Director of Business Development

Lead Candidate; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Director of Business Development based in the UK, offering a remote position. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and experience in business development within CDMO or pharmaceutical services. This role involves identifying opportunities, building relationships, and executing strategic sales plans to drive growth in the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development or sales within CDMO or pharmaceutical manufacturing services.
• Excellent sales, negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop opportunities with prospects and targets.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with new and current customers.
• Execute strategic sales plan to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Maintain detailed reports and manage CRM tools.
• Stay on top of market trends, regulatory changes, and the competitive landscape.

Skills

Sales

Negotiation

Presentation

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, or related field

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

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Talent Partner | Fuelling growth for CDMOs, CROs, and Pharma Services

Director of Business Development

UK based (remote)

We are partnered with an innovation-led CDMO operating in the pharmaceutical space to find a Director of Business Development. Powered by their mission and culture, this organisation is dedicated to creating lasting impact for patients using world-leading facilities and expertise. As a Director of Business Development, with strong commercial acumen, you will be passionate about building long-term relationships and advancing science to benefit patients.

Key Responsibilities

In this individual contributor role, you will be expected to:

• Identify and develop opportunities with prospects and targets.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with new and current customers.
• Execute strategic sales plan to meet and exceed quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Maintain detailed reports and manage CRM tools
• Stay on top of market trends, regulatory changes, and the competitive landscape.

You

To help propel this organisation forward, you will bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience in business development or sales, specifically within CDMO or pharmaceutical manufacturing services.
• Excellent sales, negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, please don’t hesitate to apply above or get in touch at [e-mail] or [e-mail] for more information!

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• Lead Candidate wholeheartedly supports Equality and Diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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