Business Development Director; EU

Alimentiv Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

The Business Development Director will be joining the BD team supporting the EU/APAC region, leading the growth of Alimentiv’s business through sales generation by identifying new strategic opportunities, developing sales plans, meeting with clients, responding to requests for proposals, and providing partner and vendor management support. The BD Director may also lead bid defenses and sponsor and vendor contract negotiations.

• Achieve annual sales target objective for a defined region
• Build the client base in new regions
• Develop and lead client presentations
• Manage, as appropriate, the internal proposal development process and timelines
• Develop draft proposals and cost estimates based on team meetings and discussions with operational groups and provide quality control of proposal documents
• Support the Director and the Contracts team throughout the contract negotiation cycle as needed, may lead negotiations for some clients
• Lead Business Development marketing activities by attending trade/scientific shows and collaborating with the Marketing group and Director BD to create collateral including brochures, web content and presentations

• Assist the group Director with strategic sales planning and implementation
• Assist the Director and Corporate Operations team with geographic expansion planning
• Regularly meet with Sponsors (existing and potential) to ensure a clear understanding of the products/services Alimentiv offers and gauge satisfaction levels
• Throughout the project life cycle provide regular information/updates to clients, addressing and/or redirecting ongoing project issues while managing client expectations
• Provide support to the organization by analyzing and reporting on market trends, competitor offerings (products/pricing)
• Provide sales/client team perspectives or support when the organization is developing new products or services and assessing new market growth opportunities

• Support the Clinical operations teams in identifying and sourcing new vendors required for projects following all Alimentiv and industry standard requirements
• Assist with the creation, review and selection of outside vendor or partner RFPs
• Lead or support as required, vendor meetings and negotiations
• Support the contracts team with contract detail finalization
• Support the QA team with any vendor qualification requirements
• Support ongoing monitoring of vendor budgets

• Undergraduate degree (Bachelor/Honors Bachelor) and 5‑8 years of related business development, sales, or related experience, in addition to substantial ongoing education, training and/or development
• College Degree/Diploma and a minimum of 8 years’ business development, sales, or related experience, in addition to substantial ongoing education, training and/or development

Clinical Research industry experience required.

• Educational specialization in Health Sciences or Business
• Significant experience in account management, including building and expanding geographical territories
• Extensive experience in financial resource management, including budgeting, expenditure, and revenue activities
• Technical expertise in contract negotiation and analysis
• Excellent communication skills across a range of groups internally and externally

• Home-based
• Travel to regional territory prospects as needed

• Employee Referral Program
• Education Reimbursement program for full-time employees
• Cell phone/remote working stipend (position dependent)
• One-time office setup allowance upon joining
• Optional formal mentorship program (Alimentorship); country/region annual social events in person; leadership development programs for people leaders in accordance with your seniority; social committee and several other optional initiatives designed to support you in feeling like part of the Alimentiv team!
• Accommodation for applicants with disabilities available on request

Seniority level:
Not Applicable

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Business Development and Sales

Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing