Product and Account Lead

Product & Account Lead | AI / Life Sciences

Contract: 612 months | ASAP start
Competitive day rate | Outside IR35

Im recruiting for an exciting UK deep-tech company working at the intersection of AI, robotics and life sciences.

They are looking for a Product & Account Lead to take ownership of a key biotech account end to end from client relationship and product strategy through to delivery, adoption and commercial growth.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who enjoys working without a playbook, making decisions with incomplete information and turning customer needs into products that deliver real-world value.

The role

Youll be responsible for:

• Owning the client relationship from day-to-day users through to senior stakeholders

• Setting product priorities based on customer and market needs

• Leading the internal delivery team across engineering, AI, design and commercial functions

• Owning project plans, milestones, scope, risk and delivery

• Driving product adoption, account growth and commercial performance

• Identifying opportunities to expand the account into new teams, workflows and use cases

• Working closely with technical leads on architecture and product trade-offs

• Building scalable processes for a long-term client partnership

• Managing suppliers, reporting and stakeholder communications

What were looking for

• 5+ years experience managing AI projects with multiple stakeholders

• Proven experience owning a client relationship end to end

• Background in biotech, pharma or life sciences

• Strong product management experience, translating customer needs into actionable roadmaps

• Experience leading or coordinating technical teams

• Comfortable discussing modern AI/software technologies including LLMs, RAG and data pipelines

• Strong commercial, scope, budget and delivery management skills

• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-moving environment

• Excellent communication skills across technical, scientific and executive audiences

Experience with account expansion, upselling/renewals, scientific data, regulated environments or AI/software products is highly desirable.

Whats on offer

• Competitive day rate outside IR35

• Hybrid working

• Flexible hours

• 29 days holiday + public holidays (FTE equivalent)

• Opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, robotics and life sciences

• High level of ownership and direct influence on product and commercial strategy

This is a great opportunity for a Product Lead, AI Project Lead, Technical Product Manager, Account Lead or similar who wants genuine ownership of both a product and client relationship.

If this sounds like you, please DM me for more information or to discuss the role confidentially.