Vice President, Account Development (Clinical Research Group) - US Remote

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Wilmington, NC

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Vice President, Global Account Development is an enterprise commercial leader responsible for defining and driving the global inside sales and account development strategy across the Clinical Research Group (CRG). As a key member of the CRG Commercial Leadership Team, this role is accountable for accelerating revenue growth, enhancing commercial productivity, and building a scalable, data-driven demand generation engine across all divisions. This leader will shape and execute a forward-looking commercial strategy that integrates inside sales, digital engagement, and marketing-led demand generation to maximise market penetration and customer acquisition. The VP will partner closely with senior leaders across Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to align investment, prioritisation, and execution against CRG’s global growth ambitions. The role requires a highly strategic, externally aware leader who can operate at enterprise level, influence senior stakeholders, and drive transformation at scale while delivering consistent commercial results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Extensive global commercial leadership experience (typically 15+ years), including leading large, complex, multi-regional organisations.
• Proven track record of driving revenue growth and transforming commercial models at scale.
• Deep experience in CRO, life sciences, or related sectors strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success operating at executive level within a matrixed, global organization.
• In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
• Strong enterprise and financial acumen, with the ability to link commercial strategy to business outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a highly matrixed environment and align senior stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate market trends and position the organisation for future growth.
• Data-driven decision-maker with strong analytical and commercial insight capabilities.
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with experience engaging at C-suite level internally and externally.
• Deep understanding of modern commercial models, including CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), digital selling, and demand generation strategies.

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) strongly preferred
• Deep experience in CRO, life sciences, or related sectors strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the global account development and inside sales strategy, aligned to CRG’s long-term commercial growth objectives.
• Drive enterprise-wide demand generation and pipeline acceleration strategies, ensuring alignment with market opportunities and customer segments.
• Partner with divisional commercial leaders to unlock growth across key markets, including expansion regions (e.g., EMEA, APAC, China).
• Shape the evolution of CRG’s commercial model by integrating inside sales, digital channels, and advanced segmentation strategies.
• Own global performance against revenue pipeline, conversion, and productivity metrics, ensuring delivery of financial commitments.
• Establish and drive a high-performance culture with clear accountability for outcomes across regions and leadership layers.
• Leverage data, analytics, and market insights to continuously optimise performance and inform strategic decision-making.
• Ensure alignment between commercial strategy, resource allocation, and ROI across account development activities.
• Build and lead a high-impact global organisation, developing a strong leadership bench and succession pipeline at senior levels.
• Drive enterprise talent strategies to attract, develop, and retain top commercial talent in a highly competitive global market.
• Champion a culture of performance, inclusion, and continuous development aligned with Thermo Fisher values.
• Act as a senior sponsor for leadership development and capability building across the commercial organisation.
• Operate as a strategic partner to CRG executive leadership, influencing commercial priorities, investment decisions, and organisational design.
• Partner with Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Finance to align go-to-market strategy, demand generation, and financial planning.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and accelerate growth.
• Represent CRG Account Development at executive forums and contribute to enterprise-wide strategic discussions.
• Lead the transformation of account development through digital enablement, automation, and innovative engagement models.
• Drive continuous improvement in commercial processes, tools, and capabilities to enhance scalability and efficiency.
• Identify emerging trends and external benchmarks to ensure CRG remains competitive in attracting customers and talent.
• Sponsor and lead change initiatives to evolve the commercial organisation in line with market dynamics.
• Establish and lead a scalable global capability-building strategy to develop a strong pipeline of future external sales and commercial leaders.
• Design and embed structured onboarding and training programs that accelerate readiness and performance of account development talent.
• Oversee the development of core commercial capabilities, including prospecting excellence, Challenger-based selling, CRM (Salesforce) discipline and rigor, and effective pipeline management.
• Ensure teams are equipped with advanced client engagement skills, including bid defence preparation, executive-level communication, and participation in industry conferences and customer-facing forums.
• Build a robust internal talent pipeline, enabling progression from inside sales into external commercial roles, strengthening succession and reducing reliance on external hiring.
• Partner with Commercial Leadership, HR, and Learning & Development to align capability-building initiatives with broader talent and growth strategies.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, coaching, and mentorship to drive long-term commercial excellence and leadership development.

Benefits

• The world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion.
• Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
• Unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
• Individuals with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees