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About the role
You will own the technical pre-sales process, including demonstrations, workshops, and technical evaluations for R&D software. You will also partner with account executives to communicate business value and mentor early-career team members.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have four to seven years of experience in digitalization, change management, or R&D leadership. An MS or PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science is required, along with Python scripting skills.
Full description
About the Role
Join the pre-sales team at a Series A industrial R&D software company, serving as a technical partner to prospective customers. You will connect deep chemistry and materials science expertise with value-based selling to help R&D organizations modernize data management and accelerate product development.
What You'll Do
- Own the technical pre-sales process from initial demonstrations through value cases, technical evaluations, and pilot execution.
- Build tailored demonstrations, workshops, and pilots around prospective customers' R&D workflows.
- Partner with account executives and customer champions to communicate business value and support new business growth.
- Lead technical evaluations and present how modern R&D data platforms can improve data management and innovation.
- Mentor early-career team members supporting technical evaluations.
- Write Python scripts and configure integrations as needed for customer engagements.
- Travel 25% to 50% for prospect meetings, presentations, and workshops.
What We're Looking For
- Four to seven years of relevant experience, including at least four years in digitalization, change management, or R&D leadership.
- An MS or PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or a related field, ideally with a computational or machine learning focus.
- Strong chemistry or materials science expertise and familiarity with enterprise R&D workflows and laboratory informatics systems.
- Experience building and demonstrating technical platforms for enterprise customers, with a value-based selling approach.
- Background in digitalization or change management, preferably in industrial R&D; technical consulting experience is also relevant.
- Python scripting skills and willingness to travel regularly.
- Fluent English and advanced proficiency in the relevant local language for European-based candidates.
- Authorization to work in the United States, United Kingdom, or Germany. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $120,000 to $150,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Hybrid, based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. New York or London may also be considered.
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