Business Development Manager, Medical Communications
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager with agency-side experience in medical communications or life sciences to drive new client acquisition across the U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets. This role is specifically focused on winning business from pharmaceutical and biotech companies for specialized medical communications services. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of developing agency relationships with senior leaders in Medical Affairs and Medical Information, identifying client needs, and converting opportunities into new business. Experience working with small, emerging, or mid-sized pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies is highly desirable.
Requirements
- 5+ years of business development experience, preferably within a medical communications, healthcare communications, scientific communications, or closely related life sciences agency.
- Demonstrated success personally generating and closing new B2B business with pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology companies.
- Direct experience engaging senior stakeholders in Medical Affairs and/or Medical Information.
- A strong understanding of how pharmaceutical and biotech companies work with external medical communications agency partners.
- Experience developing new accounts, with a preference for candidates who have worked with small, emerging, or mid-sized pharma and biotech companies.
- Excellent consultative selling, relationship-building, presentation, negotiation, and communication skills.
- A self-directed, commercially minded approach and the ability to work effectively in a remote environment.
- Must currently reside in California.
- Experience limited to pharmaceutical product sales, brand management, commercial marketing, or selling unrelated services to pharmaceutical companies will not, on its own, meet the requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with small, emerging, or mid-sized pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Identify, engage, and win new pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients for medical communications services.
- Build relationships with Heads, VPs, Directors, and other senior stakeholders in Medical Affairs and Medical Information.
- Develop new business opportunities through targeted outreach, industry relationships, networking, and in-person meetings.
- Manage the full business development cycle, from prospecting and discovery through proposals, negotiation, and closing.
- Understand client needs and position specialized medical and scientific communications solutions accordingly.
- Represent the organization at relevant pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical communications industry events.
Benefits
- Base salary: $120,000–$160,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications, plus performance-based incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
