Enterprise Account Lead at lilasciences

Compensation

$108,000 – $186,667/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge, Minnesota
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified
Posted: Aug 5, 2026

Description

LILA Sciences is looking for an Enterprise Account Lead, Chemicals to join their team. This role involves defining engagement strategies for Fortune 500 energy, manufacturing, and chemical companies using Lila's AI-driven materials and chemistry platform. The successful candidate will own and grow a portion of the physical sciences revenue pipeline, translating closed-loop AI and autonomous lab capabilities into enterprise contracts. They will drive deal execution, conduct market insights, and contribute to building the GTM organization.

Required Skills

chemistry
physics
chemical engineering
enterprise sales
business development
management consulting
customer success
applied science

Additional Information

Minimum Education: BS, MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, or adjacent fields.
Required Previous Experiences: 2-5+ years in a client-facing role where you owned outcomes for customers, across BD, enterprise sales, management consulting, customer success, or applied science (industrial, energy, or materials).
Preferred Qualifications: Working familiarity with AI/ML applied to physical sciences: property prediction, generative models for materials, Bayesian optimization, simulation-driven design.
Direct exposure to enterprise R&D buying cycles in materials, semiconductors, or industrial biotech.
Prior experience in frontier AI (SaaS, biotech, robotics, or data) selling into technical buyers.
Prior experience as a founder or early GTM/commercial hire helping define early processes, playbooks, and collateral.
A point of view on where AI is and is not useful in physical sciences R&D today.