Partner, Chem/Pharma Pod Director

ERM • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This Partner-level role is for an experienced leader who is highly driven, client-facing, and can merge consulting excellence, commercial strategy, and market leadership. The successful candidate will combine technical excellence with strong business development capabilities to accelerate growth across a group of accounts in ERM’s North American chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Reporting to ERM’s Business Unit Managing Partner, AC, this role is accountable for shaping and executing growth strategy for a subset of ERM’s Chem/Pharma clients. The POD Director will lead sales strategy, performance, and delivery across priority accounts and services, while developing a compelling vision for client service expansion and evolution aligned with the industry commercial strategy. This role will collaborate with regional leadership functions, industry leaders, service line leaders, business units, and client teams to drive shared understanding of market drivers, industry dynamics, and ERM’s value propositions. Success will be measured through sustained sales growth, service diversification, pipeline growth, and margin improvement. The position may be based in any major ERM office in the mid-Atlantic area of the United States. As POD Director, you will drive growth by aligning strategy, resources, and senior client relationships across select priority accounts. The POD Director drives the commercial agenda and meets ambitious growth targets for the accounts inside the POD. Your goal is to expand ERM’s footprint with your client group and to engage the client consistently and impactfully.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in geology, planning, engineering, safety, science, business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in a consulting environment, with a strong focus on Chem/Pharma sector clients.
• Demonstrated success building and expanding senior-level relationships across the chem/pharma sectors.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand complex commercial, regulatory, and technical risks and opportunities.
• Proven track record of delivering multi-million-dollar annual sales, including winning large, complex, and strategic engagements.
• Recognized technical expertise and an established professional reputation within the marketplace.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and travel as required to support a regional, client-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the POD strategy, including three-year account plans and annual growth plans for each account in the POD.
• Own overall POD performance, including sales, pipeline, service diversification, revenue, margin, and relationship depth and diversification.
• Analyze, and report performance metrics for disciplined and consistent POD strategy.
• Lead and inspire the POD team to deliver client outcomes, deepen relationships, and expand engagement across multiple buying centers.
• Actively drive two-way knowledge sharing, drive best practices and share lessons learned across the POD.
• Facilitate cross-selling strategies and integrated client solutions through strong internal partnerships and senior-level client engagement.
• Lead the execution of targeted sales and marketing initiatives to expand ERM’s presence within existing and new buying centers.
• Navigate ambiguity effectively, adapting strategies and execution plans in response to evolving market and client conditions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior