Director, Global Client Relations & Business Development
PeakData
Director, Global Client Relations & Business Development
Strategic Partnerships & AI-Driven Commercial Intelligence
Location: Germany (Remote, with significant regional and European travel) Reports To: Head of Global Commercial
Your Mission
Drive significant revenue growth by cultivating deep, strategic, and long-term relationships within our largest global pharmaceutical accounts. You will be instrumental in positioning PeakData's current portfolio and laying the commercial foundation for our major new product launch in 2026.
About PeakData: Precision Targeting for Life Sciences
- PeakData is a growing, AI-first technology company on a mission to create a world in which patients receive the best treatment available
- We are a strategic partner for the world’s leading pharmaceutical enterprises, helping to accelerate medicine adoption
- Our AI-driven platform continuously maps, analyses, and ranks the entire global healthcare professional (HCP) universe, collating data from public sources to create highly accurate profiles
- Backed by leading venture investors (Albion Capital, Octopus VC, and Heal Capital), we deliver precision commercial intelligence that identifies the vital 10-30% of targets often missed by traditional methods.
The PeakData Edge: Moving Beyond Legacy Vendors Unlike rigid and sometimes slow-moving global enterprise vendors, PeakData is built on agility and precision. We don’t just provide data; we provide commercial intelligence that moves at the speed of the market. We are client-focused, fast-paced, and unburdened by legacy bureaucracy. This is an opportunity to lead a movement that is fundamentally changing how the world’s top pharmaceutical companies optimise commercialisation of medicines.
The Opportunity: Strategic Leadership
We are searching for an accomplished, highly networked Director who thrives in a dynamic and creative environment. You won’t be working in a silo; you will lead and be supported by a high-energy team of Account Managers and Business Development colleagues who are as passionate about disruption as you are.
This is a pivotal, executive-facing role where you will serve as the senior representative for 3-4 of the world’s leading pharma accounts while spearheading our expansion across the German market. You are the bridge between our clients' biggest challenges and our cutting-edge technology.
What you’ll do
- Global Account Leadership: Grow our revenue with existing customers and enter new logos. Serve as the senior customer-facing representative for critical global accounts, developing strategies to identify upsell opportunities and drive global adoption.
- German Market Lead: Drive business development and client engagement across German pharmaceutical affiliates, acting as the primary lead for the DACH region.
- C-Suite Stakeholder Management: Build enduring trust with senior decision-makers, including Commercial Operations VPs, Global IT Heads, and Brand Leaders across Europe.
- Strategic Positioning: Align the organization behind your client's vision and prepare the market the launch of a major new PeakData product.
- Cross-Functional Innovation: Work alongside our Data, Product, and Engineering teams. You will act as the "voice of the customer," directly influencing our product roadmap to ensure we stay miles ahead of legacy competitors
- Targeting & Closing: Identify and close high-impact opportunities with local stakeholders, including Heads of IT, Business Unit Heads, and Launch Leads.
What you’ll bring
- Experience: 8+ years of experience, including a proven track record in a Director-level Business Development, Strategic Account, or Client Relations role selling to enterprises in life science. Big plus if you previously sold either a data product, an AI product or a software product)
- Pharma Expertise: A strong existing network within Commercial Operations, IT, or Marketing at major pharmaceutical companies. Big plus if you previously worked in pharma services, consulting or pharma.
- Executive Presence: Exceptional communication and presentation skills; you are comfortable leading high-stakes discussions with executive teams.
- AI & Data Curiosity: A high degree of intellectual curiosity and the ability to articulate the value and compliance of our AI solutions
- The "Hunter" Mentality: You thrive in an environment that challenges you to grow, where in order to get a deal over the line, you need to navigate complex decision-making environments at clients. You don’t give up until you reach your goal. You are a proactive self-starter who thrives in a "hands-on" environment and is keen to build a company, not just manage a territory.
- Mobility: Based in Germany with willingness to travel throughout the region and Europe for face-to-face engagement.
What we offer
- Impact: The chance to shape the commercial strategy for an exciting AI platform.
- Growth: An unparalleled development opportunity ahead of a major 2026 new product launch.
- Culture: A multicultural, agile environment backed by leading VCs.
- Reward: A competitive salary with an accelerated bonus structure that rewards high-impact results.