8–12 years of experience in client-facing roles (account leadership, business development, consulting, or engagement management) at a consulting, IT services, data/analytics, CRO, or life sciences technology firm, or in a commercial, procurement, or technology role inside a large pharmaceutical company. The right candidate arrives with credibility in the pharma R&D, clinical, data, or technology ecosystem, an existing network that can be activated early, and the judgment to translate Axle's scientific, data/AI, and technology capabilities into outcomes a pharma executive will sponsor.