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Key Account Director roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers can demonstrate the position requires an advanced degree or substantial specialized experience. The PERM labor certification process tests the U.S. labor market before USCIS adjudicates your I-140 petition, putting you on a path to lawful permanent residency rather than a temporary status.
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Get Access To All JobsCompany Overview: Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.
Position Overview: The Director, Key Account Management (KAM) is the primary commercial liaison between Beam Therapeutics and its network of Authorized Treatment Centers (ATCs). The KAM is accountable for end-to-end account performance — from site qualification and onboarding through sustained therapy utilization — and serves as the field-based lead of the cross-functional pod (Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Market Access, Quality, and Marketing). This is a high-impact individual contributor role requiring strategic account planning, executive-level relationship building, and disciplined tactical execution.
We are actively hiring for several positions across regions nationwide.
Responsibilities:
ATC Onboarding & Operational Readiness
- Evaluate site capabilities, patient volume, and infrastructure; develop findings into structured readiness reports.
- Serve as the commercial liaison for site contracting and activation activities.
- Own account-level performance against activation timelines and operational milestones; escalate barriers with proposed solutions.
Strategic Relationship Development
- Serve as the primary point of contact for commercial and operational matters at assigned ATCs.
- Maintain living account profiles and strategic account plans, updated quarterly and aligned to brand strategy.
- Engage senior institutional leadership in strategic conversations about the value and operational integration of Beam’s therapies.
Cross-Functional Pod Leadership
- Serve as the commercial anchor of the account-level field pod, aligning the activities of Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Market Access, and Marketing partners.
Demand Generation, Utilization & Insights
- Drive appropriate, label-compliant therapy utilization within assigned accounts, consistently meeting or exceeding demand targets.
- Analyze account performance to identify utilization trends, referral gaps, and opportunities to optimize pathway efficiency.
- Represent Beam at national and regional conferences, including Thought Leader engagement and reporting on relevant sessions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, MPH, or scientific graduate degree) preferred.
- Minimum 10+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech commercial experience, with 5+ years in cell/gene therapy or complex specialty hematology/oncology preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to support site visits, conferences, and on-site activities including staff training and operational planning.
Disease Area & Scientific Expertise
- Deep knowledge of hematology and sickle cell disease.
- Comprehensive understanding of the cell and gene therapy landscape.
- Ability to engage credibly with academic specialists, advanced practice providers, and multidisciplinary care teams.
Account Management & Commercial Performance
- Track record of managing large, complex academic medical centers or integrated health systems, including navigating institutional hierarchies and long sales cycles.
- Documented sales achievement in specialty biopharmaceuticals, rare disease, or cell/gene therapy, with consistent attainment of demand, activation, and utilization targets.
- Experience developing and executing insight-driven account plans that align site capabilities with brand objectives.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional field teams without direct authority, coordinating MSLs, Market Access, Clinical Operations, and other partners.
Leadership & Communication
- Demonstrated success building executive-level relationships within academic institutions (C-suite, department chairs, program directors).
- Strong executive presence and the ability to tailor communication across clinical, operational, and administrative audiences.
- High emotional intelligence, resilience, and adaptability in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments.
Beam’s field team operates through an account-based pod model (a team structure that groups cross-functional specialists together to manage a specific segment of accounts from lead to close). The Director, Key Account Manager (KAM), owns the integrated account strategy, account plan, and overall account performance. The Director, Field Market Access owns access, reimbursement and payer engagement. The Associate Director/Director, Gene Therapy Operations (GTO) owns site operational readiness and apheresis and patient logistics executions. Each role and team is expected to work cross functionally while maintaining clear functional accountability.
Company Overview: Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.
Position Overview: The Director, Key Account Management (KAM) is the primary commercial liaison between Beam Therapeutics and its network of Authorized Treatment Centers (ATCs). The KAM is accountable for end-to-end account performance — from site qualification and onboarding through sustained therapy utilization — and serves as the field-based lead of the cross-functional pod (Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Market Access, Quality, and Marketing). This is a high-impact individual contributor role requiring strategic account planning, executive-level relationship building, and disciplined tactical execution.
We are actively hiring for several positions across regions nationwide.
Responsibilities:
ATC Onboarding & Operational Readiness
- Evaluate site capabilities, patient volume, and infrastructure; develop findings into structured readiness reports.
- Serve as the commercial liaison for site contracting and activation activities.
- Own account-level performance against activation timelines and operational milestones; escalate barriers with proposed solutions.
Strategic Relationship Development
- Serve as the primary point of contact for commercial and operational matters at assigned ATCs.
- Maintain living account profiles and strategic account plans, updated quarterly and aligned to brand strategy.
- Engage senior institutional leadership in strategic conversations about the value and operational integration of Beam’s therapies.
Cross-Functional Pod Leadership
- Serve as the commercial anchor of the account-level field pod, aligning the activities of Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Market Access, and Marketing partners.
