Established in 1975, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is one of the largest suppliers of analytical instrumentation, physical testing, and environmental monitoring systems in the world. Ground-breaking scientific research, manufacturing ideas and results continue to propel Shimazu’s outstanding reputation and “Excellence in Science.” People dedicated to our mission have the largest impact on Shimadzu’s continued growth and success. Would YOU like to join a diverse team of professionals working together with researchers, scientists and manufacturers to help better lives worldwide?
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is seeking a Pharma/BioPharma Business Development Specialist to drive growth within pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical markets across the Western U.S. This role is responsible for expanding Shimadzu’s presence within existing accounts and developing new customer relationships by engaging key scientific, technical, and business stakeholders across the drug development lifecycle.
The Business Development Specialist operates at a strategic level identifying market opportunities, building long-term customer relationships, and enabling account expansion across workflows including Discovery, ADME/DMPK, Bioanalysis, CMC, and QA/QC. This role works cross-functionally with regional sales, marketing, and product teams to align solutions with evolving customer needs and to accelerate revenue growth in the pharma segment.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Account Development
Customer Engagement & Value Positioning
Pharma Workflow Expertise
Cross-Functional Leadership
Market Intelligence & Industry Engagement
Scope & Travel
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Compensation & Benefits:
This full-time, exempt position comes with a comprehensive benefits package. In your first year, you will receive 10 paid vacation days, 8 paid personal days, 8 paid scheduled holidays and 3 paid floating holidays (Residents of California and Puerto Rico will receive state-mandated sick leave instead of personal days). After one year of employment, you will also be eligible for a generous short-term disability program with the company covering 100% of monthly premiums.
The starting salary range for this role is $140,000 to $144,000 annually, paid semi-monthly. Additional variable compensation may include a discretionary year-end bonus based on overall company performance.
For more details on benefits, please visit www.ssi.shimadzu.com/jobs
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EEO Statement:
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Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) is the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation (Kyoto, Japan), a world leader in the development of scientific instruments. SSI was established in 1975 as a distribution center providing analytical solutions to a wide range of laboratories and lab services providers in the Americas. Today, SSI’s focus has expanded greatly beyond distribution. SSI maintains a network of ten regional offices strategically located across the United States, with experienced technical specialists, service and sales engineers situated throughout the country; a state-of-the-art Customer Training and Education Center; and Shimadzu U.S.A. Manufacturing, which supplies HPLC, GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS, and other high-tech products to the U.S. market.
In addition, SSI operates a Solution Center, designed to allow more collaborative research and enable more applications development, and an Innovation Center that houses a team of engineers and scientists whose goal is to develop close collaborations with universities, government agencies, and industry centers.
Shimadzu’s instruments are used by scientists throughout the Americas, and we count as customers some of the world’s leading institutions as well as a long list of local, state, and federal government laboratories. In addition, SSI is a leader in the academic community with a robust grant program and a SPARQ (Shimadzu Partnership for Academics, Research, and Quality of Life) program designed to build long-term relationships between the company and colleges/universities
Shimadzu’s growth throughout its history is a testament to experience, technological expertise and customer service/support. Moving forward, Shimadzu will continue to develop and manufacture instruments that deliver results faster and more efficiently than ever before to meet the needs of researchers, scientists, and manufacturers around the globe.
