revenue growth.
Responsibilities
**Main Responsibilities**
Manage **1 to 4 Top-10 client accounts**, ensuring strategic alignment and business growth.
Serve as the **primary point of contact** for key stakeholders, building trust and delivering value.
Develop and execute **annual account plans**, including governance, risk management, and growth strategies.
Identify and capture **cross-sell and upsell opportunities** across Excelya’s full service portfolio.
Lead **business reviews** with clients and maintain a 360° view of the account.
Oversee **contract negotiations, renewals, and master agreements**.
Collaborate with internal teams (Operations, Business Managers, Marketing, Finance) to ensure seamless delivery.
Requirements
**About You**
At Excelya, **taking audacious steps is encouraged**, so we’re looking for individuals who are ready to grow with us and share our values.
**Experience**
**5–8 years of experience** in B2B account management or business development. Experience in **clinical research, CRO, or life sciences **is a bonus.
Proven track record in **managing large, complex accounts** and achieving revenue growth.
Experience with **strategic planning and governance** for top-tier clients.
**Skills**
**Relationship Builder**: Ability to engage and influence C-Level stakeholders.
**Strategic Thinking**: Skilled in developing and executing account plans that drive long-term value.
**Commercial Acumen**: Strong understanding of financial drivers, pricing models, and contract negotiation.
**Analytical Mindset**: Proficient in KPI tracking, forecasting, and performance optimization.
**Collaboration & Influence**: Adept at working cross-functionally with Operations, Marketing, and Finance.
**Industry Knowledge**: Familiarity with clinical development processes and CRO business models is a plus.
**Education**
**Master’s degree** in Business, Life Sciences, or related field (or equivalent experience).
**Languages**
**Fluency in English and French** (written and spoken).
Benefits
**Why Join Us? **
At Excelya, we combine passion for science with enthusiasm for teamwork to redefine excellence in healthcare.
Here’s what makes us unique.
We are a young, ambitious health company representing 900 Excelyates, driven to become Europe’s **leading mid-size CRO **with the **best employee experience**. Our **one-stop provider service model -** offering full-service, functional service provider, and consulting - enables you to evolve through diverse projects. Working alongside preeminent experts, you will help improve scientific, operational, and human knowledge to enhance the patient's journey.
**Excelling with Care **
At Excelya, **Care** lies at the heart of what we do. We provide equal opportunities for all and foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where humility and boldness work hand in hand. Everyone has a space to feel valued, thrive, and collaborate with purpose.
Your challenges become our shared mission. Together, we transform bold ideas into reality, the Excelya way.
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