Director Business Development

Tech Sales Jobs; Berlin; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TFS HealthScience is seeking a Director of Business Development for IMN (Internal Medicine and Neuroscience). This leadership role focuses on sales strategy, client retention, and coordinating BD activities across specified accounts in a home-based setting in Germany or Switzerland.

You will drive opportunities, respond to RFIs/RFPs, and lead sponsor interactions. The role requires strong network in IMN, excellent English and German communication, and experience in clinical research or CRO

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or highly relevant industry experience.
• Five or more years in clinical research and/or sales.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Well organized with entrepreneurial, results- and customer-focused mindset.
• Solid knowledge of TFS / CRO business and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent spoken and written English and German.
• Proven presentation skills to inform and persuade clients.
• Willingness to travel as required for sales strategy and accounts.
• Ability to work independently and drive multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and develops strategic plans and sales strategies for territory or accounts.
• Meet annual sales goals and objectives.
• Identify new business opportunities and respond to RFIs/RFPs with internal teams.
• Coordinate client meetings and prepare capabilities materials.
• Manage budgets and contracts post-award within territory.
• Maintain excellent client relationships and rapport.
• Prepare sponsor presentations and input for proposals.
• Provide data for proposals and lead the RFI/RFP process.
• Monitor costs and submit expense claims promptly.
• Coordinate with operations on study status and change orders.

Skills

Clinical sales experience

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

English & German

Presentation skills

Travel willingness

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

TFS HealthScience is a leading global mid-size Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout their entire clinical development journey. Our expertise includes full service-capabilities, resourcing and Functional Service (FSP) solutions.

Join Our Team as a Director Business Development - IMN (Internal Medicine and Neuroscience)- (home based inGermany or Switzerland).

About this role

As part of our CDSInternal Medicine and Neuroscience team you will be working alongside passionate and innovative professionals to ensure our customers achieve their goals.
The Director Business Development - IMN (Internal Medicine and Neuroscience) is responsible for the business development strategy and client retention in an allocated sales territory or with specified accounts. Responsible for the coordination of all activities delegated to business development staff

If you have a a strong network within IMN (Internal Medicine and Neuroscience) - I want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiates, coordinates and develops strategic plans and sales strategies within a specified territory or accounts

• Meet annual sales goals and objectives

• Identify new business sales opportunities for TFS and to work with the internal TFS team to respond appropriately to any enquiry, For example a Request for Information (RFI) or a Request for Proposal (RFP)

• Facilitate the preparedness of the TFS team in attending any client meetings. For example Capabilities meetings or Bid Defense Meetings (BDM)

• Coordinate and monitor any budget or contract negotiations, post award of any work to TFS within a specified territory or accounts

• Establish and maintain regular contact and an excellent rapport with future and current clients

• Prepare and organize sponsor presentations

• Collect critical information for proposal preparation

• Understand the RFI/RFP process and toprovide detailed input and leadership of the proposal process for each opportunity initiated

• Manage costs e.g. expenses appropriately and to submit claims in a timely manner

• Positively interact with TFS operations personnel, keeping track of study status for projects with sponsors and help coordinate change orders when notified of a change of scope by operations

• Monitor and track competitor CRO activities

• Plan and attend major industrial events and tradeshows as budgeted and required

• Develop account strategies & implementation plans and expand through accounts

• Identify new markets and researches new business opportunities, identifies likely sales points within a specified territory or accounts

• Coordinate and supervise all activities aiming to develop and retain clients

• Collects, compiles, analyzes and presents data related to business development

• Record all activities and client contacts in the Customer Relationship Management system (Salesforce.com)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or highly relevant industry experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical research and/or sales experience

• Considerable sales experience of more than 3 years with strong negotiation and analytical skills

• Excellent communication skills and team leadership capabilities consistent with influencing and driving multiple stakeholders towards meeting the customer’s needs

• Excellent organisational, planning and multitasking skills, as well as a predisposition to entrepreneurship, results and customer focus

• Excellent knowledge of TFS / CRO business

• Computer competency and familiarity with Microsoft Office

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Awareness of trends andgovernment policies and regulations in the clinical trials area of TFS Group countries

• Ability to work independently and efficiently

• Good planning, organization and problem solving abilities

• Excellent English and German written and verbal communication skills

• Strongand effective presentation skills; ability to convincingly present features and benefits of service to clients

• Travel according to the needs of the business development strategy and to travel extensively within the sales territory and to company meetings as required

What We Offer

We provide a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a rewarding environment. You’ll be joining a team that values collaboration, innovation, and making a difference in the lives of patients

A Bit More About Us

Our journey began over 30 years ago in Sweden, in the city of Lund. As a full-service, global Contract Research Organization (CRO), we build solution-driven teams working towards a healthier future. Bringing together over 600 professionals, TFS delivers tailored clinical research services in more than 50 countries with flexible clinical development and strategic resourcing solutions across key therapeutic areas including Dermatology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Ophthalmology.

Our core values of Trust, Quality, Passion, Flexibility, and Sustainability are our guiding light serving as the framework for decision-making at all levels of the organization. They assist us in attracting and retaining valuable talent who share our sentiments, resulting in high employee engagement and satisfaction. By aligning on these fundamental values, we cultivate a unified force, geared towards innovation and excellence. This collective effort propels us towards our shared goal and foster a culture of mutual respect and collaboration.

Together we make a difference.