Sygnature Discovery · 5 hours ago

Business Development Director - Boston, North America

Boston, MA

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

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Responsibilities

Drive the overall business development strategy within the North American regions establishing Sygnature Discovery as the partner of choice for all discovery services.

Secure and retain business through professional, consultative and proactive activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers within the Biotech, Pharmaceutical and VC associated industries

Interact with internal Scientific Operations, Senior Management, Marketing, Therapeutic Area Leads etc to support growth of these markets, identifying project opportunities and strengthening existing client relationships.

Position Sygnature as a primary or preferred provider for all discovery services

Support and develop strategic partnership activities to deliver high value, high quality, and long-term partnerships/benefits to the business

Conduct market research and gather information on potential new clients or new business opportunities and projects

Identify leads, develop and/or maintain contact, and establish relationships with key prospects with the objective of converting them to customers

Develop new business opportunities that capitalize on our current service capabilities and use internal resources efficiently to convert these opportunities into successful contracts that improve the company’s financial performance

Lead sales cycle with contract service and/or strategic partnerships from a generation of interest to contract close

Build a robust pipeline of high quality, actionable opportunities that achieve or exceed annual revenue targets

Keep abreast of overall business trends, particularly the current business climate within assigned market sectors

Create and participate in meetings, presentations, and proposal process for new and existing customers

Networking and interaction across all communication platforms on a regular basis and be the face of the company at key events, conferences, and exhibitions

Provide creative, consistent, concise, and accurate internal and external communications

Responsible for updating and maintaining the CRM system with new and updated opportunities

Qualification

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Business DevelopmentPharmaceutical Industry ExperienceBiotech Industry ExperienceDrug Discovery KnowledgeSales Strategy DevelopmentCRM ProficiencyMarket ResearchRelationship Building

Required

Be educated to degree level or equivalent, in a scientific, business, or life sciences field

Have gained significant experience working within the drug discovery industry and have a strong fundamental understanding of drug discovery and Sygnature’s value proposition

Proven success in a target driven business development role across North American territory

Able to create short-term and long-term value by establishing mutually beneficial relationships with new and existing customers

Results focussed with demonstratable results achieving or exceeding commercial targets

Excellent relationship builder across all levels, internally and externally

Possess strong organisational skills and the ability to work in a fast-moving high-pressure environment

Excellent attention to detail and be able to see work through from start to finish

Strong communication (both written and oral) and listening skills

You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated, with the great sense of ownership