Demand Generation, Utilization & Insights
- Drive appropriate, label-compliant therapy utilization within assigned accounts, consistently meeting or exceeding demand targets.
- Analyze account performance to identify utilization trends, referral gaps, and opportunities to optimize pathway efficiency.
- Represent Beam at national and regional conferences, including Thought Leader engagement and reporting on relevant sessions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, MPH, or scientific graduate degree) preferred.
- Minimum 10+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech commercial experience, with 5+ years in cell/gene therapy or complex specialty hematology/oncology preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to support site visits, conferences, and on-site activities including staff training and operational planning.
Disease Area & Scientific Expertise
- Deep knowledge of hematology and sickle cell disease.
- Comprehensive understanding of the cell and gene therapy landscape.
- Ability to engage credibly with academic specialists, advanced practice providers, and multidisciplinary care teams.
Account Management & Commercial Performance
- Track record of managing large, complex academic medical centers or integrated health systems, including navigating institutional hierarchies and long sales cycles.
- Documented sales achievement in specialty biopharmaceuticals, rare disease, or cell/gene therapy, with consistent attainment of demand, activation, and utilization targets.
- Experience developing and executing insight-driven account plans that align site capabilities with brand objectives.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional field teams without direct authority, coordinating MSLs, Market Access, Clinical Operations, and other partners.
Leadership & Communication
- Demonstrated success building executive-level relationships within academic institutions (C-suite, department chairs, program directors).
- Strong executive presence and the ability to tailor communication across clinical, operational, and administrative audiences.
- High emotional intelligence, resilience, and adaptability in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments.
Beam’s field team operates through an account-based pod model (a team structure that groups cross-functional specialists together to manage a specific segment of accounts from lead to close). The Director, Key Account Manager (KAM), owns the integrated account strategy, account plan, and overall account performance. The Director, Field Market Access owns access, reimbursement and payer engagement. The Associate Director/Director, Gene Therapy Operations (GTO) owns site operational readiness and apheresis and patient logistics executions. Each role and team is expected to work cross functionally while maintaining clear functional accountability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Key Account Director
Document progressive account management achievements
Compile quantifiable evidence of revenue growth, client retention, and cross-functional leadership across multiple roles. PERM audits for director-level positions often scrutinize whether your experience genuinely meets the job's minimum requirements, so a well-documented career trajectory strengthens your employer's defense.
Target enterprise employers with PERM filing history
Use Migrate Mate to search for employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history in account management and sales leadership. Companies that have sponsored similar director-level roles before understand PERM timelines and are less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-process.
Verify your wage tier before accepting an offer
Run the OFLC Wage Search for your target metro area and SOC code before negotiating compensation. PERM requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage DOL certifies, and a below-threshold offer will stall the entire process before it starts.
Distinguish EB-2 from EB-3 eligibility early
If your Key Account Director role requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience, EB-2 may qualify you for a National Interest Waiver self-petition. EB-3 applies if the role requires a bachelor's degree, which affects your priority date queue and filing strategy.
Align your PERM job description to your actual duties
The recruitment test DOL reviews must reflect the genuine minimum requirements for the Key Account Director position, not an inflated profile written around your credentials. Mismatches between the PERM job order and your day-to-day responsibilities are a leading cause of audits and denials.
Secure your priority date before switching employers
Once your I-140 is approved and your I-485 has been pending at least 180 days, AC21 portability lets you move to a comparable role without restarting the green card process. Confirm the new position falls within the same or a similar occupation code before accepting any competing offer.
Green Card Key Account Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Key Account Director roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Key Account Director positions qualify under EB-2 when the employer defines the role as requiring a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in account management or a related field. If the minimum requirement is a bachelor's degree alone, EB-3 professional classification applies. Your employer's PERM labor certification specifies which category, so the job description language matters significantly.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status leads to lawful permanent residency rather than a time-limited status. The process involves a DOL-supervised recruitment test to confirm no qualified U.S. workers are available, a prevailing wage determination, and USCIS adjudication of the I-140 petition. Unlike H-1B visa, there is no lottery, but per-country limits create priority-date backlogs for nationals of high-demand countries like India and China.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Key Account Director positions?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. Because PERM filings are public DOL records, you can identify companies that have sponsored director-level account management positions before, which signals both willingness and familiarity with the multi-year process you'll need them to commit to.
What happens to my green card case if I change jobs after my I-140 is approved?
Once your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days and your original I-140 was approved, AC21 portability allows you to move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date. For Key Account Director roles, the new position should fall within the same general sales leadership or account management occupational category. USCIS evaluates the similarity at adjudication.
Can my employer use a job posting they already have open to start the PERM process for me?
No. PERM requires a formal, DOL-supervised recruitment campaign conducted specifically to test whether qualified U.S. workers are available for that position. Your employer must run mandatory advertisements, document all applicants and rejection reasons, and certify the results to DOL. Using a pre-existing open requisition without following PERM's specific recruitment steps will result in denial or audit.