Strategic Account Manager

Tokyo April 15, 2026 Full Time Workday
The Strategic Account Manager is responsible for driving sales growth and forecasting for a major global pharmaceutical account. This role builds long‑term, strategic customer relationships and collaborates with domestic and international teams to deliver solutions across biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Achieve sales, order intake, and profitability targets by proposing product and service solutions to key accounts.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of customers’ goals, challenges, development pipelines, and manufacturing processes through regular communication and visits.
  • Document activities and manage opportunities using Salesforce as a core sales and communication tool.
  • Collaborate closely with global teams to share insights and deliver aligned proposals to customers.
  • Build and sustain long-term partnerships at both organizational and individual levels.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering.
  • Minimum 3 years of field sales experience in the life science sector (biopharma manufacturing experience preferred).
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills in Japanese; effective English communication for global team collaboration.
  • Proven ability to work in cross‑functional, global teams.
  • Willingness to travel frequently.
  • The willingness to become a manager near future

About Sartorius 

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. 

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. 
www.sartorius.com/careers

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How to Get Hired at Sartorius AG

  • Sartorius AG is a Goettingen-headquartered DAX-listed bioprocess and lab equipment supplier with about 15,000 employees and roughly 3.4 billion euros in 2024 revenue. CEO Rene Faeber took over in January 2025, and Bioprocess Solutions contributes about seventy percent of group revenue.
  • Every external requisition flows through a single Workday tenant at sartorius.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/sartoriuscareers; the careers.sartorius.com landing page redirects there. Roughly 210 jobs are open on the public board at the time of this guide.
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