Sr. Director, Business Development – Boston, MA

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.