About the role
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Senior Director, Global Strategic Accounts
Position Summary
The Senior Director, Global Strategic Accounts, is a senior commercial leader responsible for driving enterprise growth, strategic partnerships, and global account performance across the company’s most critical customers, including leading pharmaceutical organizations, contract testing laboratories (CTLs), and select global strategic accounts.
This role combines direct account ownership, enterprise selling, and people leadership. The successful candidate will lead a team of Global Account Leaders while personally managing a select group of flagship, high-value global accounts.
Operating within a Global Account Management (GAM) framework, this leader will define and execute multi-year account strategies, build executive-level partnerships, and deliver measurable commercial outcomes through cross-business collaboration.
Scope & Scale of Role
Direct ownership of a portfolio of global strategic accounts representing significant annual revenue (+$300M)
Direct management of 2–5 flagship global accounts, including top-tier pharmaceutical and CTL customers
Leadership of a team of Global Account Managers across multiple regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC)
Accountability for global revenue growth, pipeline, and long-range account planning
Responsibility for influencing multi-BU engagement across a diverse portfolio of products, services, and solutions
Engagement with C-suite and senior executive stakeholders, both internally and within customer organizations
Operates in a highly matrixed, global environment, requiring alignment across commercial, product, and operational teams
Key Responsibilities
Global Account Strategy & Execution
Define and lead multi-year global account strategies aligned to customer priorities and business objectives
Translate strategy into clear execution plans, pipeline development, and revenue outcomes
Identify and capture whitespace opportunities across regions, BUs, and service offerings
Drive disciplined account planning aligned to GAM standards
Commercial Leadership & Results Delivery
Own and deliver against revenue, growth, and profitability targets for assigned accounts
Lead complex, multi-region deal strategies, including enterprise agreements and long-term partnerships
Build and maintain a robust, high-quality pipeline with accurate forecasting
Champion value-based selling and measurable customer impact
Initiate and scale strategic programs and projects that unlock new growth
People Leadership & Team Performance
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global account team
Establish clear performance expectations, KPIs, and accountability mechanisms
Build organizational capability in strategic selling, account planning, and executive engagement
Drive a culture of ownership, collaboration, and results orientation
Enterprise & Cross-BU Orchestration
Align and mobilize resources across Business Units, regions, and functions to deliver integrated solutions
Drive execution of a “One Company” approach within strategic accounts
Influence senior internal stakeholders to prioritize investments and strategic initiatives
Balance global consistency with regional execution needs
Executive Customer Engagement
Build trusted relationships with C-suite and senior decision-makers
Act as executive sponsor for top-tier accounts
Lead executive business reviews, governance forums, and strategic planning sessions
Serve as the senior escalation point for complex, high-impact issues
Performance Management & Governance
Establish strong operating cadence, governance, and communication rhythms
Track and drive performance across revenue, pipeline, customer satisfaction, and strategic initiatives
Identify risks early and implement corrective actions
Partner with Finance on forecasting and long-range account planning
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or scientific discipline) preferred
12–15+ years of experience in strategic account management, enterprise sales, or commercial leadership within life sciences
Strong experience managing global pharmaceutical and/or contract testing laboratory (CTL) accounts
Proven track record of owning and growing large, complex, multi-region accounts with clear revenue accountability
Demonstrated success in leading and developing high-performing teams in a matrixed organization
Strong executive presence with experience engaging C-level stakeholders
Key Competencies
Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline
Results orientation and commercial accountability
Executive relationship management
Cross-functional leadership and influence
Financial and business acumen
Complex negotiation and deal leadership
What Success Looks Like
Consistent delivery against revenue and growth targets across strategic accounts
Expansion of share of wallet and enterprise partnerships within pharma and CTL customers
Strong, durable C-suite relationships and customer advocacy
A high-performing, accountable global account team
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $205,400.00–$273,800.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
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