Business Development Manager (Analytical Services)

Rezoomo; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Almac Group is seeking a Business Development Manager for Analytical Services to drive growth across UK, Ireland and USA. You will identify new business, manage the full sales cycle, and build strong relationships with pharma/biotech clients.

The role requires international travel and collaboration with internal teams to promote analytical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a life sciences or business management background and proven BD/sales experience in the pharmaceutical

Qualifications

• BSc in Life Science or related field required.
• Experience in business development or sales within pharma/biotech preferred.
• Ability to manage complex sales cycles and build long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities for analytical services.
• Manage full sales lifecycle from initial engagement to contract award.
• Build strong relationships with pharmaceutical/biotech organisations across regions.
• Travel internationally on a regular basis to support business growth.

Skills

Analytical Chemistry

Business Development

Education

BSc (or equivalent) Life Science

BSc (or equivalent) Business Management

Job description

Business Development Manager (Analytical Services)

• Full time, Permanent

Who We Are

Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.

Skills and attributes

• Analytical Chemistry
• Business Developement

Description

Business Development Manager (Analytical Services)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday. Flexible working hours.

Business Unit: Almac Sciences

Open To: Internal & external applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB11921

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced business development professional to drive growth for Almac’s global analytical services offering across the UK, Ireland and USA. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities, building strong relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology organisations, and converting opportunities into long-term partnerships.

Working closely with internal analytical operations, project management and marketing teams, they will manage the full sales lifecycle from initial engagement through to contract award.

The role offers the chance to make a significant commercial impact while promoting the capabilities of Almac’s analytical services sites in Craigavon, Athlone and Souderton.

For further details please see attached job description

This role will require international travel on a regular basis and coverage beyond normal working hours.

What we are looking for

• BSc (or equivalent) qualification in a Life Science related discipline

OR BSc (or equivalent) qualification in a Business Management related discipline along with relevant experience within the pharmaceutical industry

• Experience in business development, sales, account management or commercial roles within the pharmaceutical or biotech sector.
• Demonstrated experience generating and winning new business opportunities.
• Experience managing complex sales cycles.
• Experience selling outsourced pharmaceutical services.
• Experience selling into European biotech and pharmaceutical markets (Drug Substance & Drug Product - NCE and / or NBEs).

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Sunday 18th October 2026

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE

Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.

• Paid Time-Off for Vacation and Sick Days

Almac Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer