Full-Time Business Development Director (CRO)

• Initiates, coordinates and develops strategic plans and sales strategies within a specified territory or accounts.
• Develop account strategies & implementation plans and expand through accounts
• Identify new markets and research new business opportunities, identifies likely sales points within a specified territory or accounts
• Collect critical information for proposal preparation and provide detailed input and leadership of the proposal process for each opportunity initiated
• Prepare and organize sponsor presentations
• Facilitate the preparedness of the team in attending any client meetings. For example, Capabilities meetings or Bid Defence Meetings (BDM)
• Coordinate and monitor any budget or contract negotiations, post award of any work, within a specified territory or accounts.
• Interact with operations, keeping track of study status for projects with sponsors and help coordinate change orders when notified of a change of scope by operations.
• Establish and maintain regular contact and an excellent rapport with future and current clients.
• Monitor and track competitor CRO activities
• Plan and attend major industrial events and tradeshows 
• Considerable CRO sales experience with strong negotiation and analytical skills
• An established network of decision makers within Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies and a proven track record of identifying and securing profitable service contracts.
• Awareness of trends and government policies and regulations in the clinical trials area of Ergomed Group countries
• Excellent communication skills and team leadership capabilities consistent with influencing and driving multiple stakeholders towards meeting the customer’s needs.
• Strong and effective presentation skills; ability to convincingly present features and benefits of service to clients
• Excellent organisational, planning and multitasking skills, as well as a predisposition to entrepreneurship, results and customer focus
• Ability to travel according to the needs of the business development strategy 

We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating an equal opportunities workplace and a human-centric environment where people of all cultural backgrounds, genders and ages can contribute and grow.  

To succeed we must work together with a human first approach. Why? because our people are our greatest strength leading to our continued success on improving the lives of those around us.