Account Executive - Life Sciences (Emerging Career)

Account Executive – Life Sciences (Emerging Career)

Location: Cary, North Carolina HQ or Remote Raleigh area

Experience:  1-3 years of experience

Nice to meet you!   

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.  

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here. 

About the job

We are seeking an Account Executive (Emerging Career) to sell SAS Solutions to Life Sciences prospects. This Sales opening utilizes their professional skills to deliver customer business value through the creative use of SAS products, technologies, and services in collaboration with a team of other SAS professionals.

Do you have a passion for solving complex challenges, building relationships, and delivering results? As an Account Executive in our Life Sciences team, you'll drive business growth in a high-potential territory. You'll work at the forefront of analytics innovation, collaborating with global teams and partners to make an impact in an industry that’s shaping the future of health and science.

If you're ready to lead with strategy, prospect like a pro, and achieve measurable success, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Take ownership of a defined growth territory in Life Sciences, driving business expansion through innovation and collaboration.
• Lead your own account strategy with a results-oriented mindset, creating tailored approaches to meet customer needs and business goals.
• Prospect with precision, identifying and qualifying high-impact opportunities that address complex industry challenges.
• Collaborate with global teams, including EMEA, to craft strategies and deliver world-class solutions.
• Grow existing partnerships while cultivating new relationships that lead to measurable results.

Required Skills:

• Experience: 1-4 years of experience working in sales, preferabbly in the Life Sciences or related industries.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Science, or a related field.
• Skills: Exceptional prospecting, relationship-building, and strategic account management skills.
• Mindset: A self-starter who thrives in leading their own account strategy to achieve tangible results.
• Flexibility: Ability to travel up to 50% or as needed to meet business goals.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience selling and prospecting into drug development companies
• Live in Cary, NC with the ability to work in a hybrid capacity
• An understanding of use of software in a regulated environment

World-class benefits   

Highlights include... 

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.  
• Medical plan options include… 

• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.  
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).  

• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!  
• An industry-leading 401k plan.  
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.  
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.  
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees. 

Diverse and Inclusive   

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.  

Additional Information 

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights.

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