Senior Director, Business Development

Position Summary:

Identifies, evaluates, develops and closes new customers and expands business at existing customers.  Identifies and assists in progressing biopharmaceutical business opportunities including new scientific and strategic partnerships, collaborations, licensing opportunities, joint ventures and alliances.  Establishes and implements appropriate development strategies to support business objectives. Interacts with corporate contacts, facilitates communication, keeps tracks of milestones and identifies scope for enhancing these relationships. 

*This position will be hired through an EOR (Employer of record) in the absence of a legal entity in UK.

Location:

• Home-based in the UK (London, Oxford, or Cambridge "Golden Triangle" preferred)

Position Responsibilities:

• Regional strategy: Develop and execute a territory-specific business plan for the UK and Benelux to penetrate key biotech hubs.

• Network leveraging: Leverage an existing high-level network of contacts within UK and Benelux biopharmaceutical companies, VC firms, and incubators to accelerate the sales cycle.

• Field intelligence: Monitor and report on regional industry trends, including local funding landscapes and competitive CDMO activities within Europe.

• Negotiate and successfully close contracts for KBI services with Biopharmaceutical clients in the designated accounts/areas.

• Assist Vice President of Business Development with activities as directed. 

• Identify new potential clients, qualify new sales leads, develop new client relationships, solicit RFPs, and manage the proposal process; Manage existing client relationships within accounts designated by VP of BD. 

• Assist VP of BD and Strategic Account Program with key client accounts as needed.

• Participate in trade shows and scientific meetings as directed including coordinating preparation for trade shows with KBI marketing, setup and teardown of booth, meeting with clients/prospects in the booth, and trade show follow-up 

• Visit client sites to deliver KBI capabilities presentations, probe for opportunities, establish personal relationships, follow-up  on proposals, and otherwise advance the sales process toward closure. 

• Coordinate client initial site visits and technical visits to KBI sites including developing agendas, owning the meeting cadence through effective coordination with KBI scientific and site visit teams ensuring a high value experience for the client including appropriate hospitality and follow up. 

• Coordinate CDA and MSA review with client and KBI legal, KBI contracts team and all appropriate stakeholders.

• Facilitate client Quality Audits and Quality Agreements with KBI Quality. 

• Regularly maintain and update CRM with opportunities status. 

• Maintain high levels of engagement within the region through local events and meetings facilitating industry and competitive intelligence and awareness of all new business opportunities

• Coordinate with management and other business development personnel to ensure that initiatives and decisions are consistent and complimentary. 

• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Technical Bachelor’s degree (science preferred) with a minimum of 9 years’ experience in business development in the European life science industry, with a proven track record specifically within the UK and Benelux markets 

• Experienced in business development fundamentals including prospecting for suitable clients, establishing relationships with new prospects, scheduling face-to-face meetings, delivering presentations, uncovering opportunities, soliciting RFP’s, delivering proposals, gaining solid feedback on proposals, understanding and addressing client objections, and closing contracts. 

• Experience in working on complex life science projects involving multiple internal company personnel and client personnel with relatively long lead times (3-6+ months) is an asset; Experience in dealing with corporate partners and in negotiating and completing agreements is required.   

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.  Must possess the ability to build positive internal and external working relationships in a team-based environment. Familiarity with biopharmaceutical manufacturing and regulatory requirements, and/or the ability to quickly learn and understand these processes and requirements is important. 

• Ability to travel up to 50% or more to visit client sites, travel to KBI sites for client meetings, and travel to trade shows and scientific meetings. 

Salary Range:

Base: £120,000 – £140,000 plus a tiered commission structure

Salary range provided per current averages and expectations. The salary and job title for this opening will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience and may be outside this range.

KBI Biopharma, Inc. is an EEO/AA employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. Therefore, all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status, are strongly encouraged to apply.

I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for KBI Biopharma, Inc. to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either KBI Biopharma, Inc. or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of KBI Biopharma, Inc. has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

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