Senior Business Development Director

Labcorp; Harrogate; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Labcorp is seeking a remote Senior Business Development Director to join our team in Harrogate. The role focuses on achieving annual sales targets, developing strategic account plans, and building senior-level client relationships across the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech sales experience, fluency in English, and a life sciences degree. The position involves significant cross-functional collaboration and travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of sales experience selling services directly to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.
• Bachelor in life sciences preferred.
• Fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets and revenue growth for assigned accounts in pharma/biotech sectors.
• Develop account plans and strategies with Labcorp teams.
• Establish and nurture relationships at executive levels with key accounts.
• Lead client presentations and coordinate with cross-functional teams to fulfill client requirements.

Skills

Sales experience in pharma/biotech

Client relationship management

Negotiation skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor in life sciences

Job description

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.

Labcorp is seeking a remote Senior Business Development Director to join our team in Harrogate.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, standard hours

Job Responsibilities

• Achieve annual sales plan and sales targets for assigned accounts through proactive sales activity and networking with assigned potential and existing accounts.
• Participate in proposal scope development as appropriate.
• Establish, nurture and grow client relationships at the appropriate levels.
• Develop account plans and strategies to gain business in assigned accounts in collaboration and partnership with other Labcorp team members.
• Sell the business unit’s capabilities and differentiation frameworks.
• Recognize and communicates sales opportunities for other business units.
• Set and manage customer expectations.
• Collaborate with companywide resources to achieve superior customer satisfaction.
• Evaluate quotations for territory and provide inputs to ensure client and company requirements are met.
• Use SFDC to manage internal communication and document territory and client information as required for the business unit.
• Responsible for Opportunity Management and accurate pipeline forecasting.
• Lead client presentations.
• Develop partnerships with key accounts and strategic partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7 years or more of sales experience selling services directly to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor in life sciences

Additional Job Standards

• Fluency in English
• Advanced industry knowledge
• Demonstrated client retention skills
• Ability to manage difficult client and/or financial situations
• Ability to manage and motivate client facing teams
• Negotiation skills: direct face to face negotiating experience with major clients
• Strong customer orientation
• Excellent understanding of the drug development continuum.
• Strong team player: ability to work very closely with colleagues, share leads and form highly effective collaborations.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, ability to form strong and effective relationships internally and externally
• Experience of presenting to executives and/or senior levels within a client organization
• Able to work autonomously and effectively, managing your own priorities in conjunction with those of your colleagues and your clients
• Willingness to travel, around 30-40% of the role.

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