Senior BD Leader, Life Sciences & Healthcare
White & Case LLP
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White & Case LLP seeks a Senior Manager of Business Development for Life Sciences & Healthcare to drive growth across global industry groups. You will lead strategy, campaigns, and client engagement programs, coordinating with partners and global teams to maximize opportunities in pharma, biotech, and healthcare markets.
The role requires a strong background in business development within professional services, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to work across jurisdictions to
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional qualification is advantageous.
- Minimum 10 years of business development, client development, or related experience within a law firm or professional services firm.
- Demonstrated experience supporting or advising Life Sciences & Healthcare clients, sectors, or related markets, with the ability to quickly understand complex industry developments and their commercial implications.
- Strong business development expertise spanning business planning, client development, market positioning, thought leadership, campaigns, pitches, and financial reporting.
- Proven ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders, build trusted relationships with partners, and operate effectively in a global organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual business planning process for the Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry Group, partnering with leadership and lawyers globally to identify growth opportunities, establish priorities, and define the group's objectives.
- Advise partners on client development and cross-practice growth opportunities through relationship mapping and white-space analysis.
- Shape the Industry Group's external positioning and value proposition, ensuring consistent messaging across priority audiences.
- Lead market-facing campaigns, thought leadership programs, and content initiatives that strengthen the Firm's profile and support client engagement around key industry developments.
- Oversee and contribute to relevant legal directory submissions, awards, rankings, and profile-building opportunities.
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White & Case LLP seeks a Senior Manager of Business Development for Life Sciences & Healthcare to drive growth across global industry groups. You will lead strategy, campaigns, and client engagement programs, coordinating with partners and global teams to maximize opportunities in pharma, biotech, and healthcare markets.
The role requires a strong background in business development within professional services, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to work across jurisdictions to
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