Danforth Health · 1 week ago
Managing Director
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expDanforth Advisors is a leading firm in the life sciences sector, seeking an experienced Managing Director to support their rapid growth in Boston. The role involves driving business development, providing operational and strategic advisory services, and leading client engagement management to enhance Danforth's influence within the life science ecosystem.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Develop a business development strategy, identify prospective clients, develop client proposals, negotiate/close deals, and provide services to clients
Engage client senior executives as a thought partner to understand client needs, differentiate the Danforth brand, and position Danforth value proposition to key decision makers
Raise awareness and expand visibility of the Danforth brand; promote and differentiate Danforth’s brand and value proposition to clients and potential employees
Develop key metrics and a mechanism to gather and communicate market trends and intel
Provide operational and/or strategic advisory services
Ensure top quality service is provided to new and existing clients
Develop structured plan around client needs and collaborate with Staffing to activate team to deliver solutions
Provide guidance and oversight to client and deployed consultants and act as resource to client and team to address issues/concerns
Support recruiting team with interviewing, onboarding, and attracting new consultants
Mentor consultant team(s) and provide leadership and oversight ensuring a high quality of service and client success
Coordinate closely with Danforth Staffing team to provide guidance to help match client needs with consultant deployments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, Science, Management or similar is required
15+ years at the executive level within the Life Sciences with a proven track record of Business Development and Management (Biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and/or Healthcare Tech)
Working knowledge and experience within institutional investor ecosystem (Private Equity/Venture Capital)
Experience in public, private and startup/growth-stage companies with a deep understanding of the financial and operational infrastructure of rapidly growing life science organizations
Experience communicating with executives, scientists, and stakeholders to understand and align the company's organizational goals for the purpose of developing sophisticated financial and operational solutions that targets life science organizations and their service needs
Expert in relationship building with the proven ability to generate and increase revenue opportunities with new and existing clients
General management skills, high EQ, and experience building and leading teams
Preferred
MBA is preferred
Company
Danforth Health
Guiding Innovation from the Ground Up. Danforth Health is a unified platform purpose-built to empower life science innovation.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Avesi PartnersStone-Goff Partners
2021-12-20Acquired
2021-12-16Private Equity
2018-12-20Private Equity
Leadership Team
Chris Connors
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Hess
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Danforth Advisors, LLC
2025-09-12
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