Associate Account Manager - Central US | Luma

Dotmatics Ltd.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Dotmatics seeks an Associate Account Manager to own the health, retention, and growth of assigned Luma customer accounts. This hybrid role blends renewal ownership with proactive account management, coordinating with Strategic Account Executives, Customer Success, and the broader sales organization to ensure renewals, adoption, and growth.

The role requires travel 30%+ for customer meetings and QBRs. You’ll pursue expansion within existing accounts, build business cases, and lead renewal and

Qualifications

• 4+ years in inside sales, renewal management, account management or sales development.
• SaaS, life sciences or technical software background preferred.
• Related scientific field degree welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Own health, retention and growth of named Luma accounts.
• Manage full renewal cycle and expansion opportunities.
• Collaborate with Strategic Account Executives, Customer Success and sales teams.

Skills

Inside sales

Renewal management

Account management

Sales development

Education

Life Sciences degree

Chemistry degree

Biology degree

Tools

Salesforce

Sales engagement tools

Job description

At Dotmatics, a Siemens company, we believe science, data, and decision-making must be deeply intertwined for innovation to thrive. Our Portfolio includes Luma, LumaLab Connect, ELN Platform, Graphpad Prism, Geneious, SnapGene, Protein Metrics, OMIQ, FCS Express, LabArchives, NQuery, EasyPanel, SoftGenetics and Virscidian.

We have a vision for a new Lab of the Future that will change the future of scientific research.

We have created the world’s most comprehensive digital science platform – best-of-breed software applications already used by more than 2 million scientists, together in a single ecosystem united by a powerful, flexible enterprise data platform. This is not flat data buried away in digital graveyards. This is dynamic, multi-dimensional decision-making.

Scientific enterprises need a new level of effectiveness to achieve tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Illness will not wait. The biosphere will not wait. We are tireless in our vision, because the time for innovation is now.

Shaping the Future of Science At Dotmatics

Our global team of more than 800 colleagues are dedicated to supporting our customers in over 180 countries. Together, with our scientific community of users, we accelerate scientific innovation in order to make the world a healthier, cleaner, and safer place to live.

You’ll join a collaborative, global team pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation. Your ideas and efforts will have a tangible impact, accelerating scientific progress and discovery. We offer a dynamic, remote-friendly environment that fosters high integrity and collaboration, empowering you to excel. Dotmatics is a company built by scientists, for scientists. Combined, we are now the world’s largest cloud-based scientific research R&D platform. We need your help to keep growing and pioneering the future.

We are Science Driven. We are Customer Centric. We are Better Together.

What do we need

We are seeking an Associate Account Manager to own the health, retention, and growth of an assigned book of Luma customer accounts. This is a hybrid role that blends renewal ownership with proactive account management: you will manage the full renewal cycle for your named accounts while also identifying and closing expansion opportunities with departmental buyers and smaller research teams. You will work in close partnership with Strategic Account Executives, Customer Success, and the broader sales organization to ensure every customer renews, adopts, and grows with Dotmatics.

This role is for you if you want a defined path from account support and renewal ownership toward a full-cycle Account Executive career, and you can bring enough scientific fluency to speak credibly with bench researchers, lab managers, and departmental decision-makers.

This position requires travel 30%+ for customer meetings, QBRs, and account management activities

In this role you will get to

• Identify and pursue expansion opportunities within existing accounts, including new departments, additional seats, and adjacent Luma products
• Own the full sales cycle for small to mid-sized expansion opportunities within named accounts (typically <$50K ARR)
• Conduct needs assessments, build business cases, and deliver compelling proposals for both renewal and expansion motions
• Achieve or exceed quarterly and annual retention and expansion quotas
• Work with WW Renewals, where relevant, to ensure renewals are tracked and actioned prior to renewal notice
• Collaborate with WW Renewals, where relevant, to proactively share account health, Stakeholder feedback and at risk accounts to support the renewals process
• Build and maintain strong relationships with scientific researchers, lab managers, and departmental decision-makers
• Understand customer workflows, pain points, and scientific objectives well enough to speak credibly about ELN, LIMS, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, and data visualization challenges
• Position Dotmatics solutions to address specific research and data management challenges as part of both renewal conversations and expansion pitches
• Collaborate with Customer Success to ensure smooth onboarding and continued value realization across the customer lifecycle

Renewal Ownership & Retention

• Own the end-to-end renewal process for an assigned portfolio of named accounts, from 120-day renewal notice through contract execution
• Forecast renewal risk and revenue with accuracy, maintaining a rolling view of at-risk, on-track, and expansion-ready accounts
• Proactively monitor account health signals (usage, adoption, support tickets, stakeholder turnover) and intervene early on accounts showing renewal risk
• Negotiate renewal terms, pricing, and contract structure within established parameters, escalating complex negotiations as needed
• Partner with Customer Success to resolve adoption gaps or satisfaction issues before they become renewal risks
• Partner with Strategic Account Executives to support sales activities within named enterprise accounts
• Collaborate with Presales (Field sales) to conduct product demonstrations and technical discovery calls for prospects and existing customers within assigned accounts
• Coordinate with field sales teams on account strategies, customer communications, and opportunity progression
• Maintain accurate CRM records and provide regular updates on renewal status, pipeline activity, and account health
• Develop deep product knowledge across the Dotmatics Luma portfolio and stay current on scientific research trends, laboratory informatics challenges, and the competitive landscape
• Provide market intelligence on customer needs, competitive activity, and industry trends to Sales and Product
• Participate in regular pipeline and renewal forecast reviews with sales leadership

We are looking for

people who have at least 4 years of experience in inside sales, renewal management, account management, or sales development, preferably in SaaS, life sciences or technical software, you may also hold a degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, or a related scientific field.

The keys skills

• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding retention, renewal, or sales quotas
• Understanding of complex sales cycles
• Ability to work with Finance and RevOps to build out sales contracts
• Strong discovery, negotiation, and consultative selling skills
• Excellent presentation and communication abilities, written and verbal
• Experience using CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and sales engagement tools
• Self-motivated with strong organizational and time management skills, comfortable managing a high-volume renewal book alongside expansion opportunities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while managing independent renewal and sales responsibilities

You may also have

• Experience selling or managing accounts within research organizations, pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, or academic institutions
• Understanding of SaaS business models, subscription renewal cycles, and expansion-led growth motions
• Familiarity with scientific research workflows and laboratory informatics (ELN, LIMS, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, automation, orchestration)

Dotmatics is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.