Account Partner - R&D
Remote San Francisco Full-time Mid-level Account Executive
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Veeva Systems. Remote, United States · full-time · $80,000–$300,000 base.
SalaryStated by Veeva Systems
$80,000 – $300,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from Veeva SystemsOur estimate for the market: $135,500–$260,000Median $185,000
Worked out from 239 postings that stated pay, median $185,000. Last updated Nov 5, 2026.
RoleAccount Executive
SeniorityMid-level
LocationSan Francisco
WorkplaceRemote
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$80,000–$300,000
PostedJun 14, 2024
Role brief
growthroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Grow Development Cloud sales across assigned biotech accounts, using value-based selling to become a trusted customer partner
- Learn each account’s priorities and connect them to Veeva software, data and consulting
- Build relationships across five to ten accounts and run complex sales cycles with internal and external support
- Share account progress, maturity and value analyses with customers and sales leaders
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least five years in quota-carrying account management
- At least three years selling SaaS, with a record of meeting or beating sales quotas
- Experience growing strategic accounts across IT, business and executive stakeholders, including tailored plans and product business cases
- You can engage clients strategically beyond renewals and order fulfillment
Who this fits
You’ll suit a strategic account seller who can build relationships across customer organizations and expand complex sales beyond renewals. The role is remote, based in the territory, with travel to customers as needed.
From the employer
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world. Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.
The Role
We are seeking a strategic sales professional to join our R&D Sales Team as an Account Partner selling across the Development Cloud. In this role, you’ll work to identify and grow sales opportunities within assigned accounts with our emerging and mid-size biotech customers. Veeva Vault is an enterprise cloud platform that uniquely manages content and data. This helps organizations eliminate silos and seamlessly execute end-to-end processes across the entire drug development lifecycle.What You'll Do
- Utilize a value-based selling approach to sell the Veeva Vault Development Cloud across the enterprise with a vision of being a trusted partner to your customers
- Know and understand the customer’s strategic direction and how Veeva supports it with software, data, and consulting
- Responsible for developing and expanding relationships within a set of 5-10 accounts
- Manage multiple complex sales cycles, leverage internal and external resources
- Deliver analytics and benchmarking around account progress, maturity, and value to customers and internal sales leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
- 5+ years of recent experience in quota-carrying account management
- 3+ years selling a SaaS product
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas
- Exceptional relationship management skills with experience managing and growing strategic accounts across IT, business, and C-suite
- Demonstrated expertise in core account management, including building tailored account plans and product business cases
- Must excel in strategic client engagement beyond renewals and order fulfillment
- Based in Territory
- Travel to customers as required
Interviewing with Veeva
- Follow the application process and submit your resume.
- Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party, unless you have already completed it with Veeva previously.
- Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
- If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
- A conversation with the hiring manager
- A practical case exercise
- A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
- Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.
We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.
Perks & Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
- Retirement programs
- 1% charitable giving program
Compensation
- Base pay: $80,000 - $300,000
- The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.
Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world. Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.