Business Development Manager - Medical Communications & Life Sciences
Core
Expand the U.S. presence of a global medical communications and life sciences agency by acquiring new pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.
Role type
Senior Business Development Manager (Life Sciences Agency)
Builds
New client relationships and business opportunities for a medical communications agency
Domain
Life Sciences / Medical Communications
Deliverable
client delivery (via careerplan.io/jobs/BA-006-F3-275-business-development-manager-medical-communications-life-sciences)
Required skills
B2B business development, stakeholder engagement (VP/Director level), consultative selling, pipeline management, industry networking, account engagement strategy, market research, proposal negotiation, closing deals
Preferred skills
Experience with emerging/smaller biotech firms, established network in pharma/biotech, understanding of agency-side dynamics
Technologies
CRM systems, video conferencing tools, communication platforms
Responsibilities
Develop and execute business development strategies, identify target companies and decision-makers, build relationships with senior stakeholders, conduct targeted outreach, research target accounts and therapeutic areas, lead the sales cycle from prospecting to closing, represent the organization at industry conferences, collaborate with internal teams to understand client needs, monitor industry trends
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
