About the vacancy
Account management
About Your Next Job
As an Account Manager, you’ll take full ownership of client relationships within your assigned territory. You’ll be responsible for managing ongoing projects, ensuring client satisfaction, and identifying opportunities to expand accounts through upselling and cross-selling. You’ll work closely with our business development, scientific, and operations teams to deliver a seamless client experience, from quote preparation to project delivery. In addition to managing existing accounts, you’ll actively prospect within your territory to identify new clients and build long-term partnerships that support our scientific service growth. You will have substantial support and coaching from management, cross-functional teams and internal tools.
About Your Tasks and Responsibilities
You are a relationship-driven, ambitious person with a commercial mindset and strong understanding of life sciences. You have experience in working with scientists and researchers as clients across Industry, Pharma and Academia; whether you come from a commercial or scientific background, you’re comfortable navigating technical conversations and translating client needs into actionable solutions. You are proactive and consultative and someone who thrives in a dynamic environment. You are an excellent communicator and relationship builder.
About Your Skills and Experience
Our team and clients will benefit from a candidate with the following experience:
- You have completed BSc or MSc degree, preferably in a bioscience, biotechnology, biology or medical disciplines
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in external account management or a similar client facing commercial role
- Familiar with organizations in the pharma, food ingredients and biotech market
- An entrepreneurial mindset is highly preferred; own and grow the client relationships within an assigned territory by managing active accounts, identifying new opportunities and ensuring alignment with internal teams.
- Highly preferred to be located in The Netherlands; open to remote work in Belgium, UK, or France.
About Your Benefits
A rewarding position in a biotech company, where you will work in a highly motivated and fun team. Salary and secondary benefits are dependent on your qualifications and experience.
Only apply if...
Please send your motivation and curriculum vitae, quoting vacancy number 2025-AM01, to jobs@baseclear.nl. For further information about the above position please contact Rick Kerr, Commercial Director, at +31 (0)71 523 39 17.
Closing date: Until filled Acquisition for this vacancy is not appreciated
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We only accept applicants who are eligible to work in the EU
Contact person
Almira Gordijn
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BaseClear was founded in 1993, and ever since, we have been a pioneer in genomic analysis. Additionally, we have been on the forefront of microbial genomics innovations and their industry applications. Over the last years, we have established niche expertise, and an increasingly strong team specialized in microbial genomics. BaseClear offers a complete range of microbial genomics services including: genome sequencing and annotation, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, microbiome analysis and microbial strain characterization for regulatory approval.
We are the partner of choice for many leading brands in various biotechnology industries such as pharma, personal care and hygiene, consumer health, food industry and human and animal health. We are also proud to be located in the heart of the Leiden Bio Science Park in the Netherlands, one of the leading biomedical hubs in Europe.