Business Development Manager, Health & Life Sciences

McDermott Will & Emery•Austin, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading global law firm seeking a Business Development Manager for its Health & Life Sciences practice group. This role involves maintaining business development relationships, driving collaboration across practice areas, and developing/implementing strategies to expand client relationships and increase revenue. The position requires extensive experience and judgment to achieve practice group goals and foster cross-practice initiatives. The firm emphasizes excellence, collaboration, community, and employee well-being, offering a supportive environment with generous compensation and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
At least eight (8) years of related work experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
Knowledge of client relationship management (CRM) software
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities
Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
Ability to travel and work flexible and/or fluctuating work hours
Ability to work independently and under own direction and initiative

Responsibilities

Organize and drive client targeting programs and campaigns for supported areas, including prompting and monitoring pursuit activities, and tracking and reporting on results.
Identify and facilitate cross-selling opportunities within the designated practice group and other firm practice groups, including crafting and executing a range of go-to-market strategies around these opportunities and collaborating with other BD team members.
Monitor industry trends and conduct strategic research on potential clients, competitors and practice developments to identify business and legal opportunities and ensure optimal positioning to grow market share.
Serve as the primary lead for high-priority, high-visibility affinity groups within the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group, ensuring alignment with broader practice and firmwide strategic initiatives.
Drive collaboration within BD department and firm teams and resources, identifying and leveraging synergistic opportunities to enhance service offerings.
Lead and draft content for RFPs, pitches and other opportunities, including coordinating with other business development team members, conducting follow up and tracking results in Salesforce.
Oversee the strategic planning and execution of Signature McDermott events, maximizing engagement and business impact.
Serve as lead point person for practice and firm-wide events, overseeing content, targeting, speaker engagement, event logistics, and follow-up reporting.
Identify and facilitate participation in sponsorships, conferences, memberships and other key profile-building opportunities for the practice, office and individual lawyers.
Guide lateral hires through the integration process, aligning them with firm priorities and monitoring milestones.
Manage assigned legal directory and league ranking submissions, and assist the awards team in the generation of matters and other information for awards submissions.
Manage and support at least one direct report through project workflows, monitoring performance and providing regular constructive feedback, while also contributing to the annual staff performance evaluation processes.
Manage, review and track the business development budget for the designated affinity group.
Consult with attorneys to develop and monitor individual business development goals and plans.
Review and regularly update collateral and experience for the designated practice group, including practice-wide communications, brochures, and presentations.