Vice President of Business Development

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Bonus & commission

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Vice President of Business Development to join its expanding clinical research organization. This fully remote, permanent role focuses on driving commercial growth by cultivating sponsor partnerships and leading a high-performing business development team within the clinical research industry.

You will mentor BD professionals, expand relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors, and shape account expansion strategies to increase revenue across key

Qualifications

• 8+ years of business development experience in clinical research.
• Experience in a clinical research site network environment preferred.
• Proven success selling clinical trial services to pharmaceutical/biotech sponsors.
• Proven ability to coach and develop high-performing BD teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a BD team focused on strategic growth initiatives.
• Establish and expand sponsor relationships to generate new opportunities.
• Create and execute account expansion strategies to increase revenue.
• Collaborate with executives to shape commercial growth objectives and market strategy.
• Monitor performance, set sales targets, and coach for goal achievement.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Sponsor relationships

Strategic sales

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Vice President of Business Development to join an expanding clinical research organization focused on advancing clinical trials through a nationwide site network for a fully remote, permanent position. The Vice President of Business Development will play a key role in driving commercial growth, cultivating sponsor partnerships, and leading a high-performing business development team within the clinical research industry.

Responsibilities of the Vice President of Business Development include:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of business development professionals focused on strategic growth initiatives.
• Establish and expand relationships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and sponsor organizations to generate new business opportunities.
• Create and execute account expansion strategies to increase revenue across key sponsor partnerships.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to shape and implement commercial growth objectives and market strategy.
• Monitor team performance, establish sales targets, and provide coaching to ensure achievement of business goals.

Qualifications for the Vice President of Business Development include:

• 8+ years of business development experience within clinical research, including leadership responsibilities.
• Prior experience working within a clinical research site network environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success selling clinical trial services directly to pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors.
• Proven ability to manage, coach, and develop high-performing business development teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.

Compensation for the Vice President of Business Development:

Salary Range: $200,000-$250,000/year base salary + bonus & commission

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K

This job opens for applications on 11/10/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: business development, clinical research, clinical trials, sponsor relations, pharmaceutical sales, biotechnology partnerships, site network, account management, strategic growth, sales leadership, clinical operations, CRO, site management organization, revenue generation, commercial strategy, contract negotiation, relationship management, healthcare sales, market expansion, therapeutic areas, neurology, psychiatry, gastroenterology, endocrinology, women's health, stakeholder engagement, clinical development, executive leadership, team management, remote sales, clinical research services.

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