Account Manager (Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences)

Account Manager (Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences)

Location: Cork (with regular client travel across Ireland)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Overview:

The Company are a growing data and digital transformation consultancy working closely with leading pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations. They specialise in helping clients unlock value from their data, particularly across regulated environments such as GMP manufacturing and cleanrooms.

They are now seeking an Account Manager to join their Cork-based team, responsible for managing and growing relationships with key pharma clients.

This is a client-facing, relationship-driven role suited to someone who enjoys being on-site, building trust, and identifying opportunities to expand service offerings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop relationships with existing pharmaceutical clients
• Act as the primary point of contact, ensuring a high level of service delivery
• Travel regularly to client sites (including cleanroom/manufacturing environments where required)
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell and upsell ClearSphere’s data, analytics, and digital solutions
• Work closely with internal technical teams to align solutions with client needs
• Understand client challenges across areas such as:
• Data management
• Compliance / GMP reporting
• Process optimisation
• Support commercial discussions including proposals, renewals, and contract negotiations
• Maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities within existing accounts

Requirements:

Essential

• Proven experience in an Account Manager / Client Relationship / Business Development role
• Strong face-to-face client engagement experience (this is not a desk-based role)
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to client sites
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness with a track record of growing accounts

Desirable

• Background or exposure to:
• Engineering, OR
• Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences environments

Understanding of:

• Cleanroom environments
• GMP / regulated industries
• Data or digital transformation projects

What They’re Looking For (Key Traits)

• Relationship-builder – someone who thrives in person with clients
• Commercially minded – can spot and develop opportunities
• Credible communicator – able to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proactive – not waiting for work, but actively growing accounts

Summary:

This role is ideal for someone who:
Enjoys being out with clients rather than behind a desk
Has a commercial mindset and wants to grow accounts
Has exposure to pharma, engineering, or technical environments
Wants to be part of a modern, data-driven consultancy