Associate Director - Business Development

Proclinical is partnering with one of the largest CROs in the global market to advertise a vacancy for an Associate Director - Business Development position. This leading company, which specialises in technological advances and access to real-world data, is seeking an exceptional individual to join their BD Department in an office-based capacity in Frankfurt, Munich, or Freiburg. Alternatively, this position can be home-based throughout Germany or the UK.

Job Responsibilities:

• Actively prospecting and leveraging potential new business opportunities within specified customer accounts.
• Cultivating strong, log-term relationships with key decision-makers within Account and developing in-depth knowledge of the customer organisation.
• Maintaining general knowledge of all company services for appropriate cross-sell opportunities.
• Aggressively pursuing awareness of competitive activities, positioning, and pricing, which includes specific reasons for awards and non-awards.
• Identifying and responding to customer needs in order to define potential opportunities; proposing appropriate strategy/solutions to customers.
• Coordinating with contracts/proposals to develop proposals.
• Working with operations and functional managers to identify sales team and preparing & leading sales presentations; educating team participants in customer culture, operational needs/methods, and sales techniques needed to close the sale.
• Handling follow-up related to the sale and driving completion of contractual departments.
• Adapting successful strategies and tactics to meet market demands and financial targets.
• Maintaining high visibility within customer organisation, and monitoring customer satisfaction by communicating regularly with customers.
• Establishing and executing a comprehensive sales plan for each target account, ensuring appropriate strategies/solutions are proposed to customers.
• Analysing potential opportunities and developing sales plans for each target account.
• Monitoring actions and results against plans.
• Recording all customer sales related activities in CRM system.
• Preparing sales activity report for Sales Management as required.
• Serving as a liaison between the customer and technical & operational company groups.

Skills and Requirements:

• A bachelor or higher-level degree in Business Management or Life Sciences, or an equivalent education, training, and experience.
• At least 10 years of related experience, including 3 years of relevant industry (CRO/Pharmaceutical) and/or sales experience.
• A proven track record of mid-level and high-level contacts.
• A developing record of customer contacts at the outsourcing, procurement, and mid-management level.
• Excellent Business and Industry awareness, and a thorough understanding of industry trends and impact on the business.
• Excellent analytical skills in assessing and interpreting customer business data.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including communication, establishing and managing relationships, persuasion, influencing and negotiation.
• Strong organisational skills, including planning, project management, deadline management, timeline maintenance, adaptability, and flexibility in the face of changing priorities.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

To Apply:

Please click on the Apply button. Please include a short note outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you are suitable.

In case you have difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please call Theodora Savlovschi-Wicks on +44 203 752 0314 or upload your CV on our website - www.Proclinical.com.

A full job description is available on request.

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

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