Business Development Director

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Business Development Director driving sales of Sapient’s multi-omics services for drug development and personalized medicine. Building pharma and biotech partnerships, expanding accounts, and closing contracts.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute plans to achieve sales targets and expand the customer base within key accounts and geographic markets
  • Build and maintain long-lasting client relationships by understanding needs and offering tailored solutions
  • Research and analyze market trends, strategic investments/partnerships, and competitor strategies to identify new business opportunities
  • Prepare and deliver presentations and proposals to potential clients
  • Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits while meeting clients' needs
  • Collaborate with operations, marketing, and product development teams
  • Attend industry events, conferences, and trade shows to network and promote the brand
  • Provide management with feedback on market trends, customer challenges, and competitive activities
  • Support sales process initiatives, maximize sales effectiveness, and assist with team member development and mentoring
  • Maintain accurate activity, meeting, sales, and customer records in the CRM system

Requirements:

  • Extensive drug development commercial experience
  • Deep customer relationships within pharma, biotech and emerging biopharma markets
  • Demonstrated success in sales within desired pharma markets in life science services or products
  • Multi-omic experience supporting metabolomics and/or proteomic services preferred
  • 5 years' prior experience preferred in pharmaceutical or biotech industries, with a preference for scientific service sales
  • Excellent listening, presentation, and networking abilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective internal and external collaboration
  • Self-motivated with a results-driven approach and proven track record of outperformance
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time