Business Development Manager

CDC Global Solutions; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CDC Global Solutions is seeking a Business Development Manager to identify and convert new business opportunities within biotech, pharma and specialty pharma sectors. You will build relationships from outreach through to contract, represent the company at industry events in the UK and Europe, and collaborate with scientific teams to translate capabilities into client pitches.

The role requires 1–2 years in a commercial role, a confident communicator, and a proactive, self-motivated mindset with

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in a business development, sales, or client-facing commercial role; pharma, life sciences, or a related scientific/technical sector is a plus
• Confident communicator able to prospect, build rapport and manage a pipeline independently
• Genuine curiosity about the science behind the service and ability to discuss technical details with clients over time
• Self-motivated and resilient with ambition to grow into a senior commercial role as the business scales
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for client meetings and events

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities across the CDMO's target markets, building a pipeline of biotech, pharma and specialty pharma clients
• Build and nurture relationships with prospective clients from initial outreach through to proposal and contract
• Represent the business at industry conferences, trade shows and networking events across the UK and Europe
• Work with technical and scientific teams to translate capabilities into compelling client-facing pitches
• Maintain accurate pipeline and activity tracking via CRM; feed into wider commercial strategy
• Support the development of proposals, RFP responses and commercial documentation

Skills

Prospecting

Relationship building

Communication

Pipeline management

Travel

Job description

CDC are working with a fast-growing, award winning CDMO based in UK on a newly created Business Development Manager role.

The company has a growing reputation for formulation development, particle engineering and dosage form manufacturing (oral, nasal, pulmonary and parenteral) across pre-clinical through to commercial-scale projects.

The role:

• Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities across the CDMO's target markets, building a pipeline of biotech, pharma and specialty pharma clients
• Build and nurture relationships with prospective clients, from initial outreach through to proposal and contract stage
• Represent the business at industry conferences, trade shows and networking events across the UK and Europe
• Work closely with the technical and scientific teams to understand capabilities and translate them into a compelling client-facing pitch
• Maintain accurate pipeline and activity tracking via CRM, feeding into wider commercial strategy
• Support the development of proposals, RFP responses and commercial documentation

What they're looking for:

• Around 1-2 years' experience in a business development, sales, or client-facing commercial role - pharma, life sciences, or a related scientific/technical sector is a strong plus
• A confident communicator who's comfortable prospecting, building rapport and managing a pipeline independently
• Genuinely curious about the science behind the service - comfortable getting into technical detail with clients over time
• Self-motivated and resilient, with the ambition to grow into a senior commercial role as the business scales
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for client meetings and events

Hybrid working, based at their UK site.