Research & Development Field Account Manager Strategic Accounts - Remote, NJ or PA

As our Research & Development Field Account Manager Strategic Accounts, you will build trusted relationships within key strategic accounts, create early visibility into emerging molecule programs, and support the adoption of technologies that enable scientific progress. This field-based position supports strategic customer accounts and is remotely based in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, offering the opportunity to work closely with leading biopharma organizations while contributing to better health for more people.

Grow with us – Your Responsibilities

• Build sustained relationships with scientific and managerial stakeholders across Strategic Account R&D sites to increase access, trust, and visibility into molecule programs, discovery activities, and R&D process decisions

• Map and maintain molecule pipeline visibility by tracking program status, site footprints, and upcoming decision points from discovery through R&D to enable timely technology seeding and opportunity creation

• Identify and prioritize early-stage technology seeding opportunities by translating R&D process needs and discovery-stage requirements into defined use cases and aligning appropriate Business Unit technical experts to support validation activities across new molecules, processes, and modalities

• Drive validation of selected technologies through process and product trials, including scale-up, scale-down, and manufacturing-sensitive validation activities, while documenting outcomes and readiness signals that support progression toward pilot, clinical, or manufacturing adoption

• Support pilot and clinical-phase (Phase I-III) process and product trials by enabling process optimization, validation activities, and manufacturing readiness in collaboration with Product Development, Tech Transfer, and CMO partners

• Monitor the evolving process landscape within assigned accounts by identifying new processes, transfers, and modalities and proactively highlighting footprint changes, risks, and business implications to relevant internal stakeholders

• Execute structured handovers of validated programs by providing stakeholder maps, process context, validation evidence, and recommended next steps to commercial teams

What will convince us

• Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, or a comparable scientific discipline

• 3+ years of experience in customer-facing roles within biopharma environments, including process development support, technical sales, applications, or scientific support, with strong exposure to R&D environments

• Demonstrate the ability to operate credibly within highly scientific settings and translate early-stage R&D requirements into structured validation and technology adoption pathways

• Communicate confidently with diverse senior decision makers and collaborate effectively with Technical Sales teams to shape complex customer solutions

• Manage stakeholders successfully across customer R&D networks and cross-functional internal organizations

• Utilize CRM systems, including SFDC, and maintain disciplined documentation practices for pipeline management, customer process tracking, validation evidence, and decision-point management

• Demonstrate willingness to travel more than 50% to support customer engagement and field-based activities

• Identify with Sartorius' core values of Sustainability, Openness, and Enjoyment

Travel required to visit customer sites within the US and potential for international travel for business meetings.

What We Offer

As a growing global life science company, with our stock listed on the German DAX and TecDAX , Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:
Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings
Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as “Coaching”, “Agile Working” and a “Businesswomen’s Network”
Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.

Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account
Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women’s Health, Health Advocate
Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service

Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability or based on status in any other protected group of class.

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Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment. Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

We look forward to receiving your application.

www.sartorius.com/career

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Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability, or based on status in any other protected group of class.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by e-mail at [email protected]

About Sartorius 

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. 

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. 
www.sartorius.com/careers