Fieldbased Interim Business Development Manager -Pharmaceutical sector

Fieldbased Interim Business Development Manager -Pharmaceutical sector

Location: Birmingham , West Midlands (County) Salary: Unspecified Daily rate - on application Date posted: 25/06/2012 10:01 Job type:Contract Company: SQC Clinical Trial Ltd Contact: Mylene Samuel Ref: Totaljobs/BDM001 Job ID: 53809059

This is an opportunity to join a small company with fresh and innovative ideas and expertise in clinical trials. We proud ourselves to delivers quality services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and are focussed on international growth.

We are currently seeking an interim Business Development Manager for a period of 6months. This will be for 1 or 2 days per week depends on availability. This will be discussed during an interview.

Please note you can be based anywhere in UK, this is ahomebased position.

The purpose of this job is to execute expansion tactics to help the business to grow, by managing the sales and marketing of our services in such a way as to identify new business partners and customers, and build strong relationships with the partners and customers.

Key responsibilities

To sell our contract research services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and CROs companies

To acquire an extensive comprehension of present market trends and developments

To develop strategic ideas or proposals to make the company successful and increase revenue

To develop action plans that maximise opportunities to develop the company business

To assist in the business development plan

To be able to identify industry openings, and be an expert negotiators

To gather and analyze available market trends, competitive activity, market application experience and changing customer needs to help identify new opportunities

To develop customer awareness of the business services and identify new business partners and customers worldwide and update tracking system with clients contact details

To select and implement CRM system

To network with clients or customers

To develop company commercial presentation

To conduct presentation of new proposals, negotiate and make deals

To provide regular reports regarding performance

To attend appropriate conferences where required:be able to advertise the company during conferences

Qualifications and Experience

It is essential that you have solid experience in the sales of service and business development for 5 years minimum

You must be fluent in English and being able to speak another European language is a distinct advantage.

You are also likely to have a technical background with Knowledge of drug development process plus Experience and Extensive knowledge of the clinical trial process

You must be able to demonstrate clear commercial awareness, combining marketing, selling and purchasing expertise with strategic, tactical and analytical thinking

Be familiar with the CRM system is a plus

Excellent methodical, tactical, and sales skills

The business development activity requires the jobholder to be innovative using their experience to identify and deliver new opportunities to include the market research projects

Proven networking skills - must be able to network with client organizations and other service providers.Ideally, you have a strong network for this job

Flexible and adaptable, with strong customer management skills, you must be highly responsive whilst maintaining strategic direction

Capable of contributing to the strategic direction of the business and able to work with the director to achieve business objectives

Good communication skills both internally and externally. Ability to understand clients requirements and to be able to devise and articulate the most appropriate solutions

You should be able to work on your own initiative

You should be able to work in a small company environment

Professionalism: you must be focused in quality and achieving results and be goal orientated

You should be passionate and an energetic professional

Computer literate

Full driving license preferable

How to apply

Pleasesubmit yourCV and cover letter including your daily rate to info@sqcclinicaltrial.com or Totaljobs online system: