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Business Development Director (Pharmaceuticals)
Posted: 08/22/2025
Job Category: Business Development
Job Number: BS690936820-1
Pay Rate: $200000 / year
Job Description
Sirius Staffing is seeking a Business Development Director for a direct hire opportunity in Durham, NC. This BD Director must reside in North Carolina and have previous experience with selling early development services while working at a CDMO or CRO.
The Business Development Director will grow the Early-Stage CMC business, including a stand-alone analytical business. The primary function of this role is to aggressively grow the early-stage CMC business by identifying and securing new accounts for the company. The role also includes identifying new business opportunities from the existing accounts.
Direct hire | Relocation assistance available
Must reside in the state of NC
$200K base salary
Bonus is paid on a quarterly basis
.75% of base for services sold for the Durham site per quarter | 2% of base for services sold at other sites per quarter
Responsibilities: (will include, but not be limited to)
- Aggressively pursuing early-stage CMC business opportunities, including stand-alone analytical business via prospecting, building strong client relationships, forging new business partnerships, nurturing and qualifying leads, and maintaining high visibility within networking and trade organizations within the defined territory.
- Identify industry and customer needs and actively contribute to providing solutions that will generate value for the customer. The territory this position will cover is the Northeastern United States.
- Be an important part in the ongoing liaison between groups internal to the company and the external customer.
- Lead the initiative to introduce new projects and business opportunities pursuant to the company's overall business strategy, both at existing and new accounts.
Qualifications/Skills:
- Must have experience with selling early development services while working at a CDMO or CRO
- Entrepreneurial personality, energetic, and takes personal responsibility in accomplishing the objectives of the business.
- Strong “hunting” skills
- The ability to inspire customer confidence, promote and develop strong client-to-business relationships, and become the provider of choice for existing and new clients.
- The ability to effectively engage in discussions with procurement, technical, chemical, and pharmaceutical scientists to generate business opportunities.
- The ability to handle multiple customers (Effective time management, good organization skills, effective use of resources, and assessment of priorities to opportunities).
- Strong relationship-building skills across disciplines (technical, commercial, and management).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (The ability to communicate internally and externally to the organization with the credibility necessary to influence sales and customer decisions).
- An understanding of cGMP manufacturing requirements as well as regulatory and environmental issues relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
- A solid team player who can maintain cohesiveness between the customers, R&D, and Manufacturing. Also comfortable in a project-centered organization.
- The ability to work effectively within a multicultural environment.
- A high level of energy, creativity, and personal motivation.
- The determination and persistence to build a business.
Education, Experience & Licensing Requirements:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a related life-science degree is required.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in business development, with a proven track record in selling analytical and/or CMC services.
- Experience in analytical, API, DP, fine chemicals, and custom technologies is desired.
- Commercial experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry is preferred.
Sirius Staffing is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law
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