Strategic R&D Field Account Manager (Remote)

Sartorius AG; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Career development programs

Job summary

Sartorius AG in Seattle, WA seeks a highly experienced customer‑facing specialist to support biopharma process development through validation and commercialization. You will engage senior decision makers, translate R&D needs into actionable validation plans, and collaborate with Tech Transfer and Product Development to enable scale‑up and manufacturing readiness.

The role requires 3+ years in biopharma customer-facing roles, strong CRM usage, and willingness to travel over half the time.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Life Sciences or comparable field and 3+ years in customer-facing roles in biopharma environments.
• Experience translating R&D needs into validated customer solutions.
• Ability to engage senior decision makers and partner with Technical Sales.

Responsibilities

• Build sustained relationships at Strategic Account R&D sites with scientific and managerial stakeholders.
• Map and maintain molecule pipeline visibility from discovery through R&D to enable timely opportunities.
• Identify early-stage technology seeding opportunities and align internal experts for validation support.
• Drive validation through process and product trials, including scale‑up/scale‑down and readiness signals.
• Support pilot/clinical trials with scale-up validation and process optimization.
• Flag footprint changes and risks to internal stakeholders.
• Package stakeholder maps and validation evidence for handover to commercial scope.
• Ideal candidate will reside in the Seattle, WA Region.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Stakeholder management

CRM (SFDC)

Travel >50%

Technical sales support

Education

Master’s degree in Life Sciences

Tools

SFDC CRM

MS Office

Job description

Sartorius AG in Seattle, WA seeks a highly experienced customer‑facing specialist to support biopharma process development through validation and commercialization. You will engage senior decision makers, translate R&D needs into actionable validation plans, and collaborate with Tech Transfer and Product Development to enable scale‑up and manufacturing readiness.

The role requires 3+ years in biopharma customer-facing roles, strong CRM usage, and willingness to travel over half the time.