R&D Field Account Manager – Strategic Accounts

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Belgium.

📋 Description

• Establish and maintain enduring relationships with strategic-account R&D locations, as well as with scientific and managerial stakeholders.

• Monitor molecule pipelines, program statuses, site footprints, and forthcoming decision points from the discovery phase through R&D.

• Identify and prioritize opportunities for early-stage technology seeding.

• Convert R&D process requirements into actionable use cases and coordinate with technical experts in Business Units for validation support.

• Facilitate technology validation through process and product trials, including scale-up/scale-down and manufacturing-sensitive validation.

• Assist with Phase I–III process and product trials, process optimization, and ensure manufacturing readiness in collaboration with Product Development, Tech Transfer, and CMOs.

• Oversee new processes, transfers, modalities, footprint changes, risks, and their implications.

• Carry out structured handoffs of validated programs to the commercial scope.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in customer-facing roles within biopharma settings, with substantial exposure to R&D environments.

• Industry experience in R&D related to bioprocessing, whether upstream or downstream processes, purification, or filtration is advantageous.

• Capability to operate credibly in highly scientific settings and translate early R&D requirements into structured validation and adoption pathways.

• Ability to persuade diverse, senior decision-makers and collaborate effectively with Technical Sales.

• Strong stakeholder management skills across customer R&D networks and internal matrix teams.

• High proficiency in CRM tools (SFDC) and disciplined documentation practices for structured handover.

• Fluent in English.

• Willingness to travel more than 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible home-based work arrangement.

• Occasional travel opportunities to the UK and Italy.

• Chance to contribute to innovative therapies and enhance global health.

• Engaging dynamic global work environment.

• Opportunities for career advancement.