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Engagement Manager – EU
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Cradle .
Cradle is an AI‑powered platform that enables biologists to design proteins faster and at scale. We combine custom computational and biological tools with machine learning models to provide high‑fidelity protein design solutions. Our customer base spans pharma, biotech, agritech, foodtech, and academia. With roughly 60 experienced people and a proven runway, we are distributed across Zurich and Amsterdam and focused on building the best team culture. We offer competitive salary, generous equity, and a wide range of benefits and career progression opportunities.
Your Role As an
Engagement Manager
within our
Customer Success
team, you’ll ensure Cradle’s largest customers achieve success across their complete protein R&D portfolio. You will own portfolio‑level success, building deep relationships with senior stakeholders, aligning on success metrics, and ensuring our software and services deliver measurable value across departments and programs. You will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders in global biopharma and industrial biotech companies, guiding strategic planning, adoption, and expansion of Cradle’s platform. Working closely with Scientific Advisors, Account Executives, and Product teams, you will translate Cradle’s scientific impact into business outcomes and long‑term partnerships.
Your Responsibilities Strategic Account Leadership
Oversee post‑sale success across global biotech and pharma customers, from initial onboarding to long‑term, broad adoption.
Define and track portfolio‑level success metrics and ROI, presenting progress to senior customer stakeholders.
Establish and lead steering committees to align stakeholders and ensure Cradle delivers measurable impact.
Understand customer budget cycles, licensing models, and R&D roadmaps to identify timely opportunities for growth and renewals.
Partner with Account Executives to expand Cradle’s footprint across new business units and therapeutic areas.
Program and Relationship Management
Coordinate with Scientific Advisors to ensure smooth project initiation, resource allocation, and execution within licensed project slots.
Manage multi‑workstream engagements, ensuring alignment across Science, Product, and ML teams.
Inspire and lead your cross‑functional Cradle team to deliver seven‑star customer experiences.
Act as the primary escalation and coordination point for enterprise accounts.
Customer Experience And Voice Of Customer
Solicit, capture and communicate customer feedback, driving improvements in Cradle’s product and service delivery.
Partner with Product and Machine Learning Research teams to align customer strategic priorities and Cradle’s roadmap.
Design and co‑create training and education initiatives that empower scientists to succeed on the Cradle Platform.
Advocate for Cradle’s customers internally while maintaining delivery efficiency and the interests of the Cradle team.
Your Qualifications Must‑haves
Deep understanding of biopharma R&D workflows and the ability to confidently engage with executive stakeholders as well as experimental and computational scientists.
5–7+ years in enterprise client‑facing roles (program management, consulting, or customer success) ideally in Life Sciences.
Proven ability to lead complex, multi‑stakeholder programs and drive measurable ROI.
Strong relationship‑building, executive presence, crisp communication, and excellent organizational skills.
Comfortable presenting scientific and business insights to internal and external cross‑functional audiences.
MSc or advanced degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Willingness to travel to and work from customer sites (20% of the time).
Nice‑to‑haves
Experience managing enterprise SaaS deployments.
Familiarity with services commercials (SOWs, budgeting, resourcing, and change orders).
Experience with machine learning applications in life sciences or biotech.
A notice about recruitment scams: Please be aware that scammers are posing as us in order to get your personal details or money. We only communicate via @cradle.bio email addresses, we only make job offers after having met you in person at our office in Zurich or Amsterdam, and we never ask you to pay for anything during the interview process.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Business Development and Sales
Industries Biotechnology
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Engagement Manager – EU
role at
Cradle .
Cradle is an AI‑powered platform that enables biologists to design proteins faster and at scale. We combine custom computational and biological tools with machine learning models to provide high‑fidelity protein design solutions. Our customer base spans pharma, biotech, agritech, foodtech, and academia. With roughly 60 experienced people and a proven runway, we are distributed across Zurich and Amsterdam and focused on building the best team culture. We offer competitive salary, generous equity, and a wide range of benefits and career progression opportunities.
Your Role As an
Engagement Manager
within our
Customer Success
team, you’ll ensure Cradle’s largest customers achieve success across their complete protein R&D portfolio. You will own portfolio‑level success, building deep relationships with senior stakeholders, aligning on success metrics, and ensuring our software and services deliver measurable value across departments and programs. You will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders in global biopharma and industrial biotech companies, guiding strategic planning, adoption, and expansion of Cradle’s platform. Working closely with Scientific Advisors, Account Executives, and Product teams, you will translate Cradle’s scientific impact into business outcomes and long‑term partnerships.
Your Responsibilities Strategic Account Leadership
Oversee post‑sale success across global biotech and pharma customers, from initial onboarding to long‑term, broad adoption.
Define and track portfolio‑level success metrics and ROI, presenting progress to senior customer stakeholders.
Establish and lead steering committees to align stakeholders and ensure Cradle delivers measurable impact.
Understand customer budget cycles, licensing models, and R&D roadmaps to identify timely opportunities for growth and renewals.
Partner with Account Executives to expand Cradle’s footprint across new business units and therapeutic areas.
Program and Relationship Management
Coordinate with Scientific Advisors to ensure smooth project initiation, resource allocation, and execution within licensed project slots.
Manage multi‑workstream engagements, ensuring alignment across Science, Product, and ML teams.
Inspire and lead your cross‑functional Cradle team to deliver seven‑star customer experiences.
Act as the primary escalation and coordination point for enterprise accounts.
Customer Experience And Voice Of Customer
Solicit, capture and communicate customer feedback, driving improvements in Cradle’s product and service delivery.
Partner with Product and Machine Learning Research teams to align customer strategic priorities and Cradle’s roadmap.
Design and co‑create training and education initiatives that empower scientists to succeed on the Cradle Platform.
Advocate for Cradle’s customers internally while maintaining delivery efficiency and the interests of the Cradle team.
Your Qualifications Must‑haves
Deep understanding of biopharma R&D workflows and the ability to confidently engage with executive stakeholders as well as experimental and computational scientists.
5–7+ years in enterprise client‑facing roles (program management, consulting, or customer success) ideally in Life Sciences.
Proven ability to lead complex, multi‑stakeholder programs and drive measurable ROI.
Strong relationship‑building, executive presence, crisp communication, and excellent organizational skills.
Comfortable presenting scientific and business insights to internal and external cross‑functional audiences.
MSc or advanced degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Willingness to travel to and work from customer sites (20% of the time).
Nice‑to‑haves
Experience managing enterprise SaaS deployments.
Familiarity with services commercials (SOWs, budgeting, resourcing, and change orders).
Experience with machine learning applications in life sciences or biotech.
A notice about recruitment scams: Please be aware that scammers are posing as us in order to get your personal details or money. We only communicate via @cradle.bio email addresses, we only make job offers after having met you in person at our office in Zurich or Amsterdam, and we never ask you to pay for anything during the interview process.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Business Development and Sales
Industries Biotechnology
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