The Role
Leads business development across East Coast territories for bioanalytical services, driving revenue, pipeline, contracts, strategic partnerships, and customer relationships. Manages the full sales cycle, territory planning, lead qualification, capabilities presentations, reporting, competitor intelligence, and account maintenance. Collaborates with scientific, operations, marketing, and business development teams, mentors colleagues, and supports strategic process improvements. The role requires life sciences sales expertise, strong negotiation and presentation skills, and frequent domestic and international travel.
Summary Generated by Built In
At BioAgilytix, we are passionate about premier science and the impact it has on our world. Our team of highly experienced scientists and professionals deliver tailored services for supporting new medicine breakthroughs with best-in-class bioanalytical services. We are tirelessly committed to our customers by being solution-oriented and deadline-driven. . . and we are growing. Our culture is fast-paced, fun and never boring. Because we work across numerous clients and drug modalities, your career can develop rapidly. You’ll gain experience with a variety of challenges all while you enable life-changing, life-saving therapeutics to the patients who need them.
Join our esteemed team at BioAgilytix as the Senior Director of Business Development, where you will play a pivotal role in driving our company's growth and market presence in bioanalytical science and services. In this critical position, you will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing strategic business relationships within our East Coast territories in the US. You will lead negotiations, define strategic initiatives, and expand existing partnerships. As a key member of our Business Development team, you will collaborate closely with our scientific office, operations team, marketing staff, and fellow business development professionals to maximize revenue and achieve our organizational goals. Ideal candidates should have experience in business development, account management, or a related field, with a strong focus on supporting a CRO, CMO, or drug development organization. Working knowledge of bioanalytical services for both small and large molecules is a plus!
Must be located in Boston, MA area.
As the Sr. Director of Business Development, your day-to-day activities will include:
- Meets or exceeds revenue target in assigned east coast territories – In Year Revenue, Pipeline and Backlog Targets
- Identifies key decision-makers within targeted organizations to establish long-term positive relationships that lead to new signed contracts
- Actively manages entire sales life cycle through project engagement and subsequent customer maintenance with a strong focus on personalized service
- Prospects, identifies, qualify, and prioritize new business leads according to strategic fit customer’s current needs
- Drive prospective customers to participate in capabilities presentations
- Develop and maintain a full business pipeline of prospective clients and assume all territory management in an assigned geographic region
- Provide timely and accurate reporting of pipeline, account plans, and territory management activities as required
- Maintain knowledge of competitor’s offerings
- Serve as a mentor for other team members in support of their goals
- Identify, lead, and/or actively engage in strategic projects for global business development and process improvements
These are skills needed to be successful:
- Full knowledge of large molecule bioanalytical services and market
- Proven track record in closing deals and driving significant top line revenue
- Ability to build relationships through professional sales and interpersonal skills with a disciplined and organized approach
- Demonstrated entrepreneurial work ethic
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people in a professional manner, face to face, on the telephone and in writing
- Strong interpersonal skills, resulting in excellent rapport with colleagues; proven success in initiating, promoting, and maintaining communication among teams
- Excellent presentation and negotiating skills
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to travel domestically
Qualifications and Competencies Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field (molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, biotechnology), business administration, or related field
- Not less than eight (8) years’ experience in business development, account management, or a related field, with a strong focus on supporting a CRO, CMO, or drug development organization.
- Established sales experience in life science industry and/or working knowledge of small & large molecule bioanalytical services and market is a plus
- This position requires frequent domestic and international travel.
BENEFITS AND OTHER PERKS
Medical Insurance (HDHP with HSA; PPO), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (medical; dependent care), Short Term Disability | Long Term Disability Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (4 weeks per year), Parental Leave, Paid Holidays (9 scheduled; 5 floating), 401k with Employer Match, Employee Referral Program
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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Skills Required
- Full knowledge of large molecule bioanalytical services and the market
- Proven track record closing deals and driving significant top-line revenue
- Professional sales, relationship-building, interpersonal, presentation, and negotiating skills
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to travel domestically
- Bachelor's degree in a science-related field, business administration, or related field
- At least eight years of experience in business development, account management, or a related field supporting a CRO, CMO, or drug development organization
- Established sales experience in the life sciences industry and/or knowledge of small- and large-molecule bioanalytical services
- Frequent domestic and international travel
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The Company
What We Do
BioAgilytix is a leading global contract research organization focused on supporting pharmaceutical and biotech partners in all phases of drug development. With laboratory locations in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park; Cambridge, Massachusetts; San Diego, California; Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia and Hamburg, Germany, BioAgilytix provides PK, immunogenicity, biomarkers, and cell-based assay services supporting the development and release testing of therapeutics across a number of industries and disease states. BioAgilytix offers assay development, validation, and sample analysis under non-GLP, GLP, and GCP, as well as GMP quality control testing (i.e., product release testing, stability testing, etc.) BioAgilytix also offers diagnostic testing services at its CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited Boston laboratory. BioAgilytix’s team of highly experienced scientific and QA professionals ensures high-quality science, data integrity and regulatory compliance through all phases of clinical development. BioAgilytix is a trusted partner to many top global pharmaceutical and biotech companies. For more information, visit www.bioagilytix.com.
