Job Description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Senior Account Director, Business Development and contribute to growth through consultative sales of our clinical research and laboratory services. You'll collaborate with decision-makers at pharmaceutical and biotech companies to position PPD as their preferred provider while contributing to global health. Through professional relationship building and strategic account management, you'll help advance the delivery of life-changing therapies to patients worldwide. We offer a dynamic environment where you can apply our comprehensive portfolio of services spanning clinical trials, laboratory testing, and real-world evidence solutions.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Orchestrates RFP strategy calls, develops client proposals, prepares client presentations, and negotiates and closes contracts. Signs new business authorizations at or above assigned authorization goal.
Makes cold calls and client visits; maintains sales database; maintains cold call and client visit activity reports.
Ensures client satisfaction through periodic client contact; report and develop recommendations to address client dissatisfaction; respond to all client requests.
Sales experience within a CRO selling bioanalytical and biomarker services to biotech clients.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry, with demonstrated success in meeting/exceeding targets

• Proven business development or commercial sales experience selling bioanalytical, laboratory, or clinical development services
• Preferred Fields of Study: life sciences, business, or related field
• Additional relevant certifications beneficial
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel independently
• Strong scientific and technical knowledge of drug development, clinical trials, and laboratory services
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain executive-level relationships with key decision makers
• Excellence in consultative selling, proposal development, and contract negotiations
• Strong presentation and communication skills for engaging diverse stakeholders
• Experience with CRM systems and Microsoft Office suite
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating across matrix organizations
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Strategic thinking and business knowledge to identify and develop opportunities
• Ability to travel 25-50% of time for client meetings and business development
• Fluent English required; additional language skills valuable

What we offer:

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD Clinical Research Services truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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