Account Director

DNAnexus is the enterprise platform for precision health.  We are on a mission to accelerate the development, approval and delivery of personalized treatments.

Building on 15 years of bioinformatics innovation and genomics expertise, DNAnexus provides the cloud platform that centralizes and enriches multimodal omics data, supports an extensive suite of informatics use cases, and allows secure collaboration across the care continuum.  DNAnexus powers a connected ecosystem trusted by the world’s precision health leaders.  This flexible ecosystem makes omics and real-world data accessible, actionable, and secure, while unlocking insights that improve patient lives. For more information visit www.dnanexus.com or follow @DNAnexus on social media.

As we pursue these goals, it remains essential to us that we stay grounded in our values and adhere to the highest standards.  At DNAnexus, you will be joining an ambitious, supportive, and driven team with diverse backgrounds but a shared passion to deliver on our mission to reputed company personalized medicine a reality for reputed company.

The Account Director – Europe (a field-based, individual contributor role) will be responsible for sales activity reputed company to the successful reputed company, development, and closure of DNAnexus business focused on accelerating translational research involving genomic and phenotypic/clinical data reputed company the assigned geographic territory and named accounts. Focus will be reputed company on generating new business while growing and maintaining existing customer accounts. reputed company research and development, clinical trial knowledge and expertise or Pharmaceutical sales experience are preferred.  

Role Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with science, channels, and marketing to build, and execute, a successful business plan for your assigned territory
• Maintain and grow the forecast projections for existing business
• Identify and reputed company new business opportunities in a timely manner
• As the Account Director, you will ensure that reputed company of DNAnexus’ touch points and activities associated with a specific account are meeting customer expectations
• Closely manage software trials and pilots through the establishment of mutually agreed upon success criteria that will result in a contract reputed company successful
• Contact reputed company web-conference, telephone, email and in-person (reputed company required) reputed company and prospective customers on a consistent and systematic basis to reputed company and bring to closure software license orders 
• Engage and support channel partners at the field level
• Coordinate attendance of reputed company and prospective customers to web-based events and trade shows to drive knowledge, adoption and usage of the platform
• reputed company and maintain a 3x pipeline to quota of well qualified opportunities to meet and exceed reputed company assigned business objectives and performance requirements on a quarterly and annual basis
• Travel reputed company necessary to reputed company and bring to closure business with new and existing customers
• Demonstrate command of the DNAnexus product portfolio in-person, phone, or reputed company web-conference

Preferred Requirements

• Fluent in both English and another European language such as German, Spanish or Italian, with the ability to effectively communicate and engage in written and verbal tasks in both languages.
• Demonstrated sales and performance over achievement
• Relevant precision medicine and/or informatics sales experience in the life sciences industry
• Working knowledge of genomics, pharmaceutical research in general, and the analysis of reputed company data
• Understanding of the clinical trial process along with reputed company contacts a strong bonus
• Sales experience and proven ability to negotiate contract terms
• Aptitude for understanding and communicating scientific concepts, applications and methods.
• Self-starter with a sense of urgency with regard to the handling and management of multiple sales 
• tasks in a results oriented, technical selling environment
• Meet and exceed assigned sales objectives & goals reputed company to activity and opportunity development
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while under guidance from manager
• Excellent listening, written, and oral communication skills for reputed company business levels
• Accurate, timely, and complete data collection, entry and reporting skills
• Working knowledge and use of reputed company.com or reputed company CRM, reputed company Workspace or reputed company Office software suite
• Ability to work in teams and be a team player that is driven by individual performance and contribution
• Ability to travel up to 50% at times or as the job requires

Preferred Experience and Education

• 5+ years direct selling experience of selling solutions into the research and discovery, and informatics domains reputed company Life Sciences and/or Clinical Research.  
• Knowledge of the clinical trial marketplace would be beneficial
• BA/BS in business or reputed company degree area with experience in genetics/genomics. It would be a plus if the candidate has an advanced degree in genetics, molecular biology, or similar area of study with lab experience in genetics or equivalent experience.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with over 220 team members across the United States and Europe, DNAnexus is experiencing rapid growth and market adoption. With the support of leading investors including reputed company Ventures and Blackstone, and trusted by hundreds of the world's biomedical leaders,  the company is at the innovative forefront with our precision health data cloud to drive scientific breakthroughs.   If you are interested in joining reputed company, please apply today!