Business Development Manager

Sesen, Inc.; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission

Benefits

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Sesen, Inc. is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Manager with 1–3 years in life sciences to grow strategic relationships with pharma, biotech and medical device clients.

You’ll lead consultative discussions, develop quotes, and partner with regulatory and compliance teams to align translation solutions with global submissions. This role emphasizes life sciences expertise, client education, and pipeline forecasting.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in life sciences with BD, regulatory ops, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of clinical development lifecycle or regulatory submissions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present to clinical/regulatory stakeholders.
• Interest in global health and cross-border trials.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to learn in a specialized role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow relationships with clinical, regulatory, and localization teams at pharma, biotech, and medical device companies.
• Lead consultative discussions with clients to understand global content needs and propose translation/localization solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop quotes and project scopes.
• Educate prospective clients on Sesen’s quality, compliance, and tech standards in life sciences.
• Represent Sesen at industry events, client meetings, and virtual conferences.
• Work with leadership on pipeline forecasting and sales strategy.

Skills

Life sciences knowledge

Business development

Regulatory understanding

Clinical trials

Job description

Sesen is a leading provider of specialized language solutions for the life sciences industry. We support pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and CRO clients with high-quality translation and localization services for clinical trials, regulatory submissions, labeling, and global health communications. Unlike generalist language service providers, we focus exclusively on life sciences, and that focus makes a difference.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a smart, motivated, and commercially-minded professional with a background in life sciences to join our team as a Business Development Manager. You don’t need to come from the translation industry, but you do need to understand the language of clinical trials, regulatory compliance, and global submissions.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and grow relationships with clinical, regulatory, and localization teams at pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies
• Lead consultative discussions with clients to understand their global content needs and propose tailored translation/localization solutions
• Collaborate with internal teams (linguists, PMs, compliance) to develop quotes and project scopes
• Educate prospective clients on Sesen’s quality, compliance, and technology standards, especially our specialization in life sciences
• Represent Sesen at industry events, client meetings, and virtual conferences
• Work closely with leadership on pipeline forecasting and sales strategy

What You Bring

• 1–3 years of experience in the life sciences industry, ideally in business development, regulatory operations, clinical project management, clinical trial technology, or solutions consulting
• Strong understanding of the clinical development lifecycle or regulatory submission process
• Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting to clinical and regulatory stakeholders
• Interest in global health and cross-border clinical trials
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a desire to learn and grow in a specialized, high-impact role
• Familiarity with translation, localization, or content workflows is a plus, but not required

Why Join Sesen?

• Make a direct impact on the quality, accuracy, and regulatory success of life sciences companies around the world
• Work in a growing, mission-driven team focused exclusively on translation for health and science
• Flexible work environment with strong leadership support and development opportunities
• Competitive compensation with commission, benefits, and advancement potential