Account Manager, Health Care

Account Manager, Health Care

Clariant is currently seeking an Account Manager to drive the growth of our Health Care portfolio of excipients and Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) across North America. This commercially focused role is all about building and nurturing strong customer relationships, growing existing accounts, and uncovering new business opportunities. While a solid technical understanding is valuable, success comes from curiosity, enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for connecting with customers and internal teams. We're looking for someone who thrives in dynamic, customer-facing environments-proactive, personable, and motivated to make a tangible impact. This fully remote position offers optional work from Clariant's Innovation Center in New Providence, NJ, or our Mount Holly / Charlotte, NC site. A company vehicle is provided for frequent travel. Clariant offers a competitive salary, PTO, and a performance-based annual bonus. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact, grow your career, and be part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial team, we encourage you to apply today!

Responsibilities

• Implement and execute the Health Care strategy in North America, managing and growing existing customer accounts while developing new business
• Maintain strong, regular contact with customers to identify needs, monitor competition, and build long-term partnerships
• Introduce and promote the new PEG portfolio from the Clearlake plant along with the existing range, creating a robust opportunity pipeline in CRM
• Lead customer projects in collaboration with Business Development, Technical, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain teams
• Manage distributor performance and ensure alignment with commercial goals
• Provide accurate short-, mid-, and long-term forecasts and maintain pricing and demand data in relevant systems
• Represent the company at trade shows, customer meetings, and industry events to strengthen brand presence
• Drive exponential regional growth by maintaining close customer relationships, accurate forecasting, and timely internal coordination

Requirements

Whats in it for you?

Mahogany McClurkin Talent Acquisition Partner mahogany.mcclurkin@clariant.com

Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units : Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high-value and high-performance chemical specialties.

At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Clariant Corporation is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other protected class as established by law.