Associate Director, Business Development

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Associate Director of Business Development responsible for securing partnerships with pharmaceutical companies. Leading business development efforts and collaborating with management in strategic planning.

Responsibilities:

  • Actively identify, pursue, and secure potential new business opportunities within an assigned territory, including new and existing customer accounts
  • Actively network in the industry to establish and maintain relationships and to identify potential new and expanded business opportunities
  • Work with sales management and sales operations to identify, prioritize, and pursue a list of target Account opportunities
  • Collaborate with management in the development and implementation of an annual plan for targeted sales and marketing activities
  • Continuously monitor and record in the CRM system the status of contacts, leads and opportunities
  • Pursue and achieve target sales and pipeline numbers for an assigned territory
  • Coordinate with proposals and contracts teams to formalize customer engagements
  • Provide senior management with regular summaries of key deliverables and potential opportunities
  • Recommend new opportunities for organizational investment based on market information
  • Maintain and understand current industry trends and developments affecting target markets
  • Represent Lexitas at local, national and international meetings pertinent to public relations and future business development
  • Participate in interviewing candidates and selecting personnel, as well as training individuals if necessary

Requirements:

  • a bachelor’s degree required, and an MBA or other related advanced degree preferred
  • A minimum of 5 years of increasing business development related position responsibility experience in a Clinical Research Organization
  • Thorough knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical industry, terminology, and practices
  • Ophthalmology experience preferred
  • Previous experience with long cycle sales in the bio-pharm, medical device or CRO industry
  • Established client relationships with key national and global bio-pharm decision makers
  • History of achieving and exceeding sales quota targets
  • Excellent people skills including self-motivation, enthusiasm, and sense of urgency
  • Proven track record at mid and high-level contacts at national and global bio-pharm companies
  • Formal sales training such as SPIN Selling, Miller Heiman Strategic Selling
  • Exceptional writing skills and diligent in follow-up practices
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, qualify and develop sales leads and professionally presentation capabilities
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills
  • Detail-oriented with demonstrated organizational skills
  • Strong business acumen including financial acumen
  • Proven leadership, problem solving, negotiation and decision-making abilities
  • Must be able to travel up to 50%

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities