Sales Development Representative (Mandarin speaking)

Beacon Intelligence; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health and life insurance

Hybrid work model (2 days in office)

Learning & development budget

Volunteer day

Career coaching

Job summary

Beacon Intelligence in London is hiring a Sales Development Representative to join the Beacon Sales team. You will target biopharma stakeholders, qualify opportunities, and drive new customer accounts while learning a defined career path into full‑cycle sales.

The role emphasizes a target‑driven, ambitious culture with hybrid working and progression opportunities. Start date August 2026 and a supportive benefits package accompany the position.

Qualifications

• Degree educated with 1+ year of B2B sales experience.
• Passionate about sales and client acquisition.
• Resilient and commercially minded.

Responsibilities

• Prospect senior stakeholders across accounts, including Heads of R&D, Translational Sciences, Clinical and CI, and C‑level executives.
• Generate qualified opportunities and convert them into new customer accounts.
• Work in a target‑driven environment with clear progression into full‑cycle sales.

Skills

B2B sales

Prospecting

Stakeholder engagement

Closing deals

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Employment Type

Full Time, Permanent

Application Start Date

31-07-2026

Application End Date

31-08-2026

Location

London

Country

United Kingdom

Work Style

Hybrid

Biotechnology/pharmaceuticals

Experience

1+ year of business to business sales

Description

Love life sciences and sales but don’t see yourself in a lab?

Looking to use your degree in a commercial, fast-paced sales role with clear career progression?

If you’re target-driven, ambitious and motivated by success, this could be the role for you.

We are currently looking to hire an ambitious and driven Sales Development Representative to join our high-performingBeacon Sales team.

The Beacon Sales team sells subscriptions to our market-leading SaaS platform into the biopharmaceutical market. We pride ourselves on deep industry knowledge, consultative sales conversations, and structured sales methodology. This role is the first step in a clearly defined career path into full-cycle sales and account management.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for prospecting senior stakeholders across our accounts, includingHeads of R&D, Translational Sciences, Clinical and Competitive Intelligence, as well as C-level executives.

Your goal will be to understand how organisations currently approach competitive and research intelligence, identify the challenges they face, and uncover where Beacon can add value. You will be targeted and rewarded on the number ofqualified opportunities you generateand how many convert intonew customer accounts.

About You

Degree educated with1+ year of B2B sales experience

Genuinely passionate about sales, proud to attract new clients and closing creative deals

Highly motivated and driven to succeed in the world of business

Coachable, fast to implement learning to improve skills and knowledge, and eager to develop

Resilient and commercially minded

High energy and creative in everything you do

Why Choose Us?

We offer well-being bonuses such as a personal learning budget, mindfulness sessions in the office, employee assistance programme and well-being champions

Private health and life insurance

Hybrid working arrangement - 2 days a week in the office

A range of different social clubs such as, book club, parents support network, five-a-side, chess club and more...

1 extra day of annual leave each year, up to 30 days of annual leave (not including public holidays)

Access to our Wader Hub benefits platform which include, retail, gym, hospitality, and wellness discounts

Volunteer day (we offer all our employees the chance to take a day on us to get out there and do some good!)

Monthly awards and social events (we’re talking sports days, karaoke nights, theatre trips, cooking courses, you name it!)

Sabbatical options after 2 and 5 years

Opportunities for professional education sponsorship

Access to individual career coaching to develop your career from day one

Start Date: August 2026