Business Development Associate, Data Science

EVERSANA; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare and life sciences company is seeking a motivated Business Development Associate to manage workflows, finances, and resources efficiently. The role involves supporting proposal development, working with stakeholders, and preparing materials for meetings. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and experience in sales and marketing within the healthcare sector, along with strong communication and organizational skills. This is a remote position suited for candidates in the Eastern Time Zone.

Benefits

Great Place to Work certification

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in sales and marketing within the healthcare domain.
• 2+ years of progressive project and program management experience.
• Experience with healthcare claims data and commercial analytics.

Responsibilities

• Assist with business development workflow management.
• Partner with leaders to identify analytics strategies.
• Prepare materials for client meetings and develop reports.

Skills

Sales support

Proposal development

Project management

Data analytics

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Excel

SQL queries

Job description

Overview

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us!

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds to help build the future of the healthcare and life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs. We are EVERSANA.

The Position

The Business Development (BD) Associate, reporting to the Engagement Manager (EM), will join a team that uses cutting-edge technology to solve challenges for both the front-end and back-end architecture and deliver exceptional experiences for clients and users. We’re seeking a highly motivated BD Associate ready to support the efficient management of business development workflow, finances, and resources to address incoming opportunities, and align with the BD lead and CEM/AP on the overall scope and timeline to support proposal development. The ideal candidate is goal-oriented and organized, with experience supporting sales, developing proposal responses (RFPs) in healthcare or pharmaceutical industry, and managing projects, tracking documents, and monitoring tasks. This remote role prefers candidates based in the Eastern Time Zone, particularly the Philadelphia or New York metro areas.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

• Essential Functions
• Align with business, clinical, and technology stakeholders on analytics strategies and partner with strategic leaders to identify initiatives which can drive significant business value.
• Assist the CEM/AP to develop contracts, statements of work (SOW), targeted proposals, solutions to complex analytical problems, and detailed responses to RFPs in accordance with program and project governance guidelines, policies, and practices.
• Manage the intake of such initiatives & client requests and assist the CEM/AP to develop proposals with detailed timeline and budget for internal and external clients. Facilitate the scoring, prioritizing and conversion of such proposals to projects.
• Provide information and data analytics for and report to the CEM or research leader, following their directions for project tasks and goals.
• Work with SVP, Business Development to assist with sales calls, outreach to prospective clients, and BD preparation for industry conferences.
• Prepare and coordinate materials for each client meeting, including presentation slides, reports, handouts, and worksheets.
• Conduct research on each new opportunity and develop materials to help prepare the business leaders for initial meetings with new clients.
• Assist the BD leadership and the CEM/AP in translating strategic goals into tactical plans and objectives for the department.
• Develop, coordinate, and organize business and meeting schedules for BD team members, executives, clients and stakeholders.
• Schedule and plan for video conferences, speaking engagements, programs, meetings, conferences, workshops and other project events.
• Provide draft inputs to written products like literature reviews, progress reports, research reports, briefings, and other key documents.
• Develop and manage project documents, such as the project business case, charter, RACI matrix, work breakdown structure, and risks and issues log.
• Drive adoption of agile principles to enable teams to deliver analytics solutions that meet client needs.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
• Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

Job Complexities

• Work on a diverse range of critical and complex problems of significant scope, requiring evaluation of multiple factors and trends.
• Exercise judgment as a seasoned professional and manager with an understanding of industry best practices and policies.
• Work in a fast-paced environment where critical thinking and proactive teamwork are essential.
• Apply empathy, lifelong learning, resilience, and an open mind.
• Supervision received or extended; operate with minimal direction from functional leadership.
• Provide operational and project direction to department managers and monitor performance against objectives.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development and inclusive behaviors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, EVERSANA provides reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability. If accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources.

Expectations Of The Job

• Travel (10%)
• Hours (40 hours per week, 5 days of the week)

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

Qualifications

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Master's degree preferred)
• Experience and/or Training:
• 1+ years of experience in sales and marketing within the healthcare domain
• 2+ years of progressive project and program management experience in a global organization
• Experience of working with a data analytics and modeling team, preferably around healthcare claims data and commercial analytics in the life science industry
• Attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Ability to comprehend the views of internal and external stakeholders, and clearly articulate thoughts.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, or activities.
• Ability to work in shifts to support global client-base.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to productively interact and negotiate with all levels of customers and company personnel. Continuous (over 75%)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and embodies a collaborative work style. Frequent (50-75%)
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to perform detail-oriented work accurately and produce reports in a timely manner. Continuous (over 75%)
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Frequent (50-75%)
• Ability to work independently as well as with team members and leadership on project delivery. Frequent (50-75%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in life sciences, healthcare management or similar
• Experience and/or Training: Health sciences industry experience a plus; experience with Big Data and Analytics projects; familiar with Enterprise Data Warehouse and Data Integration platforms
• Licenses/Certificates:
• Technology/Equipment: Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio, SQL queries; ability to learn company software packages

Physical/Mental Demands And Working Environment

The physical and mental requirements and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing essential functions of this position.

Office: The employee is frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods (up to 90% of the shift), walk, talk and hear; occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. The noise level is moderately quiet with interruptions and multiple demands.

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS: Patient Minded; Client Delight; Take Action; Grow Talent; Win Together; Communication Matters; Embrace Diversity; Always Innovate.

Our team is aware of fraudulent job offers in the market. EVERSANA would never request personal information or payment during the employment process. EVERSANA is committed to competitive salaries and benefits. More information at eversana.com/careers. EVERSANA may modify salary ranges and benefits.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diverse perspectives. All employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.

Consistent with the ADA and applicable laws, EVERSANA provides reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. If accommodations are needed, contact us at [e-mail].

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