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Senior Manager, Key Accounts

ThermoFisher Scientific

Pittsburgh, PAJob$131–216K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$131–216K/yr
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Manager of Key Accounts manages relationships and account development for customers with approximately $1 million or greater potential in a specific segment. The role focuses on market penetration, profitability, sales and profit forecasts, account strategy execution, value propositions, resource coordination, price management, RFP responses, and profitable growth. It also coordinates across sites and commercial teams and provides direction on account strategy execution.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer Relationship ManagementKey Account SalesSales GrowthFinancial AnalysisNegotiationProject ManagementLeadershipSalesforceMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's in Science or MBA10+ Years Work Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match

Full job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

About Us:

Here at Thermo Fisher Scientific, our industry-leading scale means unparalleled commercial reach, unique customer access and a global footprint. Our broad customer base, from research, clinical to commercial production means you can have a broad and significant impact. All while working in an environment where you will be supported, valued and rewarded for your performance. Join our Commercial team with an unmatched depth of capabilities and help our customers solve some of the world’s toughest challenges.

Discover impactful work:

The Senior Manager of Key Accounts is responsible for relationship and account management at customers with approximately $1 Million or greater potential within a specific segment and ensures market penetration and profitability at these accounts, while achieving sales and profit forecasts. This is an exciting opportunity where you will focus on all account development activities including account strategy execution and management, ongoing communication of value proposition and value-added programs and services, resource coordination, price management, initiation of RFP responses, where applicable, and achievement of forecasted profitable growth.

Key responsibilities will be:

• Drive significant Lab Products growth at large, strategic, key accounts, including new wins and high growth customers

• Build and manage account growth strategies and implement plans

• Coordinate across multiple sites in Americas, collaborating with global commercial leads as needed

• Act as single point of contact for customers and channels

• Understand customer satisfaction and coordinate actions to mitigate issues

• Collaborate with the Corporate Accounts team and other Thermo Fisher businesses to drive total company value proposition.

• Own the Request for Proposal process

• Coordinate business development initiatives with commercial team

• Conduct business reviews with customers, as appropriate

• Provide direction to managers/sales representatives on execution of account strategies

• Evaluate customer performance for contract compliance, as applicable

Keys to Success:

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Science or MBA preferred

Experience

  • 10+ years of meaningful work experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Confirmed ability to maintain and grow senior level customer relationships across multiple areas including: Sourcing, Production, Research, Materials Management, etc.

  • Sales experience with large, key, research accounts and/or healthcare accounts

  • Successful sales record with demonstrated ability to drive significant growth

  • Strong financial analysis, negotiation, and project management skills

  • Strong leadership skills in a matrix environment

  • Knowledge of Salesforce, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint a must

  • Able and willing to travel to customer locations regularly

  • Demonstrates the Thermo Fisher values (The Four I’s) – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. A one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Pennsylvania is $130,900.00–$215,900.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

How this job compares

Set against the 48,803 open Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$131–216K/yr
  • Pennsylvania median$95–147K/yr700 salary ranges
  • US median$94–140K/yr24,774 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $173K, is 39% above the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($124K) — in the middle half of Sales salary ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,691 open Sales jobs in Pennsylvania and 48,803 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Sales postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 27,944 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 9,819 of the 48,803 open Sales jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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