Business Development Manager, TIDES Catalog

WuXi AppTec Group; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the biopharmaceutical sector is seeking a Business Development Manager in North America. This remote role focuses on driving sales and strategy across key accounts within Nucleic Acid and Peptide Related Products. Candidates should have a strong background in chemical or pharmaceutical development, excellent communication skills, and experience in business development. A competitive salary range is provided, along with opportunities for growth within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in chemical or pharmaceutical development.
• Experience in CRO, CMO, or CDMO management preferred.
• Self-starter with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop plans for existing accounts and gain market share.
• Achieve Purchase Order targets for key and new accounts.
• Record BD activities in Salesforce and provide updates.

Skills

Communication Skills

Business Development

Salesforce

Education

MS/PhD in Chemistry

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)

Tools

MS Office Products

Job description

Overview

This position is responsible for the business development activities in North America within STA, WuXi’s New Modality Business reporting directly to the Global Commercial Head of Nucleic Acid and Peptide Related Products. The position works closely with STA’s other BD team members and senior management team in China to develop and execute the most effective strategy to increase sales catalog and large-scale commercial products in their area of geographic responsibility.

This position manages defined accounts and is also responsible for business development for any new accounts. This position works proactively with other BU team members, such as other BD team members, Marketing, Project Management, Technical Groups and Operations to assure objectives and goals are achieved.

This is a remote position, preferably in Boston.

Responsibilities

• Develop plans and programs for existing accounts in his/her geography to gain market share in existing businesses, cross sell/promote other services and increase site penetration of all key accounts.
• Develop strategies and tactics to gain new business
• Achieve PO targets for key accounts and new accounts.
• Record progress of BD activities in Salesforce and provide regular updates to management.
• Work closely with all WuXi business units, project management teams and marketing to ensure coordination of efforts and ensure good communication with all parties. Help set up BU visits, attend trade shows and stay involved when customers visit China.
• Collects and utilizes various data sources to provide competitive intelligence, tracking and analysis of the competitive landscape in assigned locations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience in chemical or pharmaceutical development and/or manufacturing. Experience in or managing CRO, CMO or CDMOs.
• Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, highly flexible, with excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation skills). Must be organized and detail-oriented.
• Proven experience in creating successful business development plans and processes. Marketing experience preferred but not required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Familiar with Salesforce (desired) and proficiency with MS Office Products to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Excel, are required.
• MS/PhD in Chemistry preferred, or equivalent training and/or experience in Oligonucleotide/Peptide chemistry.
• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) or Master's (MS) in Life Sciences is a plus, but not required

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in an indoor office setting
• Must be able to work in an environment with minimal noise levels

Anticipated BASE salary range: $80,322 to $115,000

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by Management.