Account Partner - SMB

Veeva; Basel; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeva Systems is seeking an Account Partner for its Quality Cloud to drive growth across the Life Sciences SMB markets in the DACH region from Basel, Switzerland. You will generate opportunities, win new business, and build strategic customer relationships while helping organisations modernise operations through cloud technology.

A strong understanding of the life science industry, enterprise software sales cycle, and a passion for market-changing technology are ideal.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of combined experience in sales and/or consulting, with min. 2 years in the life sciences space.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas
• Consultative Sales experience with Life Science Software Solutions
• Strategic account planning and execution skills
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to work with a wide range of customers from end users to C-level
• Must be highly self-motivated and able to work with little direct supervision
• A passion for solving customer business problems
• Language: English and German

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with key stakeholders across Business, IT, and C-level
• Meet/exceed pipeline generation and revenue targets
• Manage complex sales cycles, utilising internal and external resources as appropriate
• Keep current with industry trends and engage customers in addressing their business challenges
• Act with urgency, integrity, and a focus on the customer

Skills

Sales experience

Consultative selling

Strategic account planning

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Self-motivated

Customer problem solving

English fluency

German fluency

Job description

Account Partner - SMB - DACH

Team: R&D - EU

Location: Switzerland - Basel

Commitment: Full-Time

Workplace Type: remote

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

As an Account Partner for Veeva's Quality Cloud, you will drive growth across the Life Sciences small and medium sized biotechs markets. As part of a foundational team, you will be responsible for generating opportunities, winning new business, and building strategic customer relationships while helping organisations modernise operations through innovative cloud technology.

A strong understanding of the life science industry, the enterprise software sales cycle, and a passion for making market changes with innovative technology are ideal.

What You'll Do

• Manage relationships with key stakeholders across Business, IT, and C-level
• Meet/exceed pipeline generation and revenue targets
• Manage complex sales cycles, utilising internal and external resources as appropriate
• Keep current with industry trends and engage customers in addressing their business challenges
• Act with urgency, integrity, and a focus on the customer

Requirements

• 5+ years of combined experience in sales and/or consulting, with min. 2 years in the life sciences space.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas
• Consultative Sales experience with Life Science Software Solutions
• Strategic account planning and execution skills
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to work with a wide range of customers from end users to C-level
• Must be highly self-motivated and able to work with little direct supervision
• A passion for solving customer business problems
• Language: English and German

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

• Follow the application process and submit your resume.
• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
  1. A conversation with the hiring manager
  2. A practical case exercise
  3. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].