Sales Director, Life Science Accounts
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Owkin
NY
Summary
You will lead commercial engagements and manage the full sales cycle for mid-segment accounts including biotech, CROs, and investors. This involves developing multi-threaded relationships, delivering high-impact proposals, and partnering with technical teams to scope solutions.
Job Description
About us
Owkin is an agentic AI company pioneering Biological Artificial Superintelligence to solve problems in biology where human researchers alone have failed.
Owkin builds K Pro - an AI scientist for pharmaceutical research and strategic decision-making. K Pro orchestrates a suite of AI skills and tools to decode complex biology, accelerate research, and dramatically increase productivity.
K Pro is built on Owkin’s unrivalled multimodal patient data network, state-of-the-art AI for biology and a decade of experience working with pharmaceutical partners.
Position is based in New York Office or remotely in the North East of the US Eastern Time Zone
About the role:
As a Sales Director, Life Science Accounts, you will lead commercial engagements with some of Owkin’s most dynamic and high-potential customers, including biotech companies, CROs, and life sciences investors. You’ll be responsible for managing the full sales cycle—from outbound prospecting and discovery to proposal development, negotiation, and closing.
This is a high-impact, consultative sales role that blends scientific credibility with business acumen. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to shape solutions that align with customer goals in translational research, clinical trials, or AI-driven portfolio evaluation. Your success will directly contribute to Owkin’s mission of using AI to accelerate drug discovery and development.
In particular, you will:
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Own the full sales cycle for a portfolio of mid-segment accounts, from pipeline generation and qualification to deal closure and expansion planning.
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Develop strong, multi-threaded relationships across scientific, BD, and innovation stakeholders in biotech, CROs, and investor-backed companies.
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Tailor and deliver high-impact proposals, demos, and presentations that clearly articulate Owkin’s value in solving R&D and clinical challenges.
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Lead pricing and contract discussions with support from legal, finance, and product teams.
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Identify and cultivate internal champions to support deal momentum and long-term collaboration.
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records, forecasts, and pipeline activities.
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Partner with Technical Sales and Product to scope feasible solutions and support successful handoffs.
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Share field intelligence to help refine our positioning, messaging, and commercial playbook for the mid-segment.
About you
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Required
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Significant experience in B2B enterprise sales or strategic account management, preferably in SaaS, digital platforms, or services sold into life sciences or healthcare.
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Background in life sciences, digital health, or AI-powered drug development.
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Familiarity with life science R&D teams and workflows
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Experience in a high-growth or fast-paced scale-up environment.
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Experience owning and closing complex sales in biotech, CRO, or related life science sectors.
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Proven ability to manage multiple accounts and navigate organizations with multiple stakeholders.
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Strong consultative selling, negotiation, and value articulation skills.
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Strategic thinker with high commercial acumen and ownership mindset.
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Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRM systems, with strong forecasting and pipeline hygiene.
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Nice to Have
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Familiarity with AI/ML platforms or data-driven tools used in translational science, clinical trials, or portfolio evaluation.
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Pay Transparency
Owkin offers a range of salaries at each level our organization, determined by responsibility, autonomy and impact. The OTE compensation MRP for this role in the USA is $250,000 comprising base salary and performance-based bonus plus an equity option scheme, individual and family health insurance, 401k retirement, generous annual leave allowance of 35 days (in addition to any State or Federal recognised holidays) and flexible spending accounts.
Individual compensation packages will vary based on factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, assessed through the interview process. Owkin reserves the right to modify compensation structures based on business needs, geographic location, market conditions, and other factors.
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What we offer
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Flexible work organization
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Friendly and informal working environment
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Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds
Recruitment Process & Security
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Please complete the form and submit your CV.
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Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
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Owkin is a great place to work. As a coveted workplace we are, unfortunately, vulnerable to recruitment phishing scams. We urge all job seekers and candidates to be wary of potential scams. Most of these have individuals posing as representatives of prominent companies, including Owkin, with the aim of obtaining personal, sensitive, or financial information from applicants. These scams prey upon an individual’s desire to obtain a job and can sometimes “feel” like a genuine recruitment process. Some red flags are identified below. Should you encounter a recruitment process that claims to be for Owkin but is not consistent with the below, please do not provide any personal or financial information:
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Legitimate Owkin recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn.
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Communication is always through an official Owkin email address (from the @owkin.com domain), over the phone or through our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
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The Owkin talent team do use platforms such as LinkedIn and Job Teaser, however if you have any concern or doubt about this contact, please ask for them to send an email from @Owkin.com.
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The Owkin talent team will not solicit personal data from candidates during the application phase including, but not limited to, date of birth, social security numbers, or bank account information;
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Legitimate Owkin interviews may be conducted over the phone, in person, or via an approved enterprise videoconferencing service (Google Meets). They will not occur via Signal, Telegram or Messenger
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