Portfolio Account Manager-Clinical

Certara; Deutschland; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Certara is seeking a Portfolio Account Manager (PAM) for Modeling & Simulation (M&S) to join its American commercial team. This role involves portfolio growth and strategy, client engagement, and collaboration with account teams to drive M&S solutions in biopharma.

The PAM will develop and execute go-to-market plans and must have an advanced degree in life sciences with at least 3 years of relevant experience. Travel within EMEA may be required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in consulting, sales, or biopharma science.
• Strong understanding of mechanistic and empirical modeling approaches.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix sales structure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a go-to-market plan for assigned accounts.
• Work with account teams to ensure seamless pursuit of opportunities.
• Act as the domain expert in client meetings and proposals.

Skills

Consulting experience

Knowledge of drug discovery

Solution selling skills

Communication skills

Education

MS/PhD in life sciences or related field

Job description

Overview

Certara accelerates medicines using proprietary biosimulation software, technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Its clients include more than 2,000 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 62 countries.

We are seeking a Portfolio Account Manager (PAM) for Modeling & Simulation (M&S) to join our American commercial team and global M&S portfolio organization.

This role spans Certara’s full suite of M&S capabilities, including mechanistic approaches (systems biology, QSP, PBPK, digital simulations) and empirical approaches (population PK/PD, exposure-response, meta-analyses). The AD operates through the EMEA zone account teams while ensuring client needs are met quickly, collaboratively, and without organizational barriers.

This position is based in EMEA with a preference for candidates in cities with a strong biotech/pharma presence.

The PAM is one of several portfolio managers in the EMEA region. Each PAM may be assigned a territory and/or set of accounts to ensure full coverage across the zone. The role has a solid reporting line to the Global Portfolio Leader for M&S and a dotted line to the EMEA Zone commercial leader(s), ensuring both global alignment and zone-level execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Growth & Strategy
  
  
  
  • Develop and execute a go‑to‑market plan for assigned accounts/territory, in line with the global M&S portfolio strategy.
  
  
  • Carry a portfolio quota that contributes to the overall AMER zone sales bookings.
  
  
  • Identify and qualify opportunities across both empirical and mechanistic domains.
  
  
  • Track market trends and client needs to shape offering positioning and pipeline generation.
  
  
  
  


• Collaboration with Account Teams
  
  
  
  • Work through zone account teams to ensure seamless pursuit of opportunities.
  
  
  • Engage in joint account planning and pipeline reviews with GADs, EAMs, and ISRs.
  
  
  • Provide enablement, training, and pursuit support to account teams on M&S solutions.
  
  
  • Ensure account teams facilitate portfolio pursuits within assigned accounts/territory.
  
  
  
  


• Client Engagement
  
  
  
  • Act as the domain expert in client meetings, workshops, and proposals.
  
  
  • Build and maintain executive and scientific relationships to establish Certara as a trusted advisor.
  
  
  • Position M&S solutions to address client challenges in discovery, development, and regulatory submission.
  
  
  
  


• Coordination & Governance
  
  
  
  • Document opportunities in CRM, aligned with account pipelines.
  
  
  • Resolve conflicts quickly through escalation and alignment on shared sales bookings goals.
  
  
  • Ensure handoffs to scientific delivery teams are smooth, efficient, and client‑centric.
  
  
  
  

Success Measures

• Attainment of portfolio quota (new business + expansion).


• Growth in adoption of M&S across Tier 1-3 accounts within assigned territory/accounts.


• Evidence of joint pursuits and shared sales bookings attribution with account teams.


• Increased number of cross‑portfolio opportunities (software + services).


• Positive feedback from clients and internal account leaders on coordination and value delivered.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in life sciences, computational biology, pharmacology, or related field and 3-5 years of experience in consulting, sales, or biopharma science; or equivalent commercial experience in modeling & simulation.


• Strong understanding of the drug discovery & development process, including both mechanistic and empirical modeling approaches.


• Proven success in solution selling within pharmaceutical or biotech industries.


• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix sales structure with global portfolio and zone reporting lines.


• Track record of successful team management.


• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship‑building skills.


• Willingness to travel as needed within EMEA.

Certara bases all employment‑related decision on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law.