SVP, Key Account Management (Remote, East or West Coast)

Job Title: SVP, Key Account Management

Location: Remote, West Coast or East Coast based

Reports to: EVP Head of Key Accounts

The Role:

Evotec is seeking an experienced senior leader to strengthen and expand partnerships with its most strategic customers. The SVP Key Account Management will drive multi-year, growth-oriented account strategies focused on long-term value creation, retention, and expansion across top-tier global accounts.

Working closely with the EVP this role will leverage an established industry network to develop multi-program and multi-year initiatives within key accounts. The objective is to deepen strategic relationships, increase share of wallet, and unlock new growth opportunities while ensuring operational excellence and delivery reliability.

The role requires strong commercial judgement, deep scientific understanding, and the ability to lead complex outcomes through matrix and lateral leadership across R&D, Operations, Legal, Finance, and enabling functions.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and execute comprehensive multi-year account strategies aligned with corporate priorities

• Own and evolve account plans for top current and future high-value customers

• Drive revenue growth, retention, satisfaction, and expansion within assigned accounts

• Identify, shape, and close new opportunities within existing accounts

• Proactively develop entry strategies for prospective key customers within the territory

• Build and maintain executive-level relationships, including scientific C-level stakeholders

• Lead Joint Steering Committees and Quarterly Joint Business Reviews

• Define operational success metrics per account and track value realization

• Manage renewal and expansion motions based on performance and strategic alignment

• Shape pipeline opportunities within accounts including upsell, cross-sell, new site, and therapeutic area expansion

• Conduct whitespace analysis and semiannual account tiering reviews

• Balance growth ambition with delivery feasibility and margin discipline

• Lead matrix coordination across R&D, Operations, Legal, Finance, and other enabling functions from opportunity through delivery

• Ensure seamless execution and high customer satisfaction

• Monitor performance against plans and drive corrective actions where required

• Apply disciplined qualification and early-stage filtering of non-promising opportunities

Who You Are:

• Medical or scientific background preferred; alternatively, business background with significant CRO, CDMO, or biopharma experience

• Several years of relevant industry experience

• Extensive experience managing large strategic accounts at executive level

• Proven track record in enterprise-level key account management and new customer development

• Demonstrated experience in complex, multi-stakeholder deal orchestration

• Strong expertise in drug discovery and pre-clinical development

• Deep understanding of precision medicine platforms and competitive market dynamics

• Ability to design and execute long-term account strategies aligned with corporate objectives

• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capability

• Ability to balance growth, operational feasibility, and margin discipline

• Experience leading through influence in a matrix environment

• Portfolio mindset across multi-year account development

• Focus on durable, predictable, and strategically aligned partnerships

Why Join Us:

Evotec offers a differentiated precision medicine and multimodal discovery platform designed for sustained value creation. This role provides the opportunity to shape strategic customer partnerships that influence long-term therapeutic innovation and drive measurable commercial impact across global markets.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $206,550-$279,450; Base salary offered may vary depending on individual’s skills, experience and competitive market value. Additional total rewards include discretionary annual bonus, comprehensive benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, short-term and long-term disability, company paid basic life insurance, 401k company match, flexible work, generous paid time off and paid holiday, wellness and transportation benefits.

This job description is intended to describe the general content of the job, and to identify the essential functions of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Because job requirements evolve with the changing needs of Just-Evotec Biologics business, this description is subject to change and may be modified at any time, whether formally or informally.

Evotec (US) Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.