Business Development Executive - Ireland

Eurofins Group; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins is seeking a Business Development Executive for Ireland with responsibility for driving growth across the UK and Ireland in the PSSInsourcing Solutions practice. The role combines strategic account development with hands-on proposals and contracting, requiring collaboration with leadership and cross-border teams.

You will identify opportunities, design client-specific service solutions, and work to achieve revenue targets while maintaining strong CRM discipline and customer satisfaction

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in life sciences, or related business experience.
• Proven senior-level business development success in Pharma Insourcing.
• Experience operating in GxP environments and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of product commercialization, manufacturing and supply chain in client markets.
• Management of commercial and contractual processes (CDAs, MSAs, pricing) and negotiations.
• Strong communication, presentation and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive the business development strategy and growth for PSS UK/IRE across the UK and Ireland.
• Set ambitious annual targets in collaboration with PSS Leadership.
• Identify and win new PSS opportunities, developing key accounts.
• Assess client needs and design tailored service solutions with proposals.
• Collaborate with global colleagues on multi-regional projects and manage contracting processes.
• Monitor customer satisfaction and support successful service delivery.

Skills

Business development

Communication

Presentation

Team player

GxP environments

Negotiation

Education

Degree in life sciences or related

Job description

Business Development Executive - Ireland

• Full-time

Eurofins is an international network of independent life sciences companies, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across its companies around the world.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

This is a full time, permanent position working 39 hours per week flexibly. This role is homebased with an operational base in Cork, Ireland. This role will require significant travel across the UK & Ireland.

As Business Development Exec for PSS UK/IRE, reporting to the Managing Director of PSS UK/IRE, you will be responsible for driving the region’s business development of PSS, ensuring consistent, rapid and sustainable growth in sales across Ireland and United Kingdom. You will be working in collaboration with an experienced team of PSS operations leaders to achieve these objectives.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

• You will drive the business development strategy and growth efforts for PSS across the UK and Ireland.
• You will work closely with PSS Leadership to understand priorities and set ambitious yet achievable annual targets.
• You will identify, pursue, and win new PSS opportunities, developing key accounts through analysing client organisations and uncovering their service requirements.
• You will assess client needs and help design tailored service solutions, collaborating with PSS Leadership to create proposals, present to clients, and deliver outcomes that meet revenue and profitability goals.
• You will collaborate with global colleagues on multi‑regional projects, manage contracting processes for new business, maintain accurate CRM reporting, and support marketing initiatives to promote the Eurofins brand.
• You will monitor customer satisfaction for existing clients and undertake additional duties as required to support successful service delivery.

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as an Business Development Executive:

• As a Business Development Executive, you will hold a degree (or equivalent experience) in a life sciences discipline, or demonstrate relevant vocational training and business expertise.
• You will have proven business development success at senior levels within the target industry, ideally with experience in Pharma Insourcing.
• As a Business Development Executive, you will operate confidently within GxP environments and ensure all activities meet regulatory expectations.
• You will use expert knowledge of product commercialisation, manufacturing, supply chain processes, and associated testing and service needs within your clients’ markets.
• You will manage key commercial and contractual processes—such as CDAs, MSAs, and pricing agreements—while supporting negotiations and resolving commercial issues with senior oversight.
• As a Business Development Executive, you will act as a strong communicator, presenter, and team player, building effective networks and maintaining a customer‑focused, service‑led approach at all times.

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• We offer exceptional opportunities for career growth, within a friendly and supportive team. As well as a competitive salary, pension and associated benefits you will enjoy an unrivalled working environment.
• Fantastic developmental opportunities and career progression pathways such as leadership, training, compliance and Subject Media Expert.
• Full Benefits Package including:
  • Pension
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Income protection and life assurance
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Birthday Holiday entitlement
• Exciting Eurofins Incentives: Employee Activity Committee (EAC), Equality Driving Excellence (EDE), significant Reward and Recognition programme Opportunity to benefit from Eurofins Operational Development training platform, plus potential support for part-time training (relevant to the position)
• Additional annual leave days with continued service

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

For more information about Eurofins PSS® please visit our website and watch a message below from our Global Head, Beth Di Paolo.

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