Account Executive (Life Sciences)

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UK
3-5 Years Experience
Software
The Role
As an Account Executive at Zip, you will work with life sciences companies in the EMEA region to deliver tailored procurement solutions and drive ROI. You will be a strategic closer, industry specialist, product evangelist, and cultural architect within the life sciences vertical. Responsibilities include developing expertise in EMEA life sciences procurement, understanding the Zip platform, leveraging sales tools, and shaping the sales strategy in a high-growth startup environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

Zip is tackling the $50B+TAM space to transform the way businesses manage spend. Our co-founders started Zip (YC S2020) because they saw the challenges companies had using outdated 20 year old software to manage hundreds of millions of dollars in spend every year. We invented the world’s leading Intake-to-Procure solution to bring a consumer grade user experience to B2B purchasing. And, we’re just getting started.

We're a fast growing team that helped scale category-defining companies like Airbnb, Facebook, Salesforce, Apple, Quora, Pinterest, and Square. With $180 million in funding from YC Continuity (Y Combinator), CRV and Tiger Global, we're valued at $1.5 billion in just 3 years. In today's economic climate, the value we offer our customers is more critical than ever and our business is accelerating. We're growing quickly and need your help!

Your Role:

  • You’re a strategic closer, trusted advisor, and product consultant – working with life sciences companies across the EMEA region to deliver tailored procurement solutions that drive ROI.
  • You’re an industry specialist – leveraging your understanding of the life sciences sector to navigate complex sales processes and secure high-value deals.
  • You’re a product evangelist – aligning Zip’s solutions with the distinct needs of EMEA-based life sciences companies, and anticipating future industry trends.
  • You’re a cultural architect – helping to shape the culture, processes, and success metrics of our new life sciences vertical within the EMEA region.


You Will:

  • Develop expertise in EMEA life sciences procurement – understanding regional differences and regulatory requirements that influence procurement in the industry.
  • Deeply understand the Zip platform – and how it can be tailored to meet the unique challenges of EMEA-based life sciences companies.
  • Use sophisticated sales tools – leveraging sales intelligence, your network, and market insights to manage deal cycles and win new business.
  • Be flexible and forward-thinking – playing a critical role in shaping our sales strategy in a high-growth startup environment.


Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of closing experience in technology SaaS sales at the enterprise level, ideally within the life sciences or healthcare sectors.
  • Strong understanding of the EMEA life sciences market – including the specific challenges and opportunities within the region.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills – capable of managing complex deals and interacting with senior stakeholders.
  • Experience using tools like Salesforce, Clari, Zoominfo, LinkedIn SalesNav, and Outreach.
  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Life Sciences, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
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Nice to Haves:

  • Experience selling to life sciences companies in the EMEA region.
  • Knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues specific to EMEA life sciences.


Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

  • 📈 Start-up equity
  • 🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
  • 🚠 Team building events
  • 🌴 Flexible PTO
  • 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget

We're looking to hire Zippers and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!

The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
245 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Zip is the world’s leading intake-to-procure solution. Providing a single platform for any employee to initiate a purchase or vendor request, Zip helps businesses gain clear and timely visibility across all purchases, while dramatically improving the employee experience.

The platform’s no-code configuration and intelligent workflows integrated across disparate systems enable businesses to automatically route requests for faster approval across finance, legal, procurement, IT, security and other teams.

Leading enterprises and high-growth startups like Databricks, Canva, Airtable, Webflow and over 100 others use Zip to streamline their procurement processes while delighting their business users.

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