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    Nanopore Account Executive - Western Canada

    Oxford Nanopore

    🇨🇦 Canada
    Remote
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted Today
    $125k–$157kOTE

    Hybrid

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking an experienced, field-based commercial professional to drive adoption and growth of Oxford Nanopore sequencing technologies across Western Canada, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished account executive who enjoys working at the intersection of science and commercial strategy.

    You will build relationships across complex scientific organizations, develop high-value accounts, and help customers evaluate and adopt Oxford Nanopore technologies to advance their research.You will be responsible for growing adoption of our GridION and PromethION platforms across academic, government, biotechnology, and clinical research-focused organizations.

    Success in this role requires strong strategic account planning, technical fluency, commercial judgment, and the ability to navigate sophisticated evaluation and purchasing processes.This is a remote, field-based position. Candidates must be based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Calgary, Alberta, or the surrounding areas.

    What You’ll Do

    Own and Grow Your Territory: Take commercial ownership of a high-potential territory, developing and executing strategic account plans that increase instrument placements, drive consumables utilization, and grow long-term customer value.

    Develop Academic and Government Accounts: Build strategic relationships with academic institutions, government organizations, research groups, core facilities, and other stakeholders. Help customers evaluate and adopt Oxford Nanopore platforms across a broad range of research and applied use cases.

    Expand Biotech and Clinical Research Accounts: Develop relationships across biotechnology companies and clinical research-focused organizations, partnering with scientific and operational teams to identify opportunities for Oxford Nanopore technology within translational, pre-clinical, and workflow-driven research.

    Lead Complex Sales Cycles: Manage sophist

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    OTE

    $,

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    Location flexibility

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Commercial
    Sales
    Account-Management
    Life-Sciences-Sales
    Scientific-Instrumentation-Sales
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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Oxford Nanopore's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Account Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

    This remote-friendly role based in CA provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

    The compensation range of $125k–$157k OTE suggests a competitive package for this market segment.

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