Business Development Director II - West Coast

Fortrea

$125K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in life science or business preferred.
  • Advanced industry knowledge.
  • Proven client retention skills.
  • Ability to manage challenging client or financial situations.
  • Skill in differentiating Fortrea from competitors.
  • Strong relationships with internal management and site leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to acquire and grow client base.

Responsibilities

  • Achieves sales targets for assigned accounts.
  • Establishes and nurtures client relationships at multiple levels.
  • Develops account plans and partnerships with key accounts.
  • Provides weekly sales reports to management.
  • Develops client call cycles to meet sales objectives.
  • Sells the business unit's capabilities and differentiators.
  • Collaborates with internal resources to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Recognizes and communicates sales opportunities for other business units.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(K) retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Paid time off or flexible time off options.
  • Company bonus potential.
Full Job Description
Summary of Responsibilities:
  • Achieves annual sales plan and sales targets for assigned accounts.
  • Establishes, nurtures and grows client relationships at the appropriate levels.
  • Develops account plans and partnerships with key accounts.
  • Provides weekly sales activity reports to management.
  • Develops client call cycle to achieve objectives and sales plan; Follows up on leads.
  • Provides general intelligence on key competitors.
  • Sells the business unit's capabilities and differentiation frameworks.
  • Recognizes and communicates sales opportunities for other business units.
  • Sets and manages customer expectations.
  • Collaborates with companywide resources to achieve superior customer satisfaction.
  • Organizes and hosts client visits.
  • Evaluates quotations for territory and provides inputs to ensure client and company requirements are met.
  • Uses SFDC to manage internal communication and document territory and client information as required for the business unit.
  • Responsible for Opportunity Management and accurate pipeline forecasting.
  • Collaborates effectively with sales executives from other Fortrea units to bring potential opportunities to their attention and to identify and win multi-unit projects.
  • Assists in determining margins and pricing with Client Services.
  • Participates in proposal scope development as appropriate.
  • Maintains frequent personal contact with clients.
  • Participates in corporate teams to build relationships with key accounts.
  • Leads client presentation.
  • Client based to include domestic, regional or transatlantic responsibilities.
  • Leads client presentations.
  • Supports an established client base where appropriate.


Qualifications (Minimum Required):
  • Bachelors degree in life science or business field preferred.
  • Advanced industry knowledge.
  • Demonstrated client retention skills.
  • Ability to manage difficult client and/or financial situations.
  • Ability to differentiate Fortrea from competitors.
  • Strong working relationship with internal Fortrea management and site leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to acquire and grow client base.


Experience (Minimum Required):
  • 4+ years sales (or relevant) experience selling services directly to the pharmaceutical and biotech section with direct interaction with mid-level and executive level decision makers.
  • Speaking: English Required
  • Writing/Reading: English Required


Physical Demands/Work Environment:
  • Standard office environment
  • Flexibility to participate in meetings across various time zones outside core working hours.
  • Occasionally working extended hours in order to adhere to client deliverable timelines or attend client meetings.
  • Travel primarily to where: Client Offices, Sales Meetings, other Fortrea locations.


Pay Range: $125,000-$145,000 (The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity)

Benefits: All job offers will be based on a candidate's skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), and Company bonus where applicable. For more detailed information, please click here.

Application deadline: August 7, 2026

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