Global Strategic Account Director

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health.

The Global Strategic Account Director is responsible for growth and expansion of direct sales and profit margins within assigned accounts and/or territory/region on products or services. Establishes professional relationships with key personnel in customer accounts. Meets assigned targets for profitable sales volume and margin dollars. This position reports to the Senior Director of Global Strategic Accounts, is part of the Direct Sales team under Commercial Operations, and will be fully remote.

• Develop and lead strategy, partnerships and teams supporting Cytiva's largest global accounts.
• Create and lead executive interactions, collaborations, and negotiations. Develop lasting and impactful relationships at the C‑suite level that position Cytiva and Danaher as strategic partners.
• Resolve complex or unusual business problems by applying advanced critical thinking—coordinate company‑wide resources to provide comprehensive solutions based on the entire product and services portfolio across Cytiva.
• Negotiate with knowledge and capacity when dealing with highly complex relationships which could occur simultaneously with customers, partners, competitors or suppliers within a multi‑cultural context.

• Must have a natural executive presence with prior senior‑level experience in Life Science or a similar industry.
• A creative and visionary mindset with demonstrated leadership ability to implement overall customer strategy and drive growth.
• Ability to negotiate with senior leaders across the business and influence the opinions of others within Cytiva and Danaher and in external organizations, exercising sensitivity to the audience.
• 10+ years experience in the life sciences, biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industry and market trends, and readily assimilate technical knowledge and translate into business opportunities.
• Bachelor’s required. Advanced scientific degree and an MBA are preferred.

• Ability to travel – up to 50% travel (overnight, international and by air).
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

The annual salary range for this role is $150,000 - $180,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Join our winning team today. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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