Sales Associate, Life Sciences & Large Pharma Accounts chez Owkin
Owkin · London, Royaume-Uni · Hybrid
- Junior
- Bureau à London
About us
Owkin is an agentic AI company on a mission to explore complex biology to speed up and scale research for the creation of new treatments and diagnostics for patients. Owkin K, our AI co-pilot combines unparalleled access to multimodal data, cutting-edge AI to understand biology and pioneering agentic AI to achieve Biological Artificial Superintelligence in the future.
Owkin is comprised of a group of specialized companies that work seamlessly together, combining deep expertise with a shared mission to accelerate biological discovery. Owkin K is the technology foundation of our ecosystem, it provides cutting-edge co-pilots incorporating high-quality data infrastructure and AI tools to power breakthroughs for researchers, customers and our companies.
Owkin has raised over $300 million through investments from leading biopharma companies, including Sanofi and BMS, and venture funds like Fidelity, GV and Bpifrance, among others.Owkin is seeking the best and brightest to join our fast-growing and dynamic team.
Position is based in our Paris offices with flexibility for some remote work.
Please submit your CV in English
About the role:
As a Sales Associate, you will play a key supporting role in advancing Owkin’s strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and other life sciences companies. You’ll assist the Sales team in identifying and pursuing new opportunities, preparing materials for client meetings, and contributing to the execution of commercial engagements.
You will gain exposure to the full sales cycle and develop the skills required to succeed in enterprise B2B sales within the life sciences sector. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated individual, eager to grow their career in a mission-driven, fast-paced biopharma environment.
In particular, you will:
- Support Sales Directors and Team Leads in managing commercial engagements with biopharma and life sciences (BioTech, CRO, mid-tier pharma) companies.
- Help prepare client presentations, proposals, and demo materials tailored to specific sales needs.
- Assist in the development of multi-level relationships within key accounts by identifying relevant stakeholders and helping coordinate outreach and follow-up activities.
- Begin building relationships with junior to mid-level contacts within accounts to understand their roles, needs, and priorities — laying the groundwork for trust and future engagement.
- Conduct research on potential accounts, stakeholders, and therapeutic focus areas to support prospecting efforts.
- Maintain and update CRM records (e.g., Salesforce), helping track leads, meetings, and follow-up actions.
- Assist in coordinating internal meetings and aligning stakeholders across Sales, Technical Sales, Product, and Legal.
- Help collect and synthesize client feedback to support internal planning and product refinement.
- Join client calls and meetings to observe and learn consultative sales techniques and relationship-building approaches.
- Contribute to internal sales initiatives, including market mapping, sales enablement material development, and reporting
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records, forecasts, and activity logs.
- Collaborate with Technical Sales and Marketing to tailor presentations, demos, and proposals
About you
Required:
- A solid foundation of professional experience in a commercial, client-facing, or business development role — preferably in life sciences, digital health, technology or strategic consulting sectors.
- Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
- Comfort working in a cross-functional environment and collaborating with senior colleagues.
- Eagerness to learn and grow in enterprise sales; open to coaching and feedback.
- Proficiency with tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, and CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce).
Nice to have:
- Exposure to pharma, biotech, or healthcare industries — either through professional experience or academic background.
- Familiarity with AI, machine learning, or data-driven platforms in healthcare.
- Educational background in life sciences, biomedical engineering, or a related field.
- Business educational background is a plus.
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What we offer
- Flexible work organization
- Friendly and informal working environment
- Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds
Recruitment Process & Security
- Please complete the form and submit your CV.
- Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
- Owkin is a great place to work. As a coveted workplace we are, unfortunately, vulnerable to recruitment phishing scams. We urge all job seekers and candidates to be wary of potential scams. Most of these have individuals posing as representatives of prominent companies, including Owkin, with the aim of obtaining personal, sensitive, or financial information from applicants. These scams prey upon an individual’s desire to obtain a job and can sometimes “feel” like a genuine recruitment process. Some red flags are identified below. Should you encounter a recruitment process that claims to be for Owkin but is not consistent with the below, please do not provide any personal or financial information:
- Legitimate Owkin recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn.
- Communication is always through an official Owkin email address (from the @owkin.com domain), over the phone or through our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
- The Owkin talent team do use platforms such as LinkedIn and Job Teaser, however if you have any concern or doubt about this contact, please ask for them to send an email from @Owkin.com.
- The Owkin talent team will not solicit personal data from candidates during the application phase including, but not limited to, date of birth, social security numbers, or bank account information;
- Legitimate Owkin interviews may be conducted over the phone, in person, or via an approved enterprise videoconferencing service (Google Meets). They will not occur via Signal, Telegram or Messenger
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