Account Manager - Automation, Europe

Unchained Labs
Benelux
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced sales professionals in life science, chemical, or materials industries who can navigate complex purchasing environments and build strategic relationships.

Best fit for

  • Experienced enterprise sales professionals with a scientific background and strong client relationship skills
    — “8-10+ years’ sales experience in the life science, chemical, or materials industries”
  • Candidates with a proven ability to translate technical value into business outcomes for R&D-focused clients
    — “Develop an understanding of R&D pains and map to value of Unchained Labs solutions”
  • Individuals who thrive in collaborative, cross-functional settings with automation scientists and key decision-makers
    — “Develop collaborative relationships with senior managers, VP, and key opinion leaders at customer accounts”

Things to consider

  • The role involves travel and may require time away from home for client meetings
    — “Travel up to 25% overnight (when necessary and possible)”
  • Candidates must be prepared to maintain and update CRM data regularly
    — “Keep CRM system (Salesforce) up to date and qualify leads from Marketing”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience selling automation or AI solutions in complex R&D environments
    — “Sell our Stuntman product in the assigned geography”
  • Highlight a history of exceeding sales targets and working with multiple decision-makers
    — “Demonstrated track record of sales success and exceeding quota”
  • Showcase technical sales experience and ability to deliver presentations on automation systems
    — “Conduct technical presentations, at times in collaboration with Field Automation Scientists”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • exceeding sales targets
  • generating new sales leads
  • maintaining positive customer relations
Typical background
8-10+ years of sales experience in the life science, chemical, or materials industries

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise SalesComplex Purchasing EnvironmentsLaboratory Equipment SalesAi-driven Automation SolutionsTechnical PresentationsCustomer Relationship Management

Preferred

Life Science Industry Experience

About the role

Original posting from Unchained Labs via Greenhouse

The Top Line

Here’s the deal. We’re all about helping biologics and gene therapy researchers break free from tools that just don’t cut it. Unleashing problem-tackling solutions and AI-driven automation that make a huge difference in the real science they do every day. That’s our mantra, our promise and we own it.

Automation is harder than it should be. Our AI-driven, fundamentally flexible Stuntman turns plain-language intent into action by planning experiments, guiding closed-loop automation, interpreting results, and capturing structured data at every step - all on a fit-for-purpose deck.

The Job

We need a high-octane Strategic Account Manager to sell our AI-driven Stuntman product and grow the business. Stuntman enables dramatic gains in R&D productivity and innovation in drug development, chemicals, and material science organizations by providing intelligent laboratory automation solutions.  We need people to roll up their sleeves, sweat, think outside the box, collaborate with our customers and create something special with us. 

Responsibilities

Sell our Stuntman product in the assigned geography

Develop an understanding of R&D pains and map to value of Unchained Labs solutions

Generate new sales leads and opportunities and create awareness for our products in the region

Conduct technical presentations, at times in collaboration with Field Automation Scientists

Develop collaborative relationships with senior managers, VP, and key opinion leaders at customer accounts

Keep CRM system (Salesforce) up to date and qualify leads from Marketing

Navigate orders through the customer purchasing process

Provide accurate sales forecasts (monthly/quarterly)

Achieve quarterly and annual sales targets

Maintain positive customer relations

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific field, graduate-level degree preferable

8-10+ years’ sales experience in the life science, chemical, or materials industries with laboratory equipment or automation, experience with enterprise-level solution sales is highly desirable

Demonstrated track record of sales success and exceeding quota

Demonstrated track record of selling in complex purchasing environments with multiple decision makers

Extensive contacts in customer organizations in the assigned territory

Experience with Salesforce CRM

Travel up to 25% overnight (when necessary and possible)

Open mindset and inherent intellectual curiosity

Preferred location – Benelux

Compensation

The UK base salary range for this full-time position is 140,000 EUR – 160,000 EUR. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual base salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices. This role is also eligible for our commission program.

Source: Unchained Labs careers (Greenhouse)

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