Business Development Manager

Progress Sales Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Uncapped commission

Outstanding benefits package

Job summary

Progress Sales Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Manager for outsourced laboratory services in the pharmaceutical and medical devices sector across the Northern UK. You will drive growth by winning new business and building strategic relationships with senior stakeholders.

The role requires a proven life sciences sales background, consultative selling skills and the ability to manage long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles to close high-value service contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience selling outsourced laboratory services or scientific solutions into pharma/medical devices.
• Proven track record of winning new business in life sciences.
• Ability to manage complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business growth across pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
• Develop and execute strategic territory plans.
• Identify opportunities for outsourced analytical and laboratory services.
• Build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers across Quality, R&D, Manufacturing and Procurement.
• Lead complex consultative sales processes from prospecting through to contract award.
• Work collaboratively with scientific and technical teams to deliver tailored client solutions.
• Achieve and exceed ambitious sales and revenue targets.

Skills

Life sciences sales

New business development

Consultative selling

Stakeholder management

Pharma/medical device sales

Job description

Business Development Manager | Outsourced Laboratory Services | Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices

Northern UK Territory

£55,000 - £65,000 Basic + Uncapped Commission + Car Allowance + Outstanding Benefits

Sell Science. Drive Innovation. Improve Patient Lives.

Are you a successful Business Development Manager with experience selling outsourced laboratory services or scientific solutions into the pharmaceutical or medical device sectors?

This is an opportunity to join a global leader in analytical research, development and contamination control services, supporting some of the world's leading pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to bring life‑changing products to market safely, efficiently and compliantly.

With state‑of‑the‑art laboratories across the UK, Europe and North America, our client provides critical testing, research and regulatory support throughout the product lifecycle.

Services include:

• Analytical Testing
• Research & Development (R&D)
• Quality Control Testing
• Clinical Trial Support
• Contamination Control & Laboratory Services

The Opportunity

This is a true new business development role, focused on identifying, developing and winning new opportunities across pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotechnology companies and medical device organisations throughout the North of the UK.

Working closely with the Head of Sales and wider commercial team, you'll build strategic relationships with senior technical, quality, manufacturing and procurement stakeholders, positioning a broad portfolio of outsourced laboratory services that solve complex scientific and regulatory challenges.

If you enjoy consultative, solution‑led selling and thrive on opening doors, developing long‑term partnerships and closing high‑value service contracts, this role offers significant earning potential and genuine career progression.

What You'll Be Doing

• Drive new business growth across pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
• Develop and execute strategic territory plans.
• Identify opportunities for outsourced analytical and laboratory services.
• Build trusted relationships with senior decision‑makers across Quality, R&D, Manufacturing and Procurement.
• Lead complex consultative sales processes from prospecting through to contract award.
• Work collaboratively with scientific and technical teams to deliver tailored client solutions.
• Achieve and exceed ambitious sales and revenue targets.

What We're Looking For

To be successful, you'll have:

• A proven track record of winning new business within the life sciences sector.
• Experience selling outsourced laboratory services, analytical testing, contract research, scientific services or related solutions.
• Alternatively, a strong background selling technical services into pharmaceutical or medical device organisations.
• A consultative sales approach with excellent commercial and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
• The drive, resilience and ambition to consistently exceed targets.

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with experience in:

• Contract Laboratory Services
• CRO / CDMO Sales
• Analytical Testing Services
• Pharmaceutical Services
• Medical Device Services
• Life Science Business Development

What's on Offer?

• £55,000 - £65,000 basic salary (negotiable depending on experience)
• Uncapped commission
• Car allowance
• Exceptional benefits package
• Genuine career development within a growing international organisation
• Opportunity to work with market‑leading pharmaceutical and medical device clients
• A highly collaborative and supportive commercial